It has been estimated that Shanghai’s new Metro Line 7 will carry about one million passengers a year. The new line, whose construction is in the final phase, is one of three new Metro Lines built in preparation of the 2010 Shanghai Expo. The annual ... Read More>>
Air ticket prices fell sharply recently in China’s major city in the early winter. The lowest ticket prices from Shanghai to Beijing and Guangzhou fell from 800 RMB to about 500 RMB in the first week of November. One way ticket prices from Shanghai to ... Read More>>
Tickets to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo are now available through mobile phones thanks to a new intiative jointly launched by Shanghai Expo organizers and China Mobile on November 10th. The new service encrypts ticket information into SIM cards, thereby ... Read More>>
The construction of eleven joint Shanghai Expo pavilions was completed on November 2nd. However, they are just temporary fixtures on the Shanghai Expo Pudong site. The remaining five rented pavilions, supporting facilities and greening projects will be ... Read More>>
An agreement has been reached between the Shanghai Municipal Government and the Walt Disney Company on major issues regarding the construction of mainland China’s first Disneyland. The park is to be built in the southeast suburbs of Shanghai’s ... Read More>>
Shanghai taxis are getting high tech in the run up to the 2010 Expo that starts in Shanghai next year. Over 10,000 taxis will be equipped with interactive electronic maps, provided by Touchmedia and the Shanghai Municapal Institute of Surveying & ... Read More>>
Shanghai subway line 11 will run at the end of 2009. More than half of the lines and stations are located in Jiading District, bringing convenience to the residents in Jiading when travelling to the downtown area by subway line 11. Read More>>
It will be more convenient to travel to Dongping National Forest Park on Chongming Island in Shanghai when the Yangtze River Tunnel Bridge opens to traffic at the end of October. The entrance fee of the park will increase from 40 RMB to 70 RMB. At the same ... Read More>>
The Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel Bridge project, the world’s largest tunnel bridge at present, was completed after five years of construction. The bridge will be open to traffic on October 31st. It will take only one hour from downtown Shanghai to ... Read More>>
Rock musicians Xu Wei, Zheng Jun, Cao Fang, Zhong Lifeng and Su Yang will put on five performances in Shanghai Daning International Plaza from October 24th to November 1st, delivering an unforgettable Chinese rock performance to thousands of fans. Shanghai ... Read More>>
The construction of the main building of the Shanghai Expo Theme Pavilion has been completed after 688 days of work, making it a permanent architectural fixture in Shanghai. The Theme Pavilion, located at Area B of the World Expo site, is the core pavilion, ... Read More>>
Shanghai is adjusting its taxi fares on October 11th. The starting minimum fare of a taxi will go up from 11 RMB to 12 RMB, to which the rate per kilometer will increase from 2.1RMB to 2.4 RMB after the adjustment. Read More>>
Nanjing Xilu, the luxury area in Shanghai, houses of more than 40 Fortune 500 offices, thus offering a good reason for the area's high luxury consumption. People from the mainland, Hong Kong and abroad form Shanghai’s main luxury consumers. Shanghai's ... Read More>>
Enjoy the sight of fireworks lighting up the Shanghai night sky from September 30 to October 6th. The spectacular show is presented by veteran pyrotechnic designers from England, Switzerland and Italy. Each firework set lasts 25 minutes and there will be a ... Read More>>
Shanghai Happy Valley will raise the limited number of visitors from 30,000 visitors per day to 80,000 visitors during the National Day holiday week. The Happy Valley will not limit the number of visitors as long as the daily visitor flow volume does not ... Read More>>
Construction of Huangpu Park will be completed by September 30. The park will become a place for admiring the Bund and for hosting festival activities. However, due to health and safety reasons Huangpu Park will not be open to the public during the National ... Read More>>
Over 200 rare gold art pieces have arrived in Shanghai from the Gold Museum of Banco de la República in Bogota, the capital of Columbia. The collection will be exhibited from September 24 to November 29 in Shanghai Museum, with the opening ceremony on ... Read More>>
The first phase of Gucun Park(顾村公园), Shanghai’s biggest suburban ecological park, is scheduled to welcome guests during the National Day holiday. Construction of the second phase will begin later this year. There are three forest zones for ... Read More>>
The 3rd Shanghai Shopping Festival is held from September 12 to October 8. Themed “Experiencing the charm of the metropolis starts from shopping”, the festival will hold various shopping themes and travel activities. The big shopping malls will ... Read More>>
Located at the foot of Sheshan Mountain in Shanghai, the “Kingdom of Plant” Chenshan Botanical Garden, currently China’s largest botanical garden in scale will be completed at the end of January next year. Over 9000 kinds of plants will be ... Read More>>
The national day holiday and Mid-autumn Festival together last for eight days this year. Shanghai coach terminal are extending ticketing operations to 24 hours and are pre-selling tickets for the next 20 days starting from September 12 . Travelers can buy ... Read More>>
There are 28 stations in total on Shanghai’s metro Line 7. It is estimated that the first train will complete the debugging of the line’s signal system at the end of September. And 20 trains on the line will begin their trial runs at the end of ... Read More>>
Asia’s famous art trade event, the 2009 (13th) Shanghai Art Fair will be held from September 9-13 at ShanghaiMART. Read More>>
The Shanghai Tourism Festival will kick off in the Happy Valley on September 12, and the ten theme parks in it will all be open to public. The opening ceremony will be held at 4:30pm and there will be a firework show in the evening. Ticket sales will be ... Read More>>