Hey everyone!
I'm going to Shanghai between Dec 19 and Jan 19, and I'd like to know what I shouldnt miss 
I'm planning to also visit Beijing and anything else worth seeing within pretty reasonable distance..
Please help me out here I'm not sure if there are any chinese people on these forums, you never know what the party in China thinks of this site, it might be blocked 
i'm a chinese,you can see some Olympic Construction, the great wall ,tianmen,Forbidden City at beijing.
also some where in shanghai .
great food
cheap goods................
thank you for the tips!
where is the best place to find cheap stuff? any good markets with low price?
In ShangHai, there are many famous Food Court such as YunNan Road,HuangHe Road,ZaPu Road,XiaXian Road. You can get much food with Chinese characteristics.
Shanghai World Expo will hold next year, It's very necessary to visit here for you.
In addition,there are many interesting things. I can not enumerate all of these. Once you come here,you would be reluctant to leave.
Watch out for Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson at noon..... 
Ok it's a joke due to the fact i seen the movie Shanghai noon | gj1012 wrote: |
In ShangHai, there are many famous Food Court such as YunNan Road,HuangHe Road,ZaPu Road,XiaXian Road. You can get much food with Chinese characteristics.
Shanghai World Expo will hold next year, It's very necessary to visit here for you.
In addition,there are many interesting things. I can not enumerate all of these. Once you come here,you would be reluctant to leave. |
This sure sounds good! What do you think is a good genuine chinese food that foreigners would like? I've heard chinese people eat many things that I really do not want to try, but I'm sure there are many things that i would like to try too very good country ý have been singapoore like this
i'm from china,welcome you to china!how long will you plan to stay in china? many places worth visiting,but take much time.
| Cliffer wrote: |
| i'm from china,welcome you to china!how long will you plan to stay in china? many places worth visiting,but take much time. |
Thank you! I'm gonna stay for one month, I'm gonna be in Shanghai mainly because my girlfriend lives there, but also planning on going to Beijing. Any suggestions on where more to go? We are thinking about Suzhou and/or Hangzhou.that so cool that you are visiting Asia, I love the culture so much, but I like Japan a bit more, don't know why. 
Have fun. | guth75 wrote: |
| that so cool that you are visiting Asia, I love the culture so much, but I like Japan a bit more, don't know why. Have fun. |
I've been to Japan too once, it was really nice, but veeery expensive! I think China is gonna be veeery cheap instead. And for me being a student, the price level is pretty important. I'm gonna be able to stay at nice hotels and eat nice even though I have no money at all almost i think you should visit Asian, this is a beautifull places
Yea I like Asia! I have only been to Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan before, so I am stoked to see China aswell!
| LimpFish wrote: |
Hey everyone!
I'm going to Shanghai between Dec 19 and Jan 19, and I'd like to know what I shouldnt miss I'm planning to also visit Beijing and anything else worth seeing within pretty reasonable distance..
Please help me out here I'm not sure if there are any chinese people on these forums, you never know what the party in China thinks of this site, it might be blocked |
Visted Shanghai last year. It wasn't my favourite place in China - maybe because it was last place on the trip - however, it's still well worth visiting.
I would recommend keeping away from the main tourist areas, which are full of Western Brand name shops and where you get pestered by street traders trying to sell watches and other junk. If you go to the streets where the Chinese shop and eat you will never get pestered and you will get a much more genuine feel for the City. The Chinese are wonderfully friendly people, and you can feel safe walking anywhere in the city.
Other things worth seeing - the Magnetic Levitation railway to the airport is amazing - it travels at around 300km/hour levitated above the rails on a magnetic cushion - no wheels. If you are flying in or out of Shanghai, try to use it to the airport instead of a car. It is the only railway of this kind in the World.
Enjoy your trip | bmcbryan wrote: |
| LimpFish wrote: | Hey everyone!
I'm going to Shanghai between Dec 19 and Jan 19, and I'd like to know what I shouldnt miss I'm planning to also visit Beijing and anything else worth seeing within pretty reasonable distance..
Please help me out here I'm not sure if there are any chinese people on these forums, you never know what the party in China thinks of this site, it might be blocked |
Visted Shanghai last year. It wasn't my favourite place in China - maybe because it was last place on the trip - however, it's still well worth visiting.
I would recommend keeping away from the main tourist areas, which are full of Western Brand name shops and where you get pestered by street traders trying to sell watches and other junk. If you go to the streets where the Chinese shop and eat you will never get pestered and you will get a much more genuine feel for the City. The Chinese are wonderfully friendly people, and you can feel safe walking anywhere in the city.
Other things worth seeing - the Magnetic Levitation railway to the airport is amazing - it travels at around 300km/hour levitated above the rails on a magnetic cushion - no wheels. If you are flying in or out of Shanghai, try to use it to the airport instead of a car. It is the only railway of this kind in the World.
Enjoy your trip |
Thanks for the input! Did you go up into the Shanghai World Financial Centre? I'm planning to do that, supposed to be the highest observation deck in the entire world!
