On August 27th, the Shanghai World Financial Center celebrated its one year anniversary and was officially awarded with two Guinness World Record certificates: "the world's largest observation deck" at 477.96 square meters, on the 100th floor and ... Read More>>
'The Little Mermaid' will act as Denmark's "Cultural Envoy" and as the "treasure of the building" at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. Denmark will take the seawater in which "the little mermaid" lives, from Copenhagen’s ... Read More>>
On August 16th, Shanghai's largest theme park 'Shanghai Happy Valley' will open its doors to the public and operate on a trial basis. There will be a limited number of visitors allowed into the park during the trial period, with a maximum visitor allowance ... Read More>>
In another three years, railway travel from Shanghai to Xi'an, Xiamen and Beijing will only need 4-5 hours tops. And train travel from Shanghai to Nanjing, Hefei, Hanzhou (major cities in the Yangtze River Delta) will be under two hours. In the next three ... Read More>>
The Shanghai Travel Card was released by the city's tourism administration and China UnionPay yesterday. The travel card is to serve the domestic and foreign tourists in Shanghai and the local residents. Cardholders can not only use the card in the UnionPay ... Read More>>
From the 1st of August onwards, Shanghai Botanical Gardens are offering “Botanical Gardens Night Owl Events.” Since opening in 1974, this will be the first such night event to be held at the Botanical Gardens. An expert has said that at night, ... Read More>>
A Shanghai Chinese language map website www.shanghai-map.net, promoted by Shanghai Mapping Management Office and Mapping Academy is online now. On the site you can monitor traffic information and design your own personal map. Once you login to the website, ... Read More>>
Songjiang Happy Valley declared officially yesterday that it would start test operation of the park on August 8th. During this period, 80 percent of the amusement park’s rides will be open to the public. Ticket prices will also be reduced 20% to 160 ... Read More>>
Starting August 31st, 16 flights will be added to the weekly Shanghai-Taiwan routes; there will now be around 40 flights serving Shanghai-Taiwan travelers. Prices will drop from the current average of 3700 RMB to around 2500 RMB per round trip ticket. Air ... Read More>>
The annual Tibetan Xuedun Festival (August 20th to 26th) will attract at least 1000 visitors from Shanghai. As train tickets from Shanghai to Tibet are in short supply, some travel agencies are holding down the number of tourists in order to make sure those ... Read More>>
There are more than 100 international exhibitions of all kinds every year in Shanghai requiring language professionals of all kinds. As the Shanghai Expo draws near, related institutions and organizations, even travel agencies, need more people with these ... Read More>>
A new route opened on July 24th linking the mid and lower regions of the Yangtze River with the Shanghai Expo stadium. After Wusongkou International Cruise Port is completed, quite a number of sightseeing cruises home and abroad will be running lines that ... Read More>>
Starting August 1st, China Southern Airlines will be adding one round trip flight per day from Zhengzhou to Shanghai’s Hongqiao Airport. Flight number CZ3947/8 will leave Zhengzhou at 4:40 pm and arrive in Shanghai at 6:05 pm. The return flight will ... Read More>>
In 2008, there were 300,570,000 people over 60 years of age in Shanghai, accounting for 21.61 percent of the total registered population. This percentage is twice the national average, and even close to that of Japan and Sweden, the countries with the ... Read More>>
This year’s Shanghai Tourism Festival will take place from Sep 12th to Oct 6th in Songjiang Happy Valley, and 55 Expo tour lines will also launched at that time. Currently, there are already 25 foreign performance groups who plan take part in the ... Read More>>
Jinjiang Park is going to start evening shows at 10 pm every day from July 18th till August 31st, lasting 45 total days. One of the high points is a motorized roller coaster which is the latest from Europe, the only one in Asia and one of the only seven in ... Read More>>
Starting July 24th, Wusong transportation center in Shanghai will launch cruises at regular intervals on the middle and lower reaches of the Changjiang River, which is between Shanghai and Jiujiang. The starting point is the Wusong transportation center and ... Read More>>
Sunnybeach Water Park was opened to the public on July 13th. Although only the first phase is completed, its 60,000 square meter swimming area that can hold 10,000 people is open. Beyond the swimming area, there is a 600,000 square meter beach, upon which ... Read More>>
The China total solar eclipse is fast arriving, and you won’t want to miss this once in a lifetime event. In fact, it’s the only eclipse of this magnitude in 500 years. These are the 15 best spots to view the eclipse in Shanghai. Place Total ... Read More>>
At night minutes past midnight on July 1st, the Shanghai Expo officially started the presale of personal tickets for the 2010 Shanghai World Exp. Special Topic: Expo 2010 Shanghai - Updated Information on Events, Pavilions, Ticket Prices and More Read More>>
Construction on the underground pedestrian passage in the south square of the Shanghai Railway Station began Jun. 10th. The passage is located in the north of Taimu West Road and the intersection of Meiyuan Road and Moling Road. It is expected to be ... Read More>>
In August, Shanghai visitors can visit Taiwan through cruises with registered tour groups. Starting Aug 2nd 2009, Star Cruises will offer cruises from Hong Kong to Taiwan, offering a 6-day-and-5-night tour in Taiwan for visitors. The minimum price for the ... Read More>>
The design of the Shanghai World Expo's main ceremonial square and catering center was unveiled at an architectural exhibition that opened yesterday. The Expo Celebration Square, which will host some parades, is located at the end of the Expo Boulevard, the ... Read More>>
The 2010 Shanghai World Expo organizers yesterday began selling the Expo silver bars. The silver bars are available in three sizes - 50, 100, or 1,000 grams. The bars have a blue Haibao, the Expo mascot, and a cityscape engraved on the front and ... Read More>>