This morning, three of Shanghai's eleven metro lines suffered delays. Line 10 had to hit the emergency brakes at Sichuan North Station, Line 4 saw a worker almost get hit by a train, and Line 2 saw a crowd control nightmare at Century Avenue Station.
More Metro shenanigans as Lines 2, 4 and 10 suffer delays
A3 Champs Shenhua in Tianjin clash
Newly crowded A3 cup winners Shanghai Shenhua get back down to domestic business tomorrow night in their first home fixture in five weeks when Tianjin come to town.
Afternoon rumble in the Pudong jungle
Japanese champions Urawa Red Diamonds roll into town today to take on Shanghai Shenhua in an Asian Champions League clash which looks set to be dampened somewhat by a bizarre kick-off time.
Whose merger is it anyway?
Xiamen Lions travel north tonight to take on Shanghai Shenhua with the home side hoping to put their Asian Champions League woes behind them and get back to the mini-run of form they have enjoyed of late in the CSL.
Subway pseudonyms
What’s that old Chinese proverb? “If you’re going to change something, just do it bit by bit -- never all at once.”
Shenhua bid reluctant farewell to Hongkou Stadium
Normally this game is a title decider between China's two preeminent domestic footballing powers. But on a hot October afternoon both teams were just playing for pride after Shandong Luneng steamrollered their way to their second-ever CSL title at the end of August.
City of blinding lights
Although Shanghaiist finds the Lujiazui area of Pudong rather charming (in a freaky Jetsons-on-acid kind of way), we are also aware that many people find it to be a tacky mess. So if you thought Lujiazui was a frighteningly gaudy freakshow before, this news certainly won't ease your fears now. Shanghai Daily reports that city officials are planning to add, get this, "THOUSANDS" of lights to Pudong New Area very soon, in an effort to turn Pudong New Area into "the beacon of the city":

