Insight Guides Explore Shanghai (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

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Insight Guides Explore Shanghai

Travel made easy. Ask local experts.
Focused travel guide featuring the very best routes and itineraries.

Discover the best of Shanghai with this unique travel guide, packed full of insider information and stunning images. From making sure you don't miss out on must-see, top attractions like the Bund, Yu Garden and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, to discovering cultural gems, including the inspirational M50 Art District, a fascinating and informative trip to the Shanghai Museum, and a peaceful walk in Fuxing Park, the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking routes will save you time, and help you plan and enhance your visit to Shanghai.

Features of this travel guide to Shanghai:
- 15 walks and tours: detailed itineraries feature all the best places to visit, including where to eat and drink along the way
- Local highlights: discover the area's top attractions and unique sights, and be inspired by stunning imagery
- Historical and cultural insights: immerse yourself in China's rich history and culture, and learn all about its people, art and traditions
- Insider recommendations: discover the best hotels, restaurants and nightlife using our comprehensive listings
- Practical full-colour maps: with every major sight and listing highlighted, the full-colour maps make on-the-ground navigation easy
- Key tips and essential information: packed full of important travel information, from transport and tipping to etiquette and hours of operation
- Covers: The Bund; Behind the Bund; People's Square; Nanjing Road West; The Old Chinese City; Xintiandi; The Former French Concession; Hongkou Jewish Ghetto & Lu Xun Park; Suzhou Creek; Xujiahui; Pudong; Shanghai After Dark; Tongli; Suzhou; Hangzhou

Looking for a comprehensive guide to China? Check out Insight Guides China for a detailed and entertaining look at all the country has to offer.

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Sujets

• Cantón (China)
• Mandarín
• Shanghái
• Pekín
• Bradt
• Beijing
• Travel
• Guangzhou
• East
• 2020
• 2021
• Mandarin
• Eyewitness
• Asia
• China
• Hangzhou
• Chengdu
• Marco Polo
• Shanghai
• Xi'an
• Canton (Chine)
• Pékin

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781789199307
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

How To Use This E-Book

This Explore Guide has been produced by the editors of Insight Guides, whose books have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970. With top- quality photography and authoritative recommendations, these guidebooks bring you the very best routes and itineraries in the world’s most exciting destinations.
Best Routes
The routes in this book provide something to suit all budgets, tastes and trip lengths. As well as covering the destination’s many classic attractions, the itineraries track lesser-known sights, and there are also ex cursions for those who want to extend their visit outside the city. The routes embrace a range of interests, so whether you are an art fan, a gourmet, a history buff or have kids to entertain, you will find an option to suit.
We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments – options are shown in the ‘Food and Drink’ box at the end of each tour.
Introduction
The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink, shopping and more, while a succinct history timeline highlights the key events over the centuries.
Directory
Also supporting the routes is a Directory chapter, with a clearly organised A–Z of practical information, our pick of where to stay while you are there and select restaurant listings; these eateries complement the more low-key cafés and restaurants that feature within the routes and are intended to offer a wider choice for evening dining. Also included here are some nightlife listings, plus a handy language guide and our recommendations for books and films about the destination.
Getting around the e-book
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights mentioned in the text are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of the destination. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.
© 2020 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





