Shanghai

Shanghai Sculpture Park
Pier in front of Mandarin Oriental Pudong Shanghai
Shanghai Film Museum
Lobby of Fairmont Peace Hotel
Flagship Store Design Republic
View from the Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund Hotel

POESIA BY CHRIS CHANG

SHOPS & SHOWROOMS

T FOR THAI

RESTAURANTS & CAFÉS

SHANGHAI ZOO 上海动物园

COOL SPOTS, HIGHLIGHTS

HYATT REGENCY CHONGMING 上海崇明金茂凯悦酒店

HOTELS

PURE YOGA

COOL SPOTS, HIGHLIGHTS

SHANGHAI MUSEUM 上海博物馆

ART

PLATANE

SHOPS & SHOWROOMS

M97 GALLERY / M97画廊

ART

AURORA MUSEUM 震旦博物馆

ART

XUJIAHUI-KATHEDRALE 徐家汇教堂

COOL SPOTS, HIGHLIGHTS

SHANGHAI BREWERY

BARS, CLUBS, LOUNGES

LEO XU PROJECTS

ART

Shanghai is a city of extremes. The pace of life here moves so fast that anything standing today may be relocated, torn down or renovated tomorrow. Rows of old houses stand side by side with comfortable apartment blocks, simple wooden huts sit next to modern skyscrapers, and multilevel highways soar above narrow alleys. An important seaport, Shanghai began to attract British traders, shrewd opium gangsters, Catholic missionaries and Jewish refugees early on. The elaborate architecture still reflects the residents’ colorful past. High-rise buildings of the future reach for the sky on land that was rural and flat 20 years ago. People sit bumper to bumper in dense traffic or dance on a nearby street corner. One resident run errands in pajamas, while another strolls along in haute couture from Louis Vuitton’s new “Maison.” The delightful perfume of osmanthus blossoms may scent the air in some alleys, while others reek with the unaccustomed odor of stinky (fermented) tofu. With opportunities to sample regional foods from all over China, no one should miss their Kaiserschmarrn, pizza, pasta or croissants. The percussion of jackhammers coexists with the chirping of crickets: Shanghai’s extremes permeate the senses.

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