The ultimate insider's guide, covering everything from the huge new art
galleries of the West Bund to the chic eating places of the renovated
Cool Docks. Shanghai is the twenty-first-century city par excellence -
the financial centre of the world's new superpower. Expanding wildly in
all directions, it's a vibrant place, making waves in everything from
contemporary art to cutting-edge architecture. Cutting through the hype,
The Rough Guide to Shanghai reveals the best places to shop, from fake
markets to backstreet tailors; to sleep, whether you want a quirky
hostel, Art Deco cool or a luxury sky scraping suite; and to eat, from
destination restaurants to humble dumpling stalls. Day-trips include
quaint canal towns, the new Chinese Disneyland and lovely Nanxiang, made
newly accessible by the expanding metro network. An updated metro map
shows all the new stops, while every hotel, restaurant, bar, club and
shop is marked on our easy-to-read, full-colour city maps.