Xiaoxia Zhuang

We thought we had heard enough about death this past weekend during the Qingming Festival, but in an increasingly populated city bursting with residents, something oft-neglected when it comes to the logistics of city planning comes from the more morbid end of the spectrum. That's right, we're talking about... continue reading on Shanghaiist

Barring this past week's cold spell, temperatures are slowly beginning to rise here in Shanghai and with that, the amount of people we see walking outside in pajamas have invariably increased as well. But if one Shanghainese bureaucrat has her way, then Public Displays of Pajamas (or PDoP for... continue reading on Shanghaiist

Sure, we already gave it a first visit last year, but this is a museum that virtually commands us to try it again. Did anything change? Does it still look like it's in a state of permanent decay? Are the displays still unintentionally hilarious? Inquiring minds need to know! Well,... continue reading on Shanghaiist

Esben and Mads, i.e. Reptile and Retard Within two months of their arrival to Shanghai, Mads Damsgaard Kristiansen and Esben Valloe (i.e. Reptile and Retard) have managed to score an Antidote-sponsored headlining gig at The Shelter. Taking a stage that recently hosted the likes of People Under the Stairs... continue reading on Shanghaiist

File this under the2010 World Expo actually making our lives marginally more convenient, huzzah! Shanghai's Hongqiao and Pudong airports are pretty darned far from each other - what with SHA located a good 13km East from downtown Puxi and PVG set squarely at the very Western tip of Pudong.... continue reading on Shanghaiist