About the Book
With details concerning major attractions, off-the-beaten-track spots, drinking and nightlife venues, and restaurants and hotels/hostels from all over the city, Panda Guides Shanghai is the most complete guide of its kind. Written by a team of expats who live in and know Chinas roaring financial capital, our Shanghai title is the first guidebook of its kind to offer local discounts to readers, as well as an opportunity to win a free trip through China by purchasing the book. Apart from all the money readers can save by following the Panda, this edition of Shanghai also comes with a pullout map of the city, while individual maps can be found inside for key tourist attractions, and mini-maps are provided for every local business (hotels, hostels, bars, and restaurants) that show all major cross streets and the nearest subway station(s). Whats more, weve made the travel experience even easier by placing each attractions vital info (i.e. transportation details, opening hours, admission, phone number, website, etc.) in clearly marked orange boxes at the beginning of every listing. This volume is also packed with sample itineraries, a Mandarin phrasebook, a user-friendly index, sections on culture, history, art, music, and movies, full-color pictures (to give you an engrossing feel of a destination before the reader even goes) and much more! Plus, the Hot Topics section will reveal what life on the ground is like with coverage of fascinating themes such as Air Pollution, Food & Water Safety, Traveling with Kids, Scams, Travel, Culture Shock, Taboo & Etiquette and others. For all this and more, Panda Guides Shanghai isnt just a guide, its an experience.
Table of Contents:
Shanghai Overview 8 Getting Prepared 34 Transportation 44 Top Attractions 54 Lujiazui Financial District 55 Shanghai Science & Technology Museum 59 The Bund 62 People's Square 68 Nanjing Road 71 Yu Garden & Old Town 76 French Concession 80 Xintiandi & Tianzifang 84 Longhua Temple & Xujiahui 87 Duolun Road Cultural Street 91 Qibao Ancient Town 95 Ancient Yi Garden 99 Other Attractions 103 Museums 104 Art Galleries 114 Parks 119 Ancient Water Towns 123 Former Residences 126 Temples 134 Chongming County 141 Other Notable Attractions 147 Acrobatic Shows 156 Sleeping 158 Eating 173 Drinking & Nightlife 198 Shopping 217 Distractions 230 Side Trips 234 Suzhou 235 Hangzhou 242 Putuo Shan 250 Nanjing 253 Wuxi 258 Huangshan 261 Travel Stories 265 Hot Topics 273 Sample Itineraries 273 Air Pollution in Shanghai 284 Food & Water Safety 288 Toilets in Shanghai 290 Smart-phone Apps 291 Scams 294 Culture Shock 300 Etiquette & Taboo 304 Internet & Phone Access 308 Traveling with Kids 310 Shanghai on a Budget 313 All the Single Ladies 314 Shanghai vs Beijing 317 Mandarin Phrasebook 320 Glossary 329 Travel Resources 331 Index 336
About the Author :
Brendan P O'Reilly Brendan P. O' Reilly was born and raised in Seattle. He graduated with a degree in Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics from Western Washington University in 2008, and then began traveling the world. After living for a year as a volunteer in Kolkata and a street musician in New Zealand, Brendan decided to settle down in China as a writer and educator. While living in rugged northern Jiangxi, Shanghai quickly became his favorite refuge of modern urban sophistication, and nowadays he frequently returns to visit his immediate family members. Apart from Panda Guides, his work has been featured in various publications, such as Asia Times, BBC Vietnamese, Business Insider, The Diplomat and China Outlook. Brendan is conversational and literate in Mandarin and lives with his wife and son in Xiamen. Trey Archer Trey Archer is from Lake Charles, Louisiana and studied International Affairs at the George Washington University. While backpacking Latin America in 2007, he declared while hitchhiking by boat from Colombia to Panama that he'd pursue a career in travel writing after graduation instead of entering the world of diplomacy. Since then he has traveled to nearly 100 countries, speaks Spanish, Portuguese and Mandarin fluently, and has lived in nine different nations. Trey first moved to China in 2008 and settled down in the suburbs of Shanghai, loving every second of it. Though he currently resides in Beijing, he periodically returns to visit Shanghai - the city that triggered his China adventure. In his free time he trains Muay Thai, supports the New Orleans Saints, cycles, and travels as much as humanly possible. Ansel Klusmire Ansel Klusmire grew up in Colorado, Montana and Bishop, California, went to university in New York, rolled around a bit in Tucson, Arizona, and then moved to China in a dubious bid to make something of the four years he spent learning Mandarin in college. He's lived in Shanghai for two years now and has spent his time working for odd bosses at strange jobs while continuing to study Chinese language and culture on his own and at a leisurely pace. He enjoys reading and writing and would enjoy some time alone in the wilderness if he could find out where it is.
Review :
Star Rating: 5 out of 5: The opening is as appetizing for travelers as a wonderful tray of dim sum - The writing is lively and pleasant to read - [A] terrific travel book. - The San Francisco Book Review The #1 China Travel Guide - The Hostel Life stands by this guidebook! - Mehdy Ghannad, Travel Writer & founder of TheHostelLife.com Star Rating: 5 out of 5: If you are going to Shanghai you must invest in this guide - [and] once you get to Shanghai, use this guide as much as you can - Travelers, readers and wishful thinkers will benefit from this guide. The information can be trusted and the information is reliable. Start planning today and enjoy your trip! - The Portland Book Review Whether you're planning a long trip through the vast land of China or just a couple weeks in one of its top-notch cities, the folks at Panda Guide seem to have you covered - Plus, they offer discounts, and their books are just so darn good looking! - Xu Zhang, Publisher of CC Media Inc. (Canada) I wish I had used [Panda Guides] during my 10 weeks [in China]... There's even overviews on topical issues such as air pollution and an extensive list of food dishes with Chinese characters included (and to think I walked around with my favourite eggplant dish scribbled on a piece of paper!). Highly recommended. - Becki Enright, Travel Writer & Founder of BordersofAdventure.com Good travel advice, solid writing, organized attraction info, clean translations - Panda Guides knows what needs to come standard in a guidebook these days. But discounts and business mini-maps? What novel ideas! How come no one has thought of this before? We definitely give them an "A" for innovation. - George Xu, President of eChinacities.com Maps are a very important part of any great guidebook. We've been working in this field for 30 years, and we've never been as impressed as we are with Panda Guides' maps. What's more, the mini-maps of hotels, hostels, bars and restaurants are one of the freshest ideas we've seen - none of the other guidebooks on the market have anything like this. - Robert Yan, Publisher at Chengdu Cartographic Publishing House Of course, a guidebook is only as good as its writers and what Panda Guides offers is knowledgeable, insider tips from local ex-pats based in China. - Nikki Vargas, Travel Writer & Founder of ThePinTheMapProject.com
