Shanghai Travel Blog

Shanghai can be a great place for active adventures. There are climbing walls, bike clubs, hiking groups, and loads of great gyms where you’ll find other adventure-lovers. And, if Shanghai doesn’t have what you’re looking for you’ll find it outside town in one of the nearby villages, including...

Shanghai has some of the best museums in China, and some of the top spots for art and history buffs to hang out and soak in a bit of culture. For anyone making a trip to Shanghai, at least one of these should be visited, depending on your interests, to get a deeper look at the art and culture of China. The...

April was a beautiful month in Shanghai. Here we recap the top blogs on NileGuide covering the amazing Pearl of the Orient. First, lets get you oriented. In Shanghai, there is no real plan in terms of ring roads or organizational layout. For that reason, it can be difficult to orient yourself in the...

Dating back to the 11th Century Song Dynasty, the name Shanghai refers to two characters that imply the name “Above the Sea” or “The Upper Sea”although historians and etymologists don’t seem to agree on which meaning is the intended Song Dynasty one. Some speculate that...

Shanghai, located in the eastern coastal area of China, is a tropical city. You wouldn’t know it walking around the high rises, but the city is quite the beautiful and lush location. This is especially easy to see in the city’s parks, which are green, rich and teeming with life. Xujiahui...

Over the years Yu Gardens has been transformed time and again. What was once the center of a small inland fishing village, Yu Gardens was home to the schools, market, religious sites and execution grounds, among other things. Homes ringed the market, spiraling outwards forming a sort of pre-dated suburbia....

Shanghai is divided in half by the Huangpu River, a beautiful river cutting in from the ocean, giving Shanghai its prestige as the world’s largest port. The land to the west is the aptly named Pu Xi, meaning West of the River. Pu=river, Xi=West, and the attentive reader will note that the name...

A visit to Shanghai should include the following ten top sites…at least that is if you want to have those iconic pictures that everyone loves to have on display in their living room! Oriental Pearl TV Tower. This is the most iconic spot in Shanghai, but ironically most people don’t visit the...

Relax the day away in one of Shanghai’s top massage parlors or spas. Dragonfly, known for their mid-range priced massages is an excellent beginners spa, while the more experienced may want to head to the Ritz-Carlton or to the elite JC Mandarin Spa. Enjoy your stay in Shanghai the high class way,...

Shanghai is alive with history and culture, and few cities in China are better primed to help you experience China’s rich past than Shanghai. You’ll find easy access and information in English to some of the city’s best museums, which are centrally located and extremely affordable. For a historical...