Advertisement

Advertisement

How To Articles

Category
How To
All Filters
83 Articles found

[How To]: Get Shanghai Out of Your System

"The Purge" is more than a low-budget horror film.

[How To]: Recycle in Shanghai

Deep-diving into the city's dumpsters and coming out with a whole load of info about what to do...

[How To]: Outcall Tech Repair

Fix your computer, phone, or tablets (but mostly your phone) at your home or office with an...

[How To]: Courier Something in Shanghai

So many people carrying things from one place to another place. How do you get in on this ebike...

[How To]: Win at BBQ in Shanghai

SmartShanghai's official pitmaster explains the meats, the sauces, the fire and the sequence to...

[How To]: Play the Lottery in Shanghai

We're all gonna be millionaires!

[How To]: Set Up Your WeChat Official Account

You, an individual, have things to say/sell, and WeChat is the place to say/sell them.

[How to]: Find a Nanny in Shanghai

All you need to know in finding childcare help in the big city.

[How To]: Fix Everything Wrong With Your Apartment

Your apartment's a wreck. So's your life. Here are the ways, DIY and not, you can fix one of...

[How to]: Find a Cheap (and Fairly Priced) Apartment in Shanghai

An analysis of SmartShanghai’s Housing listings to find out where the cheaper rents tend to be,...

[How to]: Be a Better Person in 2018

It’s time to be the person you always wanted to be in 2017 but couldn’t quite find the time for....

The 10 Easy (Not Easy) Steps to Opening Your Own Restaurant in Shanghai

Well, it's about time someone had the idea. Here's how you, yes YOU, can open your very own bar...

[How to]: Use Those New Portable Chargers

Rentable portable charger. They've suddenly exploded around town. Here's where to find them, and...

[How to]: Use DiDi Now That It's In English

The new English-language Didi interface rolled out to us. Another win for cross-seat...

[How to]: Eat Xiaolongbao Like a Scientist

Shanghai's resident dumpling Copernicus comes back around and elucidates the 10 best places in...

Advertisement

Filters

Category

Activities Arts & Stage Community Dining Education Health & Wellbeing Housing Kids & Family Nightlife People Shanghai Life Shopping Sports & Recreation Travel & Sightseeing

How To

F&B Architecture Art Exhibitions Books & Magazines Breakfast Bund Life Cars & Scooters Celebrity Chefs Charity Chinese Apps Chinese Food Chinese New Year Clubbing Comedy Covid Updates Creative Shanghai Dating Driving License Education Esports Essentials Events Expat Media Fashion Festivals & Markets Fix Your Apartment Getaways Green Card Health Directory News Hiking Hotels Ice Cream Indoor Activities Industry Nights Jobs Labor Law Leaving Shanghai LGBTQ Live Music Local Life Lookback Markets Marriage Master & MBA Programs Mental Wellbeing Milk Tea Movies Moving & Relocation Museums Music News Offbeat Offbeat Eats Openings & Closings Outbound Trips Outdoor Activities Parks Party Pictures Pets Photography Pizza Pop-Ups Retail Rooftop Parties Running a Business Scams Scooters Self Help Shanghai History Shopping Singapore Live SmartTicket Sneakers & Streetwear Specialty Coffee Spirituality & Wellness Summer Camps 2026 Taobao Tattoos & Piercings Tech & IT The Explainer Theatres Theme Parks Travel In Asia Urban Developments Useful Services Vanishing Shanghai Vegetarian & Vegan Visa & Employment Wanghong Wine

Since 2003, SmartShanghai has been independently covering Shanghai for the city’s English-speaking community. Our guides are curated by people who’ve lived here for years—honest, opinionated, and free from spam, sponsored rankings, and fluff.

NAVIGATE

GET LISTED

Made in and for Shanghai since 2003. By real humans who live here.
 Operated by 上海煌飞商务咨询有限公司 - 沪ICP备08111777号-9

Open Feedback Box