Reviews for China

The city's largest department store, Nextage in Pudong area, specialises in Chinese upscale brands. There are a few Western brands at the ground floor, but everything else is local. Don't be fooled with European sounding names.

Most of the stuff is put poorly on the view, and the store has somewh... More >

No 1 Department Store is located near the People's park, on Nanjing Road that is one of the main shopping streets in Shanghai. The store consists of two buildings; western and eastern. The names are a tad confusing, as the western building looks and smells like department stores in former Eastern bl... More >

If you're interested to bring items that are typically Chinese, go to Shanghai Old Town, Central Fang Bang road that contains remodelled old town shops selling all kinds of touristy gimmicks.

The street is a little tacky, but it can be great fun to browse the shops and try to figure whether some ... More >

Pacific Department Store has at least two stores around the city: one in Xujiahui and another on Central HuaiHai Road near the HuangPi Road metro station. The both stores are mostly filled with Asian brands, but there are some international labels as well.

The perks with this store are the bargai... More >

Pacific Digital Plazas 1 and 2 are good starting points for hunting down any IT gadgets. The first floor sells mostly laptops and PDA styled gadgets. There is also a miniscule Apple store in the middle of the Plaza 2. The upper floor have mixed selection of shops, but if you're after components, you... More >

Plaza 66 hosts the most exclusive brand boutiques found in Shanghai. You can empty your wallet, for example, in Prada, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Bvlgari, Cartier, Chanel, Dior or Boss shop. And this was only the first floor, the list could be continued with lesser brands from the second and third floor.... More >

Shanghai Art museum is located in the shock middle of the city, next to the People's park. The location is convenient to reach with the public transportation and museum can be used as a short break from shopping.

There are several galleries, but only three of them were open during our visit. The ... More >

The maglev train from Shanghai Pudong airport to the city centre is the fastest public transport vehicle in the world. The 30 km stretch takes less than eight minutes, and the highest velocity is over 430 km/h. Unfortunately this speed is sustained only for a minute as the train needs some time to a... More >

Shanghai Tang, David Tang's East meets West fusion fashion concept store has landed Shanghai for a couple of years ago. There are several locations around the city, we visited the small boutique in Xintiandi.

The clothes and accessories combine Asian aesthetics with Western design and quality. Cu... More >

China is one of the best places to buy silk and Shanghai is no exception. The silk can be bought as a fabric or readymade garment, if you don't know how to make clothes by yourself.

Silk King is a multistorey silk and wool shop on the busy shopping street Nanjing Road. There are several different... More >