The Bund, a series of European architectural buildings over 80 years old, are the focal point of SHANGHAI. Walking from one end to the other alongside the river is a must. The Peace Hotel overlooking the river has a beautiful lobby reminescent of a London hotel. The vehicular-free street around the corner runs for a little over two miles with many youthful shoppers in abundance. The shops carry mostly clothes and electronic gadgetry.

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I plan on going to Shanghai and Tokyo Along with about 10 other countries on march 31, 2008 so i appreciate you sharing your trip with the public.........I have a Question was Christianity completely out of the question in China?

I plan to visit shanghai on May 21 together with my husband and 11 yr old daughter, so thanks for all these tips.

Walking on the Bund along the river front is nice. However, taking the river criuse is kind of disappointing. The area with the lights is only less than half of the total trip. Other parts are dark. Neon lights along the harbor in Hong Kong is a lot more exciting than Shanghai.

I'm planning a trip to Shanghai by June 2008 with my wife and 3 sons. My sons age are 12, 6 and 2. What are things to do in Shanghai for children at that age group? Please advise.

oh,So many foreign friends want to come to our country,welcome!

Beside the city itself, try a day trip to the outskirt of city, an 1 hr to 2 hr ride can take as far as Suzhou but not that far. There are lot of historic towns along the way which sit on 2 sides of the river, as describe as "Venice of the east".U can hop onto one of the river taxi with reasonable price for an never before experience and shop along the alley. The cruise along the Huangpu Jiang is truly disappointing with half the trip in total darkness (nothing to see), but what can u expect, u are already there, so must well go for it.

Hi. Just a word about the taxi drivers. You say, "Have the Chinese name of everything written to hand to a cab driver. Even the English street names will not be familiar with a taxi driver. Also, do not assume they know the major areas or hotels. All of our taxi drivers did not know "Westin" or even "The Bund" which is the center of the city." A few pointers here.
1. Whoever assumes that people speak English wherever they go is wrong
2. They may know more places than you think, only in Chinese, so make an effort, look up the word for "Bund" in your guide and you'll see the radiant smile on the taxi driver's face when you make a tiny effort saying "Wai-tan" (The Bund in Chinese)
3. Taxi drivers are called "shifu" by customers ("master") because they drive often for 15hrs in a row, have to know all of a 20-million-inhabitants' city's street names and crossroads, and have to deal with foreigners thinking they get the same kind of service they get in their home countries everywhere else in the world.
So give them a break. Also, compared to the rest of China, Shanghai's taxi drivers are by far the best and most reliable people I've met in this line of business.
Shanghai rules!