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Shanghai Basics
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LifestyleThe SmSh Essential Guide for Vegetarians and Vegans in Shanghai
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JobsThe SmSh Guide to Teaching English in Shanghai
So you want to be a teacher, huh? Then know this. -
Sports & RecreationThe Newbie's Essential Guide to Skateboarding in Shanghai
Where to flip, trick, grind and dip in the concrete jungle. -
LGBTQThe Essential Guide to LGBTQ+ Life in Shanghai
Everything you need to know about the best city in China to be LGBTQ+. -
Sports & RecreationThe Essential Guide to Yoga in Shanghai
Everything you need to know! More! -
Travel & Sightseeing[Essential Guide]: Shanghai Disney Resort
We spent 36 hours and 7,000 words getting to know the House of Mouse. -
HousingEverything You Need to Know About Renting a Home in Shanghai
Comprehensive, long-winded and fabulous: everything we got. -
Sports & Recreation[Essential Guide]: Sports
From ping pong to Chinese football and international tennis, it's everything you need to know...
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CommunityHere Are 10 Common Scams to Avoid in Shanghai
Ten common scams to avoid in Shanghai and around China. It's a SmSh PSA, updated for 2020. -
Health & WellbeingThe Super Detailed and Helpful Guide to Getting an STD Test in Shanghai
We got tested at four hospitals and clinics to show you exactly how to do it. -
Housing[The List]: Housing Scams and Nightmares
Tales of fraud, deceit, deception, double-dealing, graft, chicanery -- and straight-up getting... -
CommunityShanghai Beginner's Guide: How To Survive And Prosper In The City
Your guide to the first 48 hours in Shanghai, long-term success, and advice from lifers who've... -
ActivitiesChinese Apps For Daily Life
Chinese iPhone apps to hail taxis, stream music, movies, and TV shows for free, and find your way...
How To Guides
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Health & Wellbeing[How To]: Get Health Insurance in China
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Health & Wellbeing[How To]: Get a Divorce in Shanghai
You and the spouse have a one-way ticket to Splitsville? Here is all you need to know about how... -
Shanghai Life[How To]: Send Money Overseas... the 2022 Version
Sorting out the legalities of sending money back home -
Health & Wellbeing[How to:] Find PCR Test Sites Near You
Essential information regarding your post-lockdown reality in Shanghai… -
Health & Wellbeing[How to]: Buy Antigen Home COVID Test Kits
Home antigen test kits now available kinda across China. -
Business[How to]: Use Huolala to Move Your Apartments
Use this app to hire just a van or a van plus movers to do it all for you. -
Housing[How to]: Hire Movers to Move Your Stuff to Your New Apartment
Three options varying in cost and effort for getting your things from one place to another in SH. -
Community[How To]: Get a Chinese Driver’s License
The ultimate guide to get your motor runnin'...
Shanghai FAQ
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Activities[The FAQ]: The Ins and Outs of Chinese New Year
Celebrate Chinese New Year like a pro. All the basic stuff you need to know before you ring in... -
Activities[The FAQ]: All You Need to Know About Plum Blossoms Viewing
I once made a long trip out to Xiang Xuehai in Jiangsu Province just to see Chinese plum... -
Activities[The FAQ]: Mid-Autumn Festival
A tale about a beautiful woman who took some drugs that didn't belong to her, and now we all eat... -
Community[The FAQ]: Chinese Valentines Day
Some advice about handling Chinese V-Day, meeting your boyfriend/girlfriend's parents, and... -
Community[The FAQ]: The CNY Hongbao
CNY is coming. Here's how to negotiate this annual minefield of social protocols without...
Cheat Sheet
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Activities[Cheat Sheet]: Chinese Fortune Telling
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Activities[Cheat Sheet]: Mainland Actresses
Supplying you with just enough info to make you sound like you know what you're talking about.... -
Arts & Stage[Cheat Sheet]: Chinese Painters
China has offered a lot more to the world of art than just Ai Weiwei. Here are the ones you... -
Arts & Stage[Cheat Sheet]: Chinese Filmmakers
Our new primer on contemporary Chinese culture. First up: filmmakers. Just enough info so you can...
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Tech & ITA Roundup of Your Most Used Apps and Platforms, Localized
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Business
[How to]: Use Huolala to Move Your Apartments
Use this app to hire just a van or a van plus movers to do it all for you. -
ShoppingYes, Foreigners Can Use Alipay — This Is How
The easiest way to order McDonald's delivery. And transfer money and everything else. Updated for... -
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