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Shanghai Tea Markets

There are many tea markets in Shanghai. A couple of places which I have visited and I could recommend are the Tea Palast in 516 Zhong Shan Xi Lu , Puxi (天山茶店，中山西路516号, 铺西), crossing Changning Lu 长宁路 and RiXiangCha (日春茶业in 537-539 Yuntai Lu, Pudong, near the T-Junction Dezhou Rd-Yuntai Rd, Tel: 58835519. The Tea Palast is a five-floors building situated next…

My "What to buy in Shanghai" list

Red lanterns, a lot of red lanterns… (from about 10 Yuan per piece); where: Yuyuan, fake markets a red qipao (woman dress in vogue in Shanghai during the 20ies)… (from 200 Yuan); where: cheap tailors market Yixing tea pots (from 300 Yuan); where: Yixing set for the preparation of tea (water boiler and cups warmer); where:…

Moon cakes

Mooncakes (月饼, yuè bǐng) are traditional coockies that will be eaten in China (but also in other part of Asia) during the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節，zhōng qiū jié). Traditional moon cakes are made of different fillings (lotus seeds -the most luxurious -, sweet red beans, a mixture of different types of nuts, …) and usually hold a small…

Renaissance Hotel

The Renaissance Hotel in Huichuan Lu (next to 龙之梦 Lóngzhīmèng, Zhōngshān Gōngyuán 中山公园, Shanghai) is my favorite „going out“ spot. Apart from its good looking style (minimalist and fresh), it also has two decent restaurants, Azur and Celadon, and a very elegant bar. The Azur restaurant serves Mediterranean cuisine, a mix of Italian, Greek and Spanish…

Hotpot 火锅

Hotpot (or huǒ guō) is a pot full of boiling water in which you throw pieces of vegetables, meat and fish and will eat served with different sauces. You will find hotpot in all China with, of course, some regional variations (e.g. Sichuan hotpot is probably more spicy). When in Shanghai I would recommend Plantain &…

High quality tailors

There are good tailors in Shanghai. They offer creations in different styles (Italian, French, English…) at cheaper prices than Europe (about 30% cheaper than Italy and 50% cheaper than Germany). For a man suit I would recommend Tai Pan Custom Tailor (Metro Line 2 ZhongShanGongYuan Station 中山公园地铁站, Exit 4, Changning Lu, a few steps away from MayFair…

Sushi

There are many Sushi restaurant in Shanghai. The one I prefer most is the hlshushi, a restaurant chain with different shops in town. It has reasonable quality for reasonable price. Moreover here I can see the staff (manly Chinese) rolling the maki under my eyes. The restaurant I usually go is in Huichuan Lu, in front of…

Getting a taxi in Shanghai

Getting a taxi in Shanghai is – still – pretty easy (I suppose there will some problems next year with the Expo). At the moment there are 50000 taxi in town, operated by 180 companies. Only during rush hours (8.30-9.30, 17.30-18.30) you may have some difficulties to get a free one, but you could cope…

Cheap tailors market

The South Bund Soft-Spinning Material Market nán wài tān miàn liào 南外滩面料 in lù jiā bang lù 399 陆家浜路 is surely one of Shanghai attractions. As you may have already read in forums the quality of the products and materials is not excellent there. Nevertheless if you live in Shanghai, you know how to give instructions and you have…

Shanghai taxi drivers

Taxi drivers are surely the most important component of this big city. In the last month I tried to sketch a sort of a taxi drivers categorization: – Some taxi drivers can speak some English, some can speak only Chinese, others can speak only Shanghainese; – Some are very quite, others try to ask everything…