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Over ten years of articles critiquing this city we live in, from activity lists to deeper culture reads.

This Shanghai Creative Hotspot Lets Members Use Their Tech for Projects

2021-03-19 - By Alastair Reid Schanche

Xinchejian - hackerspace, maker’s club and creative hotspot. Read more...
SmartShanghai Is Looking for Freelancers, Contributors, Wordsmiths

2020-12-22 - By SmSh

Can you write? But we mean really, really write? Do you know a lot about... art? Galleries, exhibitions, the theater, stage shows and music? How about the latest happenings in the F&B scene? Interesting urban developments? Legal stuff, like visas... Read more...
Here's A Glimpse of What Partying At teamLab's MASTER Club Is Like

2020-12-03 - By SmSh

Epilepsy warning: lots of flashing lights. Read more...
Oh Sweet, You Can Call Didi on SmartShanghai's WeChat Mini-Program

2020-11-03 - By Alex Panayotopoulos

New features, fresh out of the pack! You might have noticed that we recently added Didi's ride-hailing service into the SmartShanghai Mini-Program. It's pretty straightforward: find a venue in the SmartShanghai Mini-Program, scroll down and... Read more...
8 Family-Friendly Things Happening This Week

2020-11-03 - By SmSh

Bazaars, fairs, charity events and more Read more...
GGGGG: Here's All the Info on 5G Plans, Prices and How to Switch Carriers

2020-10-29 - By Lynn Yen

It's time to upgrade! Read more...
Shanghai Maker Faire is Coming to Jing'an

2020-10-13 - By SmSh

Innovate your way into Tonglefang Read more...
We Finally Got to Ride in Didi's Driverless Car

2020-08-27 - By Alex Panayotopoulos

Out here in Jiading, they're living in 2041. Read more...
Didi Has a Self-Driving Taxi You Can Sign Up For. But....

2020-08-12 - By Alex Panayotopoulos

We're one-fifth of the way through the 21st century and yet we aren't living on the moon, no one's cured cancer, and we haven't received a single jetpack. Imagine the tingles of excitement across our eyeballs as we read that Read more...
ChinaJoy Happening This Weekend, If You're Into That Sort Of Thing

2020-07-31 - By Alex Panayotopoulos

We sure are! ChinaJoy 2020 , this year's edition of the original mainland Chinese video game, tech and animuuuu~ convention, is still happening! Despite COVID-19 and everything! That's... Read more...
How to Get Prescription Drugs Delivered to Your Door

2020-06-01 - By Alex Panayotopoulos

You can get your meds delivered by JD and it's almost definitely totally legal. Read more...
Co-Working Has Changed So Much. These Are Your Options for 2020.

2020-04-22 - By SmSh

Thirteen companies that will rent you a slice of corporate life, a design fantasy or just a straight-up tech station. Read more...
Yes, Foreigners Can Use Alipay — This Is How

2020-04-03 - By SmSh

The easiest way to order McDonald's delivery. And transfer money and everything else. Updated for 2020! Read more...
20 Ways Shanghai Just Keeps Getting Better

2020-01-03 - By SmSh

No, it's not perfect. But the city gets better every year. Here's proof! Read more...
[How To]: Use Alipay Without A Chinese Bank Card

2019-11-25 - By Alex Panayotopoulos

Yes! Finally! For real! Read more...
Unravel's First Podcast Season Ends With an Encore and a Q&A

2019-11-11 - By SmSh

Anytime someone gets up in front of a group of people in Shanghai, they're either trying to sell something or they're about to say something probably just a little racist. It's nice that Unravel has managed an entire season without doing either.... Read more...
Japanese Art Group teamLab is Opening a Huge Museum in Shanghai

2019-09-16 - By Tomas Pinheiro

Here's a preview! Read more...
The New SmartShanghai App is Here, Upgraded 1,000%

2019-07-10 - By SmSh

Re-built and overhauled from the ground up, with a brand new design and all your favorite features. Read more...
[How To]: Use Ele.me

2019-06-27 - By Tom Cramp

Everything — everything — in life, delivered directly to your door. Read more...
Hype vs. Experience: Five Chinese Tech Companies

2019-06-24 - By Jeff Beresford-Howe

We went shopping at five of the biggest tech and tech-based brands in China to see what it might tell us about each company. Read more...

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