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[The List]: Indoor Sports In Shanghai

Places to climb cliffs, shoot guns, bat baseballs, play squash or slamball within closed walls,...

Live Music Venues For Grown-Ups

A round-up of places that don't play tech house. Here's some clubs that play jazz, funk, blues,...

The Shanghai Football Guide

Our guide to the 2015 Chinese Super League and Shanghai's three pro football teams. Everything...

Pet Sitting Services in Shanghai

Tying up that one last loose end before you head out for the upcoming holidays. Here is a list of...

[The List]: Our Ten Favorite Shanghai Galleries & Museums

To make your life easier, here's the ten best, most active art venues in the city. And seventeen...

[The List]: Hotpot Restaurants

The mercury has dropped. It's Hotpot season. Here is our selective guide of places around town...

[How to]: Taobao The Easy Way

The simpliest way to use Taobao. You don't need online banking or AliPay. Just a bank card, a...

[Cheat Sheet]: Chinese Painters

China has offered a lot more to the world of art than just Ai Weiwei. Here are the ones you...

[Wellbeing]: Hair Salons That Don't Blow

When 20 kuai cuts won't cut it—here's a list of five solid salons to get your hair lookin' fine....

[Cheat Sheet]: Chinese Filmmakers

Our new primer on contemporary Chinese culture. First up: filmmakers. Just enough info so you can...

[Stayin' Alive]: Fun With Food Poisoning

Eating in Shanghai can be a real crap shoot and in more ways than one. Dr. Jorge Chedrauy gives...

[The List]: Chinese Chain Restos

Fresh off the boat? No idea where to get a taste of the local cuisine? Here's a shortlist of...

Running in Shanghai

Lace up the trainers. Cue Chariots of Fire. It's our runner's primer to Shanghai. Click...

[The FAQ]: Chinese Valentines Day

Some advice about handling Chinese V-Day, meeting your boyfriend/girlfriend's parents, and...

Chinese Apps For Daily Life

Chinese iPhone apps to hail taxis, stream music, movies, and TV shows for free, and find your way...

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