Shanghai Events
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31.224353 121.475915 | 1 Shanghai positively explodes with vibrant red during Chinese New Year (also known as the Chinese Spring Festival). There's a plethora of lantern shows, dragon dances, outdoor bazaars and… | |
31.247709 121.472618 | 2 The Lantern Festival, on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marks the end of China's New Year celebrations. In Shanghai, delicate lanterns of all shapes illuminate the Yu Yuan Garden and… | |
31.233389 121.491537 | 3 Shanghai International Literary Festival Bookworms gather at the Crystal Room and Glamour Bar on the Bund for Shanghai's International Literary Festival. Novelists and poets answer your burning questions at lively talks or over a… | |
31.199587 121.488361 | 4 The Longhua Temple fair takes place in the third lunar month, when the peach blossoms are in full bloom and, as the belief goes, a dragon visits to grant people's wishes. Stalls surround the… |  |
31.336909 121.225253 | 5 Formula One: Shanghai Grand Prix The Shanghai International Circuit hosts the annual Formula One Chinese Grand Prix. The circuit measures an impressive 5.451km and brave participants have to speed their way through 56 laps. | |
31.224353 121.475915 | 6 Shanghai Student Film Festival Enter the imaginative minds of teenagers through the medium of film at the Shanghai Community International School's Student Film Festival. Screening films made by students in the classroom… | |
7 For three days, the world's best alternative athletes fill Shanghai's KIC Jiangwan Sports Centre and compete for prize money in five categories. The Asian X-Games covers everything from… | ||
8 Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival Thousands of tea lovers, experts and producers visit INTEX Shanghai for the Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival, also known as China Tea Expo. Visitors can taste a good few varieties… |  | |
31.224353 121.475915 | 9 Shanghai International Film Festival This competitive feature film festival kicks off and ends with celebrities strutting down the red carpet. For those who aren't quite famous enough to attend the opening and closing ceremonies… | |
31.223579 121.651459 | 10 Chinese Movie Music Concert by Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra Amongst the most famous musical performers in China, the Shanghai Philharmonic consists of a large chorus and orchestra. Watch the famous group perform songs recorded for Chinese films at the… | |
11 Shanghai Art Fair aims to connect foreign and local artists under one roof. Over 1000 art galleries, organisations and agencies from 30 countries come together showing original artworks by… | ||
31.225114 121.450552 | 12 Thought-provoking works from over 140 international galleries come together for ShContemporary, the Asia Pacific Contemporary Art Fair. Displays of western and eastern works fill the Shanghai… |  |
31.224353 121.475915 | 13 The Shanghai Tourism Festival offers a vast amount of traditional and not-so-traditional entertainment at venues across the city, including a rose wedding ceremony. There's a real buzz of… |  |
31.224353 121.475915 | 14 The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. As per ancient Chinese tradition, Shanghai locals spend this day with their family eating sweet 'mooncakes' filled with… | |
31.216178 121.554107 | 15 Shanghai International Music Fireworks Festival Crowds gather in Century Park to watch rainbow-coloured fireworks dance in time to musical melodies at Shanghai's International Music Fireworks Festival. Pyrotechnic companies from across the… | |
31.224353 121.475915 | 16 The three-day Shanghai Jazz Festival invites big names in the jazz world to take to the stage at venues in the Chinese city. Covering all genres of jazz, expect to see both national and… | |
31.225114 121.450552 | 17 Shanghai Fine Jewellery and Art Fair Beady-eyed collectors browse the Fine Jewellery and Art Fair at Shanghai Exhibition Center, looking for antiques, paintings, jewels and modern art. There's no room for fakes here, as an expert… | |
31.224353 121.475915 | 18 Millions flock to Shanghai as the Chinese city unveils Expo 2010. Themed as 'Better City, Better Life', the ground-breaking exhibitions and events explore the idea of sustainable urban living.… | |
31.224353 121.475915 | 19 During autumn, the sweet-smelling Osmanthus flowers are in full bloom and Shanghai celebrates their beauty and fragrance with a special festival. You'll see locals admiring the flowers on… | |
20 Shanghai Art Museum's 2008 Shanghai Biennale is titled Translocalmotion. The much-awaited events address urbanisation and its social, economic and cultural effects. The theme was chosen to… |  | |
31.224353 121.475915 | 21 China Shanghai International Arts Festival During the China Shanghai International Arts Festival, the city becomes a mosaic of world arts, with venues hosting an eclectic mix of events from Chinese opera to Russian ballet. Different… | |
31.224353 121.475915 | 22 Shanghai International Marathon Come rain or shine, 20,000 runners pound Shanghai's streets for the International Marathon. Anyone who can't face the full distance can enter the Half Marathon or Health Race (4.5km). Failing… | |
31.226263 121.552846 | 23 Shanghai Oriental Art Centre New Year Concert See out the old year to the sounds of the Vienna Johann Strauss Waltz Orchestra at the Shanghai Oriental Art Centre's customary New Year Concert. | |
31.199587 121.488361 | 24 Buddhists ascend the Longhua Temple in Shanghai for a traditional New Year ceremony. At midnight, they ring the temple bell 108 times and the gathered crowds pray for good fortune. Lively… | |
