Founding editor Dan Washburn writes about the struggling international golf course makers now plying their trade in China - the only place where the golf course market is booming. Yes, yes, we know, golf was banned until 1984 here and the construction of golf courses has been banned since 2004, but what are you gonna do? China has more loopholes than a course has sand traps. more ›

Why did a bunch of pregnant ladies get together to paint Haibao on their bellies? To win a Pregnant Woman Fashion show at the 5th Body Painting Exhibition on Hainan Island. This year's theme was "Lucky 'Pregnant' International Tourist Island respondes to the Shanghai World Expo," which is why each and everyone of these pre-borns got the Haibao treatment. more ›

Surfing enthusiasts in China have plenty to celebrate about these days. Not only has the second annual Surfing Hainan Open - China's biggest annual surf contest - been confirmed for this year, but it's also coming sooner than you think! more ›

So while some of us are struggling with our visas, fearful that the 60th anniversary might screw up our chances of staying in this country somehow, a newspaper has informed us that maybe there was a way for us to enter Shanghai without that coveted, gov't-stamped document. more ›

We read in this article (in Chinese) that after the (Roman calendar New Year) and before the Chinese New Year that prices on airplane tickets goes down. That means, according to the article, that flights from Shanghai to destinations such as Sanya (Hainan Island) and Beijing go for as cheap as 30% of the regular price. Searching Ctrip we found this to be true: picking a random day in January about two weeks from now we found two flights leaving from Pudong to Sanya that go for 340 RMB, which is 30% of the 1130 RMB full price ticket. more ›

Despite our admiration for the career of this fellow Aussie (who has won a swag of majors), Shanghaiist couldn’t help feeling a bit better about our own very ordinary golf game upon hearing the news of her bunker blues. After all, we might be bad at golf, but we’re not that bad. more ›

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