Shanghaiist loves Bao Xishun, the world's tallest man. Our favourite newly-wed has previously been featured on Shanghaiist for the bizarre use of his long limbs to extract plastic from a dolphin's gullet. Bao's wackiness meter has hit new heights following his double-act team up with fellow Inner Mongolian and candidate... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Shanghaiist's busy backroom techies have been wrangling with all manner of nerdy stuff to ensure the delivery our photo slideshow to the eager, burger slider-enthralled masses. We had a great time yesterday, and from the above photos we are fairly sure that you did as well. One difference that... continue reading on Shanghaiist
A special event and great photos have bent the rules for our Photo of The Day feature. Flickrite Apan & Gringo On Tour snapped these amazing photos of Alain Robert's successful campaign to climb the Jin Mao Tower and the enthralled crowd far, far below. Enjoy! UPDATE: Another video... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Yesterday afternoon, Shanghai's Jin Mao Tower was scaled by the 'real' Spiderman, French urban climber Alain Robert. Jin Mao worker songboshi was on the ball and caught video which was uploaded to YouTube. Robert's earlier attempt in 2001 was halted by authorities. In the past, Robert had coyly hinted at... continue reading on Shanghaiist
Shanghaiist has been super-busy of late, and to save time and sanity, we have started spending a lot more time in Shanghai's fleet of taxis. One experience that added to the boredom of our long and usually uneventful taxi trip has been the looping of LCD advertisement screens placed inside... continue reading on Shanghaiist
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