Caught in a rainstorm and need an umbrella? No problem, just come on down to your nearest local metro station and pick up a free one! That's right, FREE. Once again, Shanghai's metro stations are renewing their hugely popular service of free umbrella rentals during the plum rain season (June). more ›

Perhaps Umbrella Men will become the newest internet meme out of China! Today, Black and White Cat compiled the footage we'd featured on our site into one neat lil' video! For some reason, watching the Umbrella Men's campaign against foreign camera people looks even sillier when its shown back to back to hilarious old timey Umbrella Man music. more ›

More photos on the Shanghaiist Contribute page. To see your photos on our Contribute page, use Flickr and tag your photos “shanghaiist”. Or you can email your photos to photos@shanghaiist.com and they will automatically appear on our site (and here). more ›

More photos on the Shanghaiist Contribute page. To see your photos on our Contribute page, use Flickr and tag your photos “shanghaiist”. Or you can email your photos to photos@shanghaiist.com and they will automatically appear on our site (and here). more ›