Eastern China:
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Take a Bund Huangpu River Cruise
Written by John Reality, Cambodia, December 2011
Shanghai stands unparalleled as the largest city in the world. Following its rapid development over the last two decades it has become a leading global city, with significant influence in ...
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Day Trips from Shanghai
Written by Viator, July 2012
Day trips are a great way to see beyond the city that you're visiting and experience a multitude of sights in one day. This is especially true in such a big country like China. Day trips from ...
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3 Days in Hangzhou: Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, May 2012
Often visited as a day trip from nearby Shanghai, Hangzhou has much more to see and do than is possible to fit into one day. So enchanting are the waters of West Lake (Xi Hu) and the peaks of the ...
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Experience Tea Drinking at a Traditional Tea Village
Written by Viator, June 2012
There simply is no better way to gain an understanding of the intricate Chinese tea culture than to spend a day in a traditional Chinese tea village. Though tea shops are seemingly scattered around ...
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Visiting Hangzhou’s Temples and Pagodas
Written by Viator, June 2012
Despite being a modern city of over six million people, Hangzhou still prominently features a large number of ancient style temples and pagodas where visitors may feel as if they’re passing time in ...
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Tea Houses
Written by Viator, April 2011
Teahouses are everywhere in Shanghai–certainly no surprise given that tea is an integral part of the history, culture and daily life in China. Today, the teahouse serves as a meeting place for people ...
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Buildings of the Bund
Written by Emma, Australia, July 2011
A stroll along The Bund in Shanghai
will reveal a rich mix of architectural styles that demonstrate the
wealth and power of the foreign companies in China at the time. No. 1 ...
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Chinese New Year
Written by Shanghai Expert: Harris, China, December 2011
Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional Chinese holidays with a history of over 2,000 years. It is the occasion when all family members gather together and everyone needs to go back ...
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Chinese New Year in Shanghai
Written by Lydia, December 2012
Chinese New Year is China‘s most important holiday and a fascinating time to be in Shanghai if you play your cards right. The history of the holiday, referred to as Spring Festival in China, dates ...
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Jewish Culture in Shanghai
Written by Lydia, October 2012
If you were to go back in time to the early 1900s and walk certain sections of Shanghai ,
you’d likely see kosher butcher shops in place of noodle stands and
newspapers and signage printed in ...
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Longtang in Shanghai
Written by Shanghai Expert: Harris, China, February 2012
A city is much the same as a living organism. When overlooking the city from high above, one finds that it is closely linked by crisscrossed roads like numerous blood vessels. Those roads are ...
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Shanghai Food Specialities
Written by Emma, Australia, September 2011
Shanghai cuisine, also known as Hu Cai , includes two styles – Benbang cuisine and Haipai cuisine. Editor’s Note: This recommendation was taken from our Shanghai Things To Do blog . Visit the ...
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Shanghai’s 5 Best Museums
Written by Lydia, September 2012
Shanghai , China ’s modern commercial center, often gets overlooked for destinations like Beijing and Xi’an
when it comes to cultural experiences. As the rapidly evolving city
continues ...
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Spiritual Shanghai
Written by Emma, Australia, August 2012
Shanghai
is well known for its shopping, eating, sightseeing and general
all-round craziness. So where can you go for a bit of quiet reflection
in this busy and exciting city?
Yuyuan Garden ...
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Ten Scenes of the West Lake
Written by Viator, May 2012
The Ten Scenes of the West Lake are arguably the most popular attractions in the entire city of Hangzhou. This series of ten naturally occurring scenes take place at various parts of West Lake and ...
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Photo by: Cat, USA
Doing what: Huangpu River Cruise and Bund City Lights Evening Tour of Shanghai
