50 Reasons to Love Living in Shanghai
This time of the year is usually a bit grim in Shanghai. So we wanted to make a little article reminding you of some of the reasons that, despite the cold temps, gray sky and bad air, Shanghai is AWESOME. Here are 50 we came up with…
1. Marraige Market at People’s Square
Flickr user: Mare
2. Propaganda Poster Museum
Flickr user: Induce
3. The bund sightseeing tunnel
4. Ride in the world’s fastest elevator
5. Personal karaoke machines inside many malls
Photo source: Nir Elias
6. Dancing grannies
Flickr user: Bennie Chatman
7. Xiaolongbao everywhere
Flickr user: Nefarious Kitty
8. Pajama people
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9. Tianzifang
Flickr user: Reto Fröhlicher
10. Science and Tech fake market
Flickr user: Evan Chakroff
11. Flagship stores everywhere
Flickr user: Jessica Spengler
12. Chinglish signs
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13. Found158
14. Incredible architecture
Flickr user: Stefano Pasqualin
15. Choose from countless bike shares to get around town
Flickr user: Даниил Субботин
16. Explore old Shanghai
17. Noodles everywhere
Flickr user: Phreddie
18. Din Tai Fung
Flickr user: 廖茂坤
19. Avocado Lady
Photo source: chinaincidentals.com
20. Sichuan Citizen
Photo source: Nik Daum
21.Check out streetwear shops on Xinle lu
Photo source: freshnessmag.com
22. Speak Low (number 10 on the list of 2017 World’s Best Bars)
23. Union Trading Company (number 9 on the list of 2017 Asia’s Best Bars)
24. Sober Company (number 19 on the list of 2017 Asia’s Best Bars)
25. Beer Lady’s 2 enormous beer malls
26. ofo’s elusive mountain ‘Muscle’ bike
27. Go see a Shanghai Shark’s game
Photo source: Bill Baptist
28. Moganshan Lu
Flickr user: Sabine Fricke
29. The crazy ‘Tree Building’ along Suzhou Creek
Photo source: Lonely Planet
30. Intense street side card games
Flickr user: Coen van der Linden
31. Camera market
Flickr user: Jonathan Wong
32. Qipu lu
33. Muslim market
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34. Xinjiang restaurants
Photo source: bunnyandporkbelly.com
35. Huangpu river cruises
Flickr user: g.m.kennedy
36. Kites
37. Parks everywhere
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38. Bund area art deco
Flickr user: John Meckley
39. Awesome skyline
Flickr user: mimo khair
40. So many rooftops!
Photo source: Oliver Shou (Instagram @o.shou)
41. Charming old lane houses
Flickr user: davidzlu
42. Starbucks Reserve
43. Wild Animal Park
Flickr user: Gabe Albert
44. Power Station of Art
Flickr user: David Keith Brown
45. Lujiabang fabric market
46. Cheap tickets to leave
47. Super fast food delivery
Photo source: VCG
48. Food and drink specials every day
49. So many wet markets
Flickr user: Yew Kwang Lim
50. Countless job opportunities
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