Around Shanghai: Expo airport security, Expo homestays, Chanel boutique opening in Expo month December
- Expo time is no time to smuggle that black market DVD collection you've been building up. Security checks will be tightening while the customs declaration process is sped up for the 11.55 million to 16.80 million more passengers coming through the city. [Xinhuannet]
- Tennis stars Tsonga and Verdasco played a super-condescended 7 minute and 20 seconds game of tennis on a super-mini court on the super-high speed Maglev train to Pudong International. In the brave words of Verdasco; "If we don't crash I'm not afraid." [The Canadian Press]
- Chanel is opening a boutique in Shanghai, and it's going to be bee-youuutiful. It's designed by architect Peter Marino and there will be giant strands of glass beads hanging across the ceilings! [The Fash Pack]
- Families in Fengjin Town in southwestern Jinshan District have been the first to offer homestays for guests coming for the Expo in December. Grab a family while they're still available: there are 70 million expected Expo visitors. [Shanghai Daily]
- The Daning Life Hub is holding its second music festival as part of the Shanghai International Art Festival. Zheng Zhun, Cao Fang, and Zhong Lifeng are among the pop singers playing at the festival! [Shanghai Daily]
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