Puppy Supplies
Apita Pet Supplies Guoan Community (Gubei) City Shop (Gubei)
Takashimaya Family Sale
Take a look at Takashimaya Department Store’s (438 Hongqiao Road, Changning District) Family Sale (http://www.takashimaya.com.cn/promo/398) with a wide selection of garments for men and women at decent prices.
JIC Bookstore
Established by the State-Owned Enterprise, JIC investment group, as part of their ‘Cultural & Consumption’ Division, JIC (Jianyin Investment Company or China Jianyin Investment ) Bookstore is designed to provide a comfortable, relaxing and unique environment (cultural space) for those interested in Social Science (Humanities) and Economics books. It is located at 188 Gongping Road […]
Hongqiao Friendship Shopping Centre
One of the first modern shopping complexes in Shanghai (Foundation: March 30,1993,Opening: March 26,1994) which was established with a 19 million USD investment and spans 20,000 m2 over 5 floors (1 basement and 4 above ground). Despite the aged appearance of Hongqiao Friendship Shopping Centre (6 Zunyi Road) it is still well worth the trip […]
City Engine
Saw this unique shop from a distance and decided to give it a try. Upon entering I was greeted by a variety of R2D2 style robots which stood motionless and voiceless in a semi-circle. From here, I found a motion chair for a VR roller coaster, which looked dangerous and fun. Drones! DJI Maverick and […]
Fun Box
The new fad is for automated (staff-less) convenience stores, which is attempting to fill the need already filled by vending machines. This vending machine takes the pre-made meals found at many convenience stores and uses the benefits of a vending machine. You can pre-order online via their app or purchase via the vending machine’s touch screen.
W Hotel
Located at 66 Lvshun Road, about a 10 min walk from the Bund along Huangpu Road is the W Hotel (You can also take Dongdaming Lu/ East Daming Road). It offers 339 rooms and 35 suites and is part of the Starwood brands chain (Category 5). It is the anchor for the Sinar Mas Plaza […]
Xinzhuang
Xinzhuang (莘庄;莘莊; Xīnzhuāng) is a town within Minhang district, Shanghai. Xinzhuang Station houses the terminal station for metro line 1 and connects to line 5. It also houses the Xinzhuang Railway Station (Shanghai–Kunming Railway) and a large bus terminal. Shanghai Xinzhuang Industrial Park (Also called Xinzhuang Industrial Zone) was established in August 1995 by the […]
HKRI Taikoo Hui Mall
Located in a great location on Nanjing Road west, above line 13, near Line 2 and Line 12, is the HKRI Taikoo Hui Mall (Taikoohui Dazhongli) mall (A HKR International Limited and Swire Properties Limited joint venture). While technically open, this mall is essentially dead, with 80% of shops not open and construction on-going to […]
Power woes
Residential Mains electricity in China is 220 V at 50 Hz (Frequency) Plugs: A (NEMA 1–15 U.S. 2 pin), I (3 prong), C (CEE 7/16 Europlug) Many home appliance vendors manufacture products for specific markets, meaning that you need to purchase for that specific market of intended use. Most computer companies have a built in […]
The Art of the Suit
The Art of the Suit When people come to Shanghai, they often wish to get a famous ‘Shanghai Suit’, but don’t really know what that means. Back in the old days, tailors from Hong Kong worked on suits in Shanghai for the masses of foreign wealth which was in the city, they brought western styling […]