Reviews for China

Annabel Lee Shanghai is a group of young international artists that mix the traditional, elegant Chinese crafts with modern design. They specialise in embroidery, a skill that has been rediscovered just recently by the younger designer generation.

The group has a smallish store in the Xintiandi p... More >

The most well hidden cafe that I have encountered so far is located near the Bund in Shanghai. Café Bonomi is on the second floor in a building hosting a bank and Virgin Airlines office. There is a small advert on the door, and you can easily walk past it, if you are not paying attention. Hint: the... More >

Shanghai was shared between Western powers on 19th century, and the former French part, known as French Concession, contains still some French charm and is a nice area to stroll around in general.

Cafe Montmartre could be located anywhere in French, and you wouldn't spot much difference -- except... More >

If you're familiar with the basic Chinese joints found everywhere in the globe, try this gourmet Cantonese restaurant with a view. Located in the Jin Mao tower, on 54th floor, Canton has both excellent fares and views.

The food is similar to the food server outside China, as most of the restauran... More >

Citic Square mall shops are either targeted for those of us with thick wallet or desire for youngful attires. The bottom floors have several upscale boutiques to get rid of all your money, such as Bally, Kenzo, MaxMara, Trussardi and Armani Exchange.

On the upper levels, you can find several sto... More >

The best place to view the whole city is to go to Cloud 9, the bar at the top of Grand Hyatt hotel in the Shanghai's tallest building. Go first to the hotel lobby on the 54th floor and then change elevator to get to the 85th floor and change again to get to the 87th. The route is not marked easy, bu... More >

The best way to buy cloth, were it silk, cashmere, satin or something completely different, is to go to Dongjiadu cloth market. There are several dozens of stalls selling all the colours and materials you need to make the next cocktail dress or something else.

The outside shops sell mostly silk a... More >

Grand Gateway is another of those malls that requires superlatives for the description. It's conveniently located next to the Xujiahui metro station on line 1. The entrance from the metro opens to a huge hall ten stories high, lined with shops selling everything and between.

Most of the shops are... More >

We got an excellent deal from Intercontinental Pudong Shanghai. Room for two less than 70e for a night. The breakfast was not included, but this wasn't a big deal as the city is full of inexpensive and good restaurants.

The hotel is located in the new development area Pudong, east of the city cen... More >

The northern end of the Bund is devoted to the Monument to the People's Heroes, a three legged statue that looks like a torch and a surrounding cavity that is filled with heroic images from Chinese workers' history. Or something similar.

From the Westener point of view, the whole place looks a li... More >