Bars & Nightspots

Xin Tian Di
The Shikumen buildings within Shanghai Xintiandi retain the antique walls, tiles and exterior of the Shikumen housing of old Shanghai, while the internal spaces have been designed and decorated to suit the uptempo lifestyle of the 21st century city dwellers. 'Shikumen' housing represents the architectural style of old Shanghai. Xintiandi now many restaurants, boutiques, cafes and bars. Close to Huai Hai Zhong Lu and Tai Cang Lu, every taxi driver in Shanghai knows the direction.

Paulaner Brauhaus
Bringing Bavaria to China. This always popular restaurant-cum-brewery serves big plates of scrumptious, authentic German food (including every kind of sausage), condiments and jugs of perfectly gluggable, restoring German beers.
Address: 150 Fen Yang Road
Tel: 63203935

Restaurants & Eating Out

M on the Bund
Fantastic view of the bund from its balcony. Nice continental food. But you must expect to wait if you no reservation is made.
Address: 7/F, 20 Guang Dong Road
Tel: 63509988

Meilongzhen
Famous Shanghai restaurant with a long history. Traditional Shanghai cuisine.
Address: No. 22, Lane 1081, Nanjing Xi Lu
Tel: 62556688

Bi Feng Tang
Popular dim sum spot. Cantonese cuisine.
Address: 1333 Nanjing Xi Lu
Tel: 63935568

Arts & Culture

The Shanghai Museum
The Shanghai Museum, which formally opened in October 1996, features some of the best museum galleries and displays in the Chinese world. Its collection of ancient bronzes is considered to be one of the best in the world. The building itself, on the edge of People's Square in the city centre, is shaped like a giant bronze urn. But the museum director, the world's leading Chinese bronze expert, says this is a coincidence, and swears the design is based upon the ancient Chinese concept of the universe - that the sky is round and the earth is flat.
Address: People's Square.
Admission: Yn20, Opening hours: 9:00 - 17:00

Shanghai Grand Theatre
Since its opening on August 27, 1998 the Shanghai Grand Theatre has successfully staged such shows and evenings as operas, musicals, ballet, symphonies, chamber music concerts, spoken drama and the Chinese operas.
Address: No. 300 Renmin Da Dao
Tel: 63686868, Opening hours: 8:30-11:00, 13:00-16:00

"Scenic Spots" Which are the best places to visit, for a tourist?

Huangpu River and the Bund
For foreign visitors, the Bund is the place to go for its old buildings, its history (the Bund is considered to be the birthplace of Shanghai) and for promenading, especially of an evening. On the opposite side of the Huangpu river is Pudong, which has been transformed from little more than swampland to a glitzy financial district (Liujiazui) and growing urban centre in its own right. Shanghai's international airport is now on Pudong, soon to be reached by fast train. Boat trips along the Huangpu give good views of both Pudong and the Bund.

Yu Yuan Garden
Yuyuan Garden, maybe the most celebrated classical Chinese garden in Shanghai, is located in the northeast part of the old town. In 1559, a Ming official named Pan Yunduan developed this private garden for his father's pleasure. Later, the garden gradually fell into disuse and then was damaged. It was restored to its former glory after 1949 and opened to the public in 1961. Yuyuan is particularly noted for its architecture: each pavilion, hall, stone and stream in the garden expresses the quintessence of South China landscape design from Ming and Qing dynasties.

Jade Buddha Temple
The temple contains two exquisite jade statues of the Buddha, one seated, the other lying, which were brought from Burma in the early years of the 20th century. It is said that the temple only escaped destruction by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s because the abbot bolted the doors and covered them with pictures of Chairman Mao, which the Red Guards did not dare to touch. You'll find the temple at 170 Anyuan Lu

Shopping

The main thoroughfare is Nanjing road, which has shops by the thousand.

Xiang Yang road market
The market is on Xiang Yang Lu at Huai Hai Lu. It is extremely crowded on weekends. The market mostly focuses on clothes, bags, and gift items though it is said you can find anything if you look around enough. The clothes on offer here are amazingly cheap, but please do not just accept the first offer - haggle to your hearts content here. Some people say a better bargain is had in the early evening.

Dong Tai Road Antique market
87 Dong Tai Road (at Fu Xing Road intersection), Dongtai Lu Market has dozens of antique dealers on each floor

Super Brand Mall
Considered to be the biggest mall in China.
Address: 168 Lu Jia Zui Xi Lu

Car Hire

Cars can be hired from Avis China at the following places:

• 1387 Changning Road. Tel: 62291119. Sun-Sat 08:00AM-08:00PM
• Hongqiao Airport. Tel: 21-62680862. Sun-Sat 08:00AM-08:00PM
• Pudong Airport. Tel: 68346668. Sun-Sat 08:00AM-05:00PM
• 2988 Zhangyang Road, Pudong. Tel: 21-58335759. Sun-Sat 08:00AM-08:00PM
• 596 Fuxing Road, Luwan. Tel: 64730543. Sun-Sat 08:00AM-08:00PM
• 539 Jiangpu Road, Yangpu. Tel: 55210808. Sun-Sat 08:00AM-08:00PM
• Jinjiang Joyland Entrance, Minhang. Tel: 24882074. Sun Closed; Mon-Fri 08:30AM-05:00PM; Sat Closed
• 1699 Nanjing Road west, JingAn. Tel: 22883094. Sun Closed; Mon-Fri 08:30AM-05:00PM; Sat Closed

Useful Telephone Numbers - Airlines, Couriers, Taxis & Travel companies

Airlines
Arrivals/Departures 6268-3695 (Hong Qiao), 3834-4500 (Pudong)
Flight Information 6268-8918 (Hong Qiao), 3848-4500 (Pudong)
Aeroflot 6415-6700
Air France 6268-8817
Air Macau 6248-1110
All Nippon Airways 6279-7000
Asiana 6219-4000
Austrian Airlines 6375-9051
Canadian Airlines 6375-8899
China Eastern (Puxi) 6247-2255
China Eastern (Pudong) 5887-1858
Dragonair 6375-6375
Eastern Airlines 6247-5953
Japan Airlines 6472-3000
Korean Airlines 6475-6000
Lufthansa Airlines 6248-1100
Malaysia Airlines 6279-8607
Northwest Airlines/KLM Airlines 6279-8088
Qantas 6279-8660
Shanghai Airlines 6268-8558
Singapore Airlines 6289-1000
Swissair 6375-8211
Thai Airlines 6248-7766
United Airlines 6279-8009
Virgin Atlantic Airways 6269-0340

Couriers
DHL (2/F Shanghai Centre) 6536-2900
Federal Express 6472-3060
Airborne Express 5899-5174

Taxis
Shanghai Da Zhong Taxi 6258-8888
Shanghai Friendship Taxi 6215-5555
Shanghai Qiang Sheng 6258-0000
Tourism Taxi 6464-8888
Shanghai Jinjiang Automobile Service Co
6215-5555 (Taxi Booking), 6464-7777 (Mini Bus Booking)

Travel Services
Qantas Holidays 6375-8866
CITS (Tony Chen) 6289-2503, 6289-8899, Ext. 278
Jin Jiang City Bus Tour 6323-1053
Thomas Cook 6289-0100