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SmartShanghai's Special Dispatch From: Nanjing Dong Lu

Life on Shanghai's busiest street during the Special Period.

[How to]: Take Your Pet Out of China

All-new and UPDATED for 2025, with more policies

Here Are Five Historic Walks To Enjoy In The Empty City, You'll Be Fine

The perambulatory academics at Historic Shanghai took one look at the epidemic that has locked...

It's Not You, It's Us: We're Closing The SmartShanghai Dating Section

It's so hard to tell where it goes wrong with these things. It started out so well. When we...

[The Charities]: Where And What To Donate This Holiday

Some ideas for where best to put your charitability.

Three Christmasy Chances To Make The World Just A Tiny Bit Better

MMmm that's some good Christmas content. As the Christmas e-shopping spree starts arriving on...

The Markets Open: We're Finally Allowed To Celebrate Christmas

It's not official until the markets start. Today is that day! Tonglefang popped the seal, let...

This Little Bookstore Near Xintiandi Champions Young Chinese Illustrators

Hey, here’s a cool off-the-beaten path shop. Zzcetistar Bookstore first opened in 2016 in a...

Unravel's First Podcast Season Ends With an Encore and a Q&A

Anytime someone gets up in front of a group of people in Shanghai, they're either trying to sell...

Big Music Instrument Expo Kicks Off, 170k Visitors Expected

It’s not the Sexpo but it’s still pretty hot. Music China 2019 opens today for the 18th time,...

Our Charity of the Month: Shanghai Sunrise, Helping Kids Finish School

This month, a group helping underprivileged students make it to higher education and beyond.

Pictures: Shanghai Oktoberfest 2019

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Our Charity of the Month: Xiersen, For Special Needs Children

The first in a monthly series of spotlights on people doing good around us.

A Month of Trash Laws: What Have We Learned?

Shanghai’s trash sorting initiative came into action a month ago. Failure to sort your garbage...

[Movie Night]: Five Film Screenings This Week, With More To Come

Seems like the movie nights have begun in earnest. Lots of screenings this week. Especially...

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