31.224353 121.475915 | 25 Delve into Shanghai's underground arts scene at the Jue Music + Art Festival. Alternative art exhibitions, theatre and music concerts inject life into January's grey days at venues across the… | |
26 The Grand View Garden in Qingpu is a nine-hectare area of beautiful flora and classic architecture on the edge of Dingshan Lake. The east area is styled on A Dream of Red Mansions, a novel by… | ||
31.242664 121.496912 | 27 Asia's largest aquarium in Pudong is home to sharks, penguins and 10,000 other sea creatures. There are nine sea life zones from around the world, including Antarctica and Africa. It has the… |  |
31.219352 121.541919 | 28 Shanghai Science and Technology Museum The enormous futuristic space of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum in Pudong contains 12 exhibition areas, all with interactive displays including laser musical instruments. As well… |  |
31.231004 121.471581 | 29 Shanghai's coolest museum is an airy all-glass space in the middle of People's Park. The temporary shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) are always fresh, exciting and accessible, and… |  |
31.247709 121.472618 | 30 Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Centre Even weary expatriates get excited by the giant scale model of how Shanghai will look in 2020, the biggest of its kind in the world. The Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Centre on People's… |  |
31.247709 121.472618 | 31 Few people know about this relaxing and surreal haven in the western tip of the French Concession quarter. The green parkland is dotted with giant contemporary sculptures such as Transformers… |  |
31.247709 121.472618 | 32 Museum of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party This small, red-brick Xintiandi house in Huangpi Nan Lu is the spot where the Communist Party was formed in July 1921. The centrepiece is a wax diorama of the First Congress, with Mao… |  |
31.247709 121.472618 | 33 The Shanghai Museum on People's Square is one of the city's must-sees. More than 120,000 exhibits show Chinese history from the Neolithic Age to the present. The collections of jade… |  |
31.247709 121.472618 | 34 The Chinese Nationalist Party founder, Sun Yat-sen, lived in this villa in Shanxi Nan Lu with his wife between 1919 and 1925. The house is as it was when he died, with 2,700 fascinating… |  |
31.247709 121.472618 | 35 Dragonfly Spa is among Shanghai's best-known. Spas around Shanghai offer Japanese shiatsu and aromatic oil massages as well as facials, manicures and waxing. Couples at this branch in the… |  |
31.247709 121.472618 | 36 Pudong's Jin Mao Tower in Lujiazui may have lost its place as Shanghai's tallest building to the Shanghai World Financial Center but the view from the 88th floor remains the best. Enjoy… |  |
31.247709 121.472618 | 37 The 468-metre Oriental Pearl Tower with its view towards Pudong is Shanghai's defining image. The space-age building shimmers inside and out with technicolour lighting. Inside, there's a… | |
31.229665 121.476162 | 38 Shanghai Grand Theatre on People's Square is the premier venue for classical music, opera, drama and ballet. Shanghai Ballet regularly performs classics like Swan Lake and The Nutcracker but… |  |
31.235297 121.493747 | 39 If you like your tourist experiences kitsch, you'll love this bizarre train transporting tourists under the river from the Bund area to Pudong. Psychedelic lights blink, strange models appear… |  |
31.238004 121.490002 | 40 The well-trodden Bund is a riverfront promenade of mostly 19th-century European-style buildings along the Huangpu River. See a legacy of the period when Shanghai was known as the decadent… |  |
31.247709 121.472618 | 41 Many companies run cruises from the Bund area and it's a great way to see Shanghai. The Shanghai Huangpu River Cruise Company runs hour-long cruises throughout the day, and a three-hour… |  |
31.247709 121.472618 | 42 Yu Yuan Garden in the Old City features 30 Ming and Qing dynasty pavilions surrounded by lotus ponds and ornate bridges. The traditional bazaar sells kitsch souvenirs and the dumplings at Nan… |  |
31.247709 121.472618 | 43 The ShanghART warehouse and gallery are situated in Shanghai's cutting-edge artistic hub in Jingan, which houses over 100 galleries. The ShanghART gallery is the oldest modern art space in… |  |
31.180344 121.436054 | 44 Taiwanese brand, Shiatzy Chen, produces classic Chinese formal wear with embroidered silk and Qing Dynasty collars. A spending spree at this expensive shop on the Bund will leave you looking… |  |
45 If you fancy a change from dim sum, try new French restaurant Club Shanghai, where diners sit among opulent, romantic surroundings while feasting on gourmet creations by chef Franck Bruwier.… |  | |
31.234164 121.483589 | 46 Emporium Suzhou Cobblers, near the Bund area, sells handmade silk slippers with intricate Suzhou embroidery. Colourful Mary Janes and mules are embroidered with floral, 'double fish' and… |  |
31.233389 121.491537 | 47 The pink decor at Glamour Bar in the Bund area evokes Hollywood's Golden Age, though the striking views of Pudong are unmistakably Shanghai. Pretty girls and corporate suits enjoy the… |  |
48 See the Malayan Sun Bear, the Oriental White Stork and rarely seen indigenous animals such as the giant panda, golden-haired monkey and South China tiger at Shanghai Zoo. The blooming Lotus… |  | |
31.236692 121.50072 | 49 Shanghai Municipal History Museum The modern Shanghai Municipal History Museum on the Pudong tells the story of Shanghai until the takeover in 1949. See models of Shanghai's classic avenues and famous buildings and trolley… |  |
31.23049 121.473512 | 50 The Great World in Puxi is one of Shanghai's oldest entertainment establishments. Families enjoy performances ranging from folk dancing to acrobatics, martial arts and Beijing opera. Once… |
