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Shanghai

The Bund by night.

This unlikely art deco hotspot is a must-visit in Asia

With its heritage-listed architecture and rich colonial history, the former British Concession on the bank of Shanghai’s Huangpu River is an open-air museum.

  • Jenny Hewett
Shanghai’s Gucheng Park.

How a noisy, polluted city of 30 million cleaned up its act

In the heart of Shanghai there’s none of the noise, pollution and general intensity you’d expect in a city this size.

  • Justine Costigan
A bright red English-style phone booth in British-inspired Thames Town, Shanghai.

China’s $1 billion ‘British’ town is as bonkers as it sounds

Starbucks is doing a decent trade, and there’s a familiar figure outside: Winston Churchill.

  • Thomas O'Malley
The Peace Hotel (with the green dome) on Shanghai’s Bund.

One of the world’s most beautiful art deco hotels is not where you’d expect

The “Paris of the East” might be a modern metropolis, but many of the buildings from its heyday 100 years ago are still standing.

  • Justine Costigan
Shanghai is a raucous trade city noted for its art deco Bund or river promenade.

Cheap flights and no visas required: Why we’re flocking back to China

Yes, relations have been fraught, but now this spectacular destination is putting out the welcome mat again.

  • Brian Johnston
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China Eastern’s no-frills interior.

Airline review: Economy class on a no-frills Chinese carrier to London

The “new” movies might be from 2012 and the food isn’t fancy, but good service and an easy transit make up for it.

  • Andrew Bain
Shanghai has change, for better or worse.

From polluted and steamy to clean and tranquil: A metropolis transformed

Shanghai, a city of 21 million people, is not the buzzing international destination it once was. But it’s still worth seeing.

  • Lee Tulloch
Downtown Shanghai.

Things to see, do and eat in Shanghai: Expert expat travel tips

Australian photographer share his tips on what to do and what to avoid in Shanghai.

  • Belinda Jackson
There's no shortage of fun on-board.

Cruise Asia on Royal Caribbean's Spectrum of the Seas

Royal Caribbean's billion-dollar leviathan is the most expensive ship purpose built for the Chinese market.

  • Caroline Gladstone
China's high-speed trains have reached 487km/h in trials, but 350km/h is the maximum speed on commercial routes.

China train travel: Best stops on the Beijing to Shanghai high-speed train route

China's bullet trains can go 1300 km from Beijing to Shanghai in less than five hours.

  • Brian Johnston