Shanghai Exposed! Where to Find Top Intel on China’s Most Fabulous City

So you’ve decided to come to Shanghai! Great decision—this city is the most successful in China in terms of rethinking and remaking itself from a once unknown fishing town to the center of finance and fashion in the most populous country on the planet. The weak of heart should stay home, Shanghai is a city of mystery, seduction, extravagance and excitement. Here is where you’ll find the best information on this city by the sea.

Shanghai Daily

Want to find out what’s hot in the city and what’s not?—then pour over the colorful and informative pages of City Weekend, the premier source in Shanghai in terms of finding bars with great specials, live music events or other great happenings.

For a more professional yet readable source of information on the city’s growth, politics and inner-workings, you’ll want to find yourself a copy of the Shanghai Daily, the city’s only daily English-language newspaper.

Should you be interested in the larger picture, there are two primary English-language newspapers for China, the China Daily (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn), and the infamous Xinhua News. Either will offer you the government’s official position on current events as well as cheeky human interest stories about what a wonderful country China truly is.

For the avid shopper, nothing says fun like shopping online while in a foreign country. Check with Enjoy, which offers insight into the best places to shop, the best nightclubs, and current events, but also an online community for buying goods from English-speaking locals. And there is always the trusty Craigslist option for finding local English-speaking groups to read poetry with or to organize volunteer labor.

Along the same lines, Shanghai Asia Expat is trusted among foreigners living in Shanghai as the go-to spot for finding employment, parties, fun events, bar special deals and more. To really experience Shanghai like a pro, check out what the expats are up to for a sneak peak into the life of an expatriate.

Get out there and enjoy Shanghai for all it has to offer by soaking up the latest from these fine publications!