Woohoo! Beginning July 1, a new flight will take you from Pudong Airport to one of the world's most exotic (and reclusive) destinations. more ›

According to ISIS magazine, Bob Dylan's doing a run through Asia and Shanghai is on his list of touring cities. Is this great news? You betcha and we'd be really psyched up about it except for one little thing. Last year at this time, Dylan was also scheduled to play on the mainland and his tour dates got scrapped by the government. However, if the information we've got coming through the grapevine is correct, the musician will be performing on April 8th at the Shanghai Grand Stage. more ›

Via City Weekend we learn that the documentary film about last year's Converse-sponsored (and Split Works organized) Love Noise rock music tour of China is now viewable at a DVD player near you. Love Noise put Beijing bands PK14 and Queen Sea Big Shark on a converted bus and sent them on a two-week, six-city tour during the height of Olympics craziness last August. The trailer to the Love Noise film is embedded in this post, and after the jump you'll find a slew of related clips, uploaded to YouTube six days ago. The director's first name is Hammer, so it's got to be good. more ›

Freebies, freebies, we love freebies! China Spring Tour, an offshoot from the budget airline Spring Airlines is giving away free one-day introductory tours once per week between September 27 and December 13. Looking at the itinerary — which covers Lujiazui, the Bund, Xintiandi, the Tianhou Silk Factory and Qibao Old Town — we gather this is targeted at complete noobs. Applicants must be foreign nationals who've lived in Shanghai for less than six months, so if you have your passport full of China visas like ours, you're not eligible. Still a good tour to put your visitors on if you have no time to bring them around yourself! more ›