In our ongoing Threesday feature, Shanghaiist takes the time to count out three of….well, whatever catches our fancy that week. Here we present three ways you can make the night time the right time… to help the environment
When the lights go off in Shanghai this Saturday don’t panic, it’s for a worthy cause: [...]
What the hell is up with this city – nay, this country’s – almost irrational fear of dogs? Just in time for the Expo, the Shanghai government has issued an announcement that “strengthens dog ownership and management regulations” and it treats our canine companions like they’re furry four-legged fiends bent on ripping [...]
So they didn’t do this just because of the China problem, but it’ll certainly help anyone who thinks they were targeted by hackers here: Google released yesterday a new Gmail feature that notifies you when they detect a suspicious login on your account. Now, if something unusual seems to be going on, it’ll alert you [...]
Picture from Dining City
Gourmands get ready – Restaurant Week, one of the culinary world’s most prestigious events, is coming to Shanghai next month. From April 26th to May 2nd, some of Shanghai’s classiest joints – Jean-Georges, M1NT, Mr and Mrs Bund, The Chinoise Story, Azul and Casa 13, to name [...]
Our most recent visit to the Windows Too bar in the Jing’an district revealed these hilarious posters. It looks like our favorite purveyor of dirt cheap drinks and equally cheap food has turned to The Simpsons to warn people off illegal behavior. And so: to illustrate the ban on gambling, there’s Bart, Lisa and lil’ [...]
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This well done video by Zhang Ting (张婷, hat tip 王小峰) describes through simple visualisation the various holidays and “public days” on the Chinese calendar, as well as those decidedly off that calendar.
Women’s day, consumer rights day, students day, worker’s day – they are all there. Also found is [...]
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Our most recent visit to the Windows Too bar in the Jing’an district revealed these hilarious posters. It looks like our favorite purveyor of dirt cheap drinks and equally cheap food has turned to The Simpsons to warn people off illegal behavior. And so: to illustrate the ban on [...]