Hujiang Hotel Shanghai

How to Say No Thank You

by MarianneRules

When you are approached by street solicitors and don’t want something .. the magic phrase is “Pooh Yo”

"Pooh" as in Winnie the Pooh, and "Yo" as in ‘Yo mamma is so ugly..”

One of our Chinese tour guides told us to say it so I assume that means it’s an appropriate phrase and not rude.

I think it means “I don’t want it, stop touching me and go away” Saying Pooh Yo works much better than saying No Thank You in English.

The Shanghai Metro

by MikeySoft

The Metro is a good and easy way to get around the city.

I've update the Website link to a newer better one where you can get a interactive map which gives the the best rount and total time. You can also download PDF files in English and Chinese. Download both so you can show the Chinese one to locals.

The image of the online maps are better then the photo in this tip, especially if you download the PDF files. They also have addition upto date information.
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The below web site has what the Shanghai Metro will look like in 2012. Today only lines 1 through 6 and 8, 9, 10 and a few others are running.
Metro in 2012 Only in Chinese:
http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/20070321_future_shanghai_metro_and_maglev_map.htm

Please rate this and my other tips when you find them interesting, useful, or like the photos.

Pork Chop with Chinese Rice cakes

by Audrey118 about Xian De Lai

It is very very good for Nian Gao with Fried Pork Chop. Ultra tasty. The downstairs is like a cafetaria, upstairs is a proper restaurant. I think prices are higher upstairs, but the food is the same. we ordered some cold dishes of cold cucumbers, and octopus, and then we feasted each a platter of of the pork chop nian gao - very very yummy, and then had a sizzling shredded beef with lots of onions, and a plate of vege, which had very tender greens and the very delicious tender bamboo shoots. we also had a plate of green shoots, and came together something looking like vegetarian glutten but actually made of fish paste...very smooth to taste and tasty!!! Dinner ended with a huge serving of chilled mini rice ball, with sugary syrup which oddly they put in chopped pineapples. My husband loves it - i just loathe it!!!

Jin Mao Building

by xiquinho

A silvery pagoda, a rising bamboo shoot, an upright pen are images evoked by the 88-storey Jin Mao Building in Pudong, the tallest skyscraper in China and a soaring monument to Shanghai's economic boom.

Graceful Jiinmao adds a touch of modernity to an otherwise typical Art-Deco structure and, at a dizzying 420 metres, the tower dwarfs the Pudong district sprawling below it. Jinmao means economy and trade, so this tower, owned by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation is a symbol of wealth and prosperity. Take the lift to the 88th-floor observatory for fabulous views. In 2004, Jinmao's ascendancy will be eclipsed by the new, even taller Shanghai World Financial Center.

Shanghai - an industrial revolution

by Luchonda

"The famous Huxinting thea house"

Shanghai became the status of "world city" thanks to the exploration of western industrials and local Chinese merchants. The most attractive place for a tourist is the old part of the city. You will find the most famous "Huxinthng Teahouse" in the middle of a lake and many fountains. It is also the heart of commerce and typical restaurants.
You will meet also the old fashion of buildings - now object of urban renewal. Anyhow if you visit China - this City is a must. Please visit the night markets - social life in China - in Asia überhaupt is during the nights