Lonely Planet Shanghai

Energy, excess, glamour: discover what today's Shanghai is all about. Rub shoulders with taichi experts and ballroom dancers along the historic Bund. Explore Shanghai's traditional temples and the coveted French Concession. Treat yourself to first-rate fusion cuisine and countless boutiques and markets—or just gobble dumplings by the dozen. This smart and streetwise guide will show you Shanghai's best-kept secrets. Pick Up The Pulse of the city—we show you minimalist bars, hard-to-find clubs, acrobats and Chinese opera. Find It With Ease—clear, user-friendly maps and Chinese script take you where you want to go. Escape And Explore—excursions to the gardens of Suzhou and the Southern Song capital, Hangzhou. Feast Like A Local—opinionated reviews uncover the flavours of Shanghai, from the cheapest xiaolongbao to the most decadent fine dining. Indulge in retail therapy—we show you Shanghai's best market bargains, boutiques and bazaars. Who We Are At Lonely Planet, we see our job as inspiring and enabling travelers to connect with the world for their own benefit and for the benefit of the world at large. What We Do We offer travelers the world's richest travel advice, informed by the collective wisdom of over 350 Lonely Planet authors living in 37 countries and fluent in 70 languages. We are relentless in finding the special, the unique and the different for travellers wherever they are. When we update our guidebooks, we check every listing, in person, every time. We always offer the trusted filter for those who are curious, open minded and independent. We challenge ourgrowing community of travelers; leading debate and discussion about travel and the world. We tell it like it is without fear or favor in service of the travelers; not clouded by any other motive. What We Believe We believe that travel leads to a deeper cultural understanding and compassion and therefore a better world.