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Swimming with sharks (sort of)

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-11-20

SHANGHAI Ocean Aquarium is one of the largest aquariums in Asia and has the world's longest and most spectacular underwater viewing tunnel, 168 meters in length with a 180-degree overhead dome view. You can see...

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Metro mavens, metro gnomes and mummy right on track

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-11-20

MAYBE the bright shiny new Shanghai Metro system hasn't been around long enough to generate classic subway songs like "Charlie on the (Boston) MTA" (1948) or films like "Taking of Pelham (New York) One Two Three"...

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These tumblers never stumble

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-11-13

SHANGHAI Circus World in Zhabei District offers the best in astounding Chinese acrobatics, magic and circus performances. Its highlight is the daily multi-media spectacular "Era - Intersection of Time." Xu Wei takes...

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Century Park beckons in autumn

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-11-6

SPRAWLING Century Park in Pudong New Area offers lots to do: strolling and picnicking, boating, fishing, bird watching. There's a musical fountain light show and holiday fireworks. Dong Jing takes a walk. Sprawling...

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Exploring old and new Xujiahui

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-10-30

THE commercial center of Xujiahui was built on land known as "Xu's junction," or more precisely, "property of the Xu family at the junction of two rivers." It refers to the family of Xu Guangqi (1562-1633),...

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Qibao Town of seven treasures, smoked toads

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-10-23

QIBAO Town is a window on history where you can appreciate ancient architecture, folk arts, smoked toads and cricket fighting. Dong Jing reports. Q ibao Town in Minhang District is one of Shanghai's oldest and most...

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'Bottle opener' skyscraper the latest jewel in the crown

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-10-16

SHANGHAI'S "bottle opener" skyscraper, the city's tallest building, is the third-tallest in the world, but by time this is published another may take its place, as records are made to be broken. The Shanghai...

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Building bridges, joining hands

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-9-25

EIGHT bridges - landmarks and marvels of engineering - span the Huangpu River, linking Pudong New Area with the rest of the city. Han Jin reports on five of them. Once Pudong New Area seemed far away across the Huangpu...

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A forest of retreats on your doorstep

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-9-18

PARKS in downtown Shanghai are not large by Western standards but venture further out into the suburbs and you'll find a wealth of green areas where you can forget the cares of city life, Jiang Kunyang discovers....

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Iconic Bund all spruced up and glittering for World Expo

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-9-4

THE iconic Bund is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Shanghai, a stretch along the Huangpu River of landmark buildings, the great banks and trading houses of Western settlement days. The Bund was the...

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Trauma of home life with drug addict son

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-8-30

ANY parent who has had to confront a child's drug abuse is familiar with the drawn-out agony of despair, impotence, fear, grief and, while there is still a chance for recovery, hope. That last is perhaps the most...

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Chinese food in a hurry? Not a problem as local fare fights back

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-8-28

FOREIGN firms have long dominated the fast food market in China, but all that is changing as local restaurants learn from their Western counterparts, writes Jiang Kunyang. Over the past two decades, foreign catering...

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Learn to make sweet treats yourself

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-8-21

TIRAMISU, mousse, lemon cheese cake, cookies ? these popular Western desserts are great favorites in the summer. But have you ever thought about making them yourself? There are baking houses which will teach you how...

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Season of the peach

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-8-7

IT is, nowadays, common to feast on water melons in winter while peeling pomelos during the summer. Although such unseasonal activity seem no longer far-fetched thanks to flourishing agricultural technology, there...

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Taking aim at summer sports: archery, cricket and squash

Feature | Live in Shanghai
2009-7-31

IF you don't feel like splashing around in a swimming pool, there are plenty of other sports, indoor and outdoor, like squash, archery and cricket. Kat Jiang checks her racket, strings a bow and grabs the bat. Other...