Table of Contents
Recommended Routes For...
Architecture
Art enthusiasts
Children
Food and drink
Museums
Parks and gardens
Shopping
Temples
Explore Shanghai
Navigating the city
History and architecture
Soaring skyline
Climate
The Shanghainese
Local customs
Speaking English
Politics and economics
China’s financial capital
Food and Drink
Shanghainese cuisine
Street food and dumplings
Hairy crabs
Unrivalled dining scene
Café culture
Shopping
Shanghai chic
Art and antiques
Custom-made clothing
Entertainment
Dance and acrobatics
Music and opera
Film
Art galleries
Nightlife
Festivals
Architecture
Concession era
Lane houses
The concessions
Modern Shanghai
Future Shanghai
History: Key Dates
The Bund
Northern Bund
The Fairmont Peace Hotel
Southern Bund
The Big Ching
Behind the Bund
Missionary Row
Around Suzhou Creek
Huqiu Road
South towards Fuzhou Road
Art Deco highlights
People’s Square
People’s Park
Art centres
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
Shanghai Museum
Highlights from the Golden Age
Nanjing Road West
Lane life
Designer malls
Jewish legacy
Pei Mansion Hotel
Shanghai Exhibition Centre
Jing An Temple and park
Moller Villa
The Old Chinese City
Fuyou Road and around
Temple of the City God
Dragon Gate Mall
Ming-style bazaar
Yu Garden
Shanghai Old Street
Confucius Temple
Xintiandi
Old Xintiandi
New Xintiandi
The Former French Concession
Fuxing Park
Ruijin Guesthouse
Sassoon’s Shanghai
Cathedrals and conservatories
Shanghai Arts and Crafts Museum
Elegant villas
Henghsan Park and Soong Ching-ling’s Residence
Around Wukang Road
Hongkou Jewish Ghetto & Lu Xun Park
Lu Xun Memorials
Literary leanings
Little Vienna
Tilanqiao Prison and Xiahai Temple
1933
Suzhou Creek
Historic hotels
Shanghai Postal Museum
Into the M50 Art District
Jade Buddha Temple
Xujiahui
Shanghai library
Tushan Wan Museum
Longhua Pagoda and Temple
Martyrs’ Cemetery
Shanghai Botanical Gardens
Pudong
Shanghai’s icon
Family-friendly sights
Jinmao Tower
Science and Technology Museum
Century Park
Oriental Arts Centre
Qinci Yangdian Temple
China Art Palace
Shanghai’s super-scrapers
Shanghai After Dark
Shanghai Grand
Yifu Theatre
Peking opera
Great World Entertainment Centre
Shanghai Concert Hall
Bund area bar crawl
Tongli
Ming Qing Street
Gengle Hall
Three Bridges
A garden for reflection
Gondolas and islets
Ancient watertowns
Suzhou
City sights
A classical garden
North to Pingjiang Lu
Humble Administrator’s Garden
Suzhou Museum
Other Suzhou sights
Hangzhou
West Lake sights
Gu Shan Island
Tombs and temples
Lingyin Temple
Feilai Feng
Dragon Well Village
Xixi National Wetland Park
Dinner by West Lake
Accommodation
The Bund
Suzhou Creek and Hongkou
People’s Square
Nanjing Road West
Xintiandi and Old Town
Former French Concession
Western Shanghai
Pudong
Restaurants
The Bund
Nanjing Road West
Old Town
Xintiandi
Former French Concession
Western Shanghai
Pudong
Nightlife
Bars and clubs
Cocktail lounges
Live music
Theatres and concert halls
Film
Jazz venues
A-Z
A
Addresses
Age restrictions
B
Budgeting
Business cards
C
Children
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety
Customs
E
Electricity
Embassies and consulates
Emergencies
Etiquette
G
Green issues
H
Health
Inoculations
Hospitals and clinics
Pharmacies
Hours and holidays
I
ID
Internet facilities
L
Language
Left luggage
LGBTQ travellers
Lost property
M
Maps
Media
Newspapers and magazines
Radio
Television
Money
P
Police
Post
R
Religious services
S
Smoking
T
Telephones
Time zone
Toilets
Tourist information
Overseas tourism offices
Tours and guides
Transport
Getting around
Arriving by air
Arriving by sea
Arriving by train
Arriving by bus
Car hire
Trips out of Shanghai
Travellers with disabilities
V
Visas
W
Websites
Weights and measures
Language
Basic rules
Pronunciation
Greetings
Pronouns
Travel
Shopping
Money, hotels, transport, communications
Time
Eating out
Numbers
Place names
Books and Film
Books
Film


Recommended Routes For...




Architecture
Shanghai is a city with a fabulous range of architecture, from wonderful Art Deco ( routes 5 and 6 ) to lane houses ( route 6 ) and dramatic modern skyscrapers ( route 11 ).
Ryan Pyle/Apa Publications



Art enthusiasts
The main draw is the inspirational M50 Art District ( route 9 ). For a more systematic viewing, art fans will want to see the Power Station of Art and the China Art Palace ( route 11 ), which showcase the country’s high-profile modern-art scene.
Ryan Pyle/Apa Publications



Children
Across the river from the city centre, the Pudong district ( route 11 ) has a cluster of child-friendly attractions. Kids will also enjoy trips out of town to the gardens of Suzhou ( route 14 ) and the beautiful ‘water town’ of Tongli ( route 13 ).
Ryan Pyle/Apa Publications



Food and drink
There is a vast range to choose from in what is one of the world’s great culinary centres. Try authentic local food in the Old City ( route 5 ), or refined international dining on the Bund ( route 1 ).
David Shen Kai/Apa Publications



Museums
The Shanghai Museum on People’s Square ( route 3 ) is a great place to learn about China’s long history, while the Jewish Refugees Museum ( route 8 ) is well worth going out of your way to see.
David Shen Kai/Apa Publications



Parks a