will send giant, brightly-colored kites, called papalotes, to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo to promote investment, tourism and trade, organizers said Monday. During the Expo, Mexico's pavilion will be a display of the past, present and future of the nation's ... Read More>>

Construction for World Expo 2010 Shanghai is in full swing at the China Performance Center, which is due to be completed by the end of this year. The shell-like center has an adjustable seating system which can house audiences of 4,000 to 18,000 people. Read More>>

Discount coupons worth hundreds of millions of yuan are to be handed out in a bid to boost tourism in Shanghai's Pudong New Area. The coupons, offering a total of 900 million yuan (US$132 million) in discounts, will be issued from tomorrow, and officials ... Read More>>

Taiwan tours are expected to cost less for visitors from the Chinese mainland soon after yesterday's agreement on increasing direct flights. Tour agencies in Shanghai believe there will be a reduction in the air ticket price, bringing down the price of ... Read More>>

Shanghai's transformation into a global commercial center will include expansion of the financial street along the Bund, known as "Eastern Wall Street". It will be extended southward to Nanpu Bridge to form a 2.6-sq-km zone along the west bank of ... Read More>>

According to Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration, the Tuesday half-price concession at the following two attractions will have slight adjustments made. The half-price concession on April 14 and April 21 at the Shanghai Circuit will be suspended for ... Read More>>

Starting on April 12th, two million Hangzhou Travel Coupons will be distributed to foreigners in Shanghai. When you want to get the coupons, you can come to coupon distribution locations，Shanghai Shunfeng restaurant or Xintiandi (remember to bring your ... Read More>>

Visitors to the Shanghai Expo next year can enjoy a special treat and one that few get to experience. Some of the city's senior residents will invite visitors from overseas to their homes to give them a taste of life here. Yang Jian looks along the longtang ... Read More>>

In May, the performance season of Shanghai modern drama valley began, with 100 performances being arranged. The valley comes down from Chengdu North Road in the east to Zhenning Road in the west, alongside Nanjing West Road to Huashan Road, which is the ... Read More>>

Within 2009, the ticketing systems of a total of 17 tourism distribution centers including one in Shanghai will be linked together; therefore, people in Shanghai can buy tourism tickets in the other 16 cities as well. Read More>>

In the afternoon of Mar. 26th, free renting bicycle project began. The first 350 bicycles are available in the north square of Lianhua Road Station on Subway Line 1. People in Shanghai can rent a bicycle for free as long as they have signed an "honesty ... Read More>>

A musical based on the Disney Channel movie "High School Musical" will be staged in Shanghai this summer. Shanghai will be the first step in the production's Asia tour and the second in its world tour after a show in South Africa last December. ... Read More>>

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra has announced that it will for the first time admit musical performers from all over the world. More than 100 positions comprise the orchestra and auditions will be held in Shanghai, Berlin and New York in July. Of a total of 105 ... Read More>>

One of the city's biggest seafood night markets, at 2866 Jungong Road in Yangpu District, is to open at the weekend (Apr. 4th). The night market is in an aquatic products wholesale market. Seafood lovers can order at the night market from 33 restaurants or ... Read More>>

Shanghai's second-largest island, Changxing, currently home to nearly 100,000 people, will have the city's first Metro island link by 2020, Metro constructors said yesterday. Shanghai has planned another 13 Metro - eight new lines and five extensions - to ... Read More>>

An underground parking station is being built just a short walk from what will be the city's biggest amusement park, "Happy Valley," in Songjiang District. Visitors will only have to walk 150 meters from the carpark to the amusement park when it ... Read More>>

The renovation of Bailemen Hotel, where Shanghai's famous Paramount dance hall stands, will be finished by the end of this year ahead of schedule. The 19-floor hotel east of Jing'an Temple will become a middle and high-end commercial venue when it reopens ... Read More>>

The Expo Performance Center, the largest building inside the 2010 World Expo site, topped off over the weekend (Apr. 5th). This means all five permanent buildings at the site have completed their first-phase construction. At 126,000 square meters, the ... Read More>>

Since Mar. 27th, all red scenic spots in Jing’an District including the former residence of Cai Yuanpei, the revolutionist and educator during the period of the Republic of China. Read More>>

To welcome the 400-day countdown of Shanghai Expo 2010, Shanghai offers its first Mobile Phone multimedia message. Named as “Shanghai Daily”, this multimedia newspaper has both Chinese and English, which is sent every morning, including hot topics, ... Read More>>

Good news for Shanghai tourists: Checkout times in local hotels, guest houses and hostels will be negotiable from May. Now, hotels across China's mainland set midday as the checkout time. According to a new hotel regulation decreed by the Shanghai Tourism ... Read More>>

Two of the finest orchestras in the world are heading to Shanghai to divert music lovers from the recession depression blues. Despite the worldwide financial downturn, classical music lovers in Shanghai are still enjoying riches. Looming in May are two ... Read More>>

The renovated branch of the Shanghai Mental Health Center in Minhang District opened its doors yesterday. The branch on Humin Raod is equipped with a new out-patient building and four buildings for hospitalized patients. The renovated branch will offer ... Read More>>

The Shanghai Exit-Entry Administration will adopt new vouchers for visa and residency permits for foreigners from April 1, the administration said yesterday. The new voucher will have Chinese-English bilingual text on personal information and application ... Read More>>