As regular readers of Variety magazine, Shanghaiist was not surprised to read that Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, which opens today in Chinese theatres, has been slightly cut-down by government censors. more ›

Shanghai Daily says that we ought to expect to see some famous British poems adorning our city's subways in the near future. From the report: more ›

A recent survey found that more than 21 percent of Chinese people -- some 273 million people -- have one of three surnames. Li is the most popular name and is shared by 7.4 percent of Chinese. Wang comes next at 7.2 percent, and Zhang is third at 6.8 percent. The survey covered nearly 296,000 people in 1,110 counties and cities. Included in that sample were 4,100 different family names. The story claims that China was the first country to use family names, starting the practice nearly 5,000 years ago. more ›