Top 10 Things to Do in Shanghai

This warren of shikumen stone-gate alleyways in the French Concession has been converted into a labyrinth of boutique coffee shops, independent galleries, and craft beer bars.

The world-class museum on People's Square houses one of China's finest collections of bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy, and jade spanning 5,000 years of civilisation, entirely free of charge.

The world's fastest commercial train accelerates to 431 km/h and covers the 30km journey to Pudong Airport in just eight minutes — the fastest publicly accessible land transport on Earth.

The Taiwanese dumpling institution's Shanghai branches use an army of pleating specialists to produce the most consistently perfect soup dumplings in the city, visible through large glass windows.

The 16th-century Ming-dynasty garden in the Old City quarter is a classical masterpiece of pavilions, rockeries, and koi ponds, surrounded by a chaotic bazaar of traditional shops and snacks.

Shanghai has Asia's most competitive rooftop bar scene — the Bar Rouge at Bund 18 and the Vue bar at the Hyatt on the Bund offer the most iconic views across the Huangpu River.

The 5.5km pedestrian stretch of East Nanjing Road is China's busiest shopping street, home to over 600 stores including global luxury brands and heritage Chinese department stores.

The massive converted power plant on the South Bund is China's first state-run contemporary art museum and the permanent home of the Shanghai Biennale, with dramatically large-scale installations.

Forty minutes from central Shanghai, this 1,700-year-old water town of 36 stone bridges and canal-side Ming dynasty residences offers a perfectly preserved contrast to the city's modernity.

This warren of shikumen stone-gate alleyways in the French Concession has been converted into a labyrinth of boutique coffee shops, independent galleries, and craft beer bars.

The world-class museum on People's Square houses one of China's finest collections of bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy, and jade spanning 5,000 years of civilisation, entirely free of charge.

The world's fastest commercial train accelerates to 431 km/h and covers the 30km journey to Pudong Airport in just eight minutes — the fastest publicly accessible land transport on Earth.

The Taiwanese dumpling institution's Shanghai branches use an army of pleating specialists to produce the most consistently perfect soup dumplings in the city, visible through large glass windows.

The 16th-century Ming-dynasty garden in the Old City quarter is a classical masterpiece of pavilions, rockeries, and koi ponds, surrounded by a chaotic bazaar of traditional shops and snacks.

Shanghai has Asia's most competitive rooftop bar scene — the Bar Rouge at Bund 18 and the Vue bar at the Hyatt on the Bund offer the most iconic views across the Huangpu River.

The 5.5km pedestrian stretch of East Nanjing Road is China's busiest shopping street, home to over 600 stores including global luxury brands and heritage Chinese department stores.

The massive converted power plant on the South Bund is China's first state-run contemporary art museum and the permanent home of the Shanghai Biennale, with dramatically large-scale installations.

Forty minutes from central Shanghai, this 1,700-year-old water town of 36 stone bridges and canal-side Ming dynasty residences offers a perfectly preserved contrast to the city's modernity.