Jiuyang Guest Hotel Shanghai

Chinese Circus and Acrobatics

by ThomasWolff

Do not miss the magnificent Circus and Acrobatic shows in Shanghai. I saw three of them, ERA in Circus World, Acrobatics Show in Lyceum Theatre and Happy Circus in Circus World. All of them very breath-taking and very different - each one a must to see if you are long enough in Shanghai. ERA more Chinese music, Happy Circus + Acrobatics show more mixed music. Happy Circus takes longest time and also includes stunning animal shows with horses, dogs, bears, lions and tigers. Furthermore I would have liked to look at the Kung Fu shows - but time ran out, not enough evenings available during my time in Shanghai. Quite strange that it was easy to get tickets shortly before the shows - but this was in March and maybe in summer this is different. All these shows would probably be sold-out anywhere else than Shanghai.

Go to the homepage http://www.culture.sh.cn/english/ and then select the item "Acrobatic&Circus" - there you get an overview of the current shows in the different places in the city. Just the pictures given there are far less spectacular than the shows.

Travelling on the Shanghai Metro

by thescene

This is best way to travel around Shanghai. It's cheap, fast and you don't need to deal with the language barrier which you may encounter with a cab or a bus. Just like any multi line metro system, you need to have a map of the whole system which you can pick up at your hotel or at the hotel. JUst know which station you are going to and figure out which line it's on and you are set.

Ticket vending machines are in English and all you need to do is touch the station you want to go on the screen and select the number of tickets you will purchase. Be sure to have coins or bills in small denominations to facilitate quick purchases.

The Metro is usually very crowded so you should be wary of people who might take advantage to pick you pocket so be carefull of your valuables.

Huang Pu Jiang

by sha08ron

Take a slow cruise along Huang Pu Jiang for a good view of Shanghai's beauty. One one side of the river shows its colonial buildings and on the other side stands all the modern build such as Oriental Pearl Tower.

French Parasol Tree

by Amareyui

In Shanghai, if you accidentally bump into a tree, and still luckily have your head intact, please remember that nine out of ten tree in Shanghai is: the French Parasol tree.
Why does a tree that has its roots in Shanghai be named French Parasol tree? A widely believed theory was that the first of such tree was planted in the French Concession, thus began the misunderstanding of the French connection.
The Parasol tree along Shanghai's roads were mostly originated from Kunming, Yunnan. These Chinese Parasol trees have no relation with France whatsoever.
The best looking Chinese Parasol trees, according to the elder Shanghainese, are planted along Hengshan Lu.

Huangpu River Tunnel Ride

by Vimar

"Bund Sightseeing Tunnel"

Tunnel visitors will be transported in the automatic, unmanned, cable-towed, and closed-type carriages of the advanced technology of the nineties. It takes about 2.5 to 5 minutes to make a one-way ride across the River.