Dinglespeaks writes:"H had told me how some Chinese people can be very destructive when they move out of an apartment. In her previous apartment the previous tenant had been pissed with the landlord and smeared paint all over the apartment in an effort to cost his landlord money. We think there’s a similar example of this kind of work on the entrance to an apartment complex on Huangpi Lu, there’s been paint smeared all over the complex entrance for over a month now, I’ve only just got round to taking a photo of it (I didn’t take photos but it continues down the inside of the lane). Haven’t got a clue what happened there, disgruntled employee/contractor?" more ›

Last week we were coasting on Shanghai Metro Line No. 2 when our attention was suddenly seized by this new Adidas ad displayed on the LCD next to the exit. We were so awestruck by the concept and grandeur of the commercial that we momentarily lost all of our cynicism about big corporations pushing merchandise...and almost missed our stop. Then, as we got on the escalator off the Huangpi Lu exist, we noticed the entire wall was plastered with the same "Impossible is Nothing" advert, this time with Zheng Zhi, midfielder and captain of the China soccer team. more ›

We stumbled upon what must be one of Shanghai's cheapest juice bars last night. It's called Super Sonic Bar and it's located in the basement of the Pacific Shopping Center (tai ping yang bai huo or 太平洋百货) on Huaihai Lu, easily accessible from the Huangpi Nan Lu metro stop on Line No. 1. They have lots to choose from — including non juice items like bubble tea — and the most expensive thing on the menu in 15 kuai. We had an OJ for that price in a decent sized cup (see photo) and it was good. You can watch the juices being made, too, so you know they aren't throwing in anything strange. We are regulars at the Huangpi Lu station and we foresee ourselves becoming regulars at Super Sonic, too — not only because summer is upon us, but because we like to buy juice from shops named after J.J. Fad songs. more ›

Shanghaiist has finally found a great local place to buy vegetarian bacon. We could have probably tracked it down much earlier if we had bothered to look properly, but we are still happy to be able to buy meat free bacon and sausages from Vegetarian Lifestyle on Songshan Lu. more ›

We simply got tired of waiting for the optical cable guy to arrive. We also started experiencing the internet withdrawal shakes had some research to do. A man can only organize his Gmail inbox so many times. So we laid down some cash and got things working again. Here's how. more ›

One Ms. Liu, a woman from Shenyang that holds a master's degree, has earned the dubious distinction of being the first jaywalker in Shanghai history to ever be arrested. According to this report, Liu was jaywalking with a friend around Huaihai Lu and Huangpi Lu, when they were stopped by a police officer. Liu refused to pay the fine and the situation became heated, in the ensuing moments Liu began pushing and shoving officer Lin and even scratched him with her nails. Finally, three female cops came over and stuffed her in a police van. When Ms. Liu had to face the press, she said this by way of apology: more ›

for a bottle of water every once in a while? You may have wondered how such a dingy shack could marr the pristine face of Huangpi Lu, a street that hosts towering office highrises and Vincent Lo's Shanghai pride-and-joy. Or maybe the populist inside of you secretly giggled with glee at the thought of these hardy individuals using the law to hold up the greedy Hong Kong developers with their wads of cash and gobs of guanxi. more ›