Shanghai Life Articles

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7 days ago

Shanghai Grand Opera House Opens This October: What You Need to Know

The “Chinese Fan” Is Finally Ready for Its Debut

9 days ago

Shanghai Is the World’s Sixth-Most Expensive City for "Living Well" — Is It?

Mystery menus, big apartments and very expensive school fees.

21 days ago

How YouYouSpace Keeps Your Belongings Safe, Dry in Typhoon Season

Trusted Moving & Self-Storage for Shanghai's International Community. Established in 2010, we've...

22 days ago

22 Chinese Internet Slang Terms You Need to Know in 2026

The Chinese internet moves fast. Here’s how to keep up.

2 months ago

The Shanghai Outdoor Pools Report 2026: Here's Where to Go Swimming

Hot town, summer in the city. Here's where to find Shanghai's best outdoor pools for a proper...

2 months ago

Hongqiao Airport Opens a Pet Lounge

Flying with your pet just got a little easier. Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport has opened...

3 months ago

Moving In or Out of China? Check Out YouYou Space For Storage & Relocation!

You You Space offers clean, affordable, temperature controlled, security monitored storage units

4 months ago

Shanghai Then and Now: One Photographer’s Long-Term Record of a Disappearing City

In 2019, photographer ZWEI returned to Shanghai after finishing his studies abroad. Around the...

4 months ago

Shanghai Is Getting a "Once in a Blue Moon" Moment on May 31

On Sunday, May 31, Shanghai gets a rare Blue Moon, with the exact full moon moment happening at...

4 months ago

Yanqing Lane Is Becoming Shanghai’s New Style Circuit

The new Yanqing Lane on Yanqing Lu is a newly opened lifestyle street project that is quietly...

4 months ago

[Shanghai Streetside]: May 2026

Shanghai heating up as we head into summer.

4 months ago

20 Guinness World Records Held by Shanghai

Shanghai isn't shy about superlatives. Here are 20 of the strangest, tallest, fastest and most...

5 months ago

A Slow Waddle Down Carb Road: Jialing Street Food Market

Shanghai’s old-school market packed with crispy, greasy street eats.

5 months ago

Paul Pairet Ice Cream and More: A Spring Walk on Suzhou Creek’s North Bank

If the wrinkly paparazzi of Anfu Lu creep you out, and the pop-up lines on Yanqing Lu seem too...

5 months ago

Green Station Puts a Minty Refresh on a Familiar Changle Lu Compound

Just off Changle Lu, a small creative compound longtime Shanghai wanderers might remember has...

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