In Shanghaiist’s somewhat monthly Hotelist feature, we take a sneak peek at the various hotels around town that have caught our fancy. This week, a hotel worthy of being called a home away from home: JIA.
JIA Shanghai
Where: 931 West Nanjing Road, Shanghai 200041, 南京西路931号
Opening Date: August 2007
Number of Rooms: 55 rooms and suites, including two [...]
Picture taken on Wanhangdu Lu, next to the Jing’an Temple in Jing’an District
When Chinese New Years is just a few weeks away and everyone in China scrambles to find a way home for the holidays, you get lines like these outside every ticket center in Shanghai. And this one (while the [...]
The opening of Metro Line 10, which would have made it easy for people from the Yangpu District to get to Hongqiao International Airport, is sadly being delayed. While it was originally supposed to be up by March 26, it looks like now we won’t be able to ride the Lavender-colored line until mid April. [...]
Would you look at that. We have to admit, we’ve always looked at the guys who organize Roller Revival with a mix of bemusement and “why the heck would anyone do this (even when we go and check it out ourselves). But apparently Gangsta Boogie and the rest of the RR gang are just down [...]
We know where you’re gonna be tonight. Or at least, we know where we hope you’re going to be tonight: at Shanghaiist Scrabble having a drink and making ten dollar words on our shiny Shanghaiist-specific scrabble board! Yes, after a month of waiting, Scrabble night is here again, so come on over [...]
It seems that the severely inflated housing market has spawned a lot of recent creativity. From the popular soap opera about the scandalous things people to for real estate to the lonely bachelor who pitched a tent on the subway to protest high prices (and the effect it has on his love life), people [...]
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Corporations, nonprofits and government alike are throwing down major yuan to prevent the imminent extinction of 4,000-year old Nushu, a Hunan dialect that may have inadvertently started its own feminist movement. [Guardian]
So, it seems the Chinese criminals behind that whole Google hacking business found their way into the system through a [...]
After being accused two weeks ago by Google of perpetrating cyber attacks on two personal gmail accounts and at least 20 corporate companies, China is now lashing out at the United States and calling itself the “biggest victim.”
In an interview over the weekend, Zhou Yonglin, a senior Chinese official in charge of internet [...]
With the billions upon billions of dollars being poured into the upcoming Shanghai World Expo, Shanghai is gearing up for a glitzy and glamorous time under the international spotlight. Of course, it’s going to be a costly experience: while 160 RMB for a ticket is a palatable expense for the droves [...]