Author: life-china

[Collection]: Offbeat Museums

Defined, in this case, as "museums you probably don't know about/won't come across on most museum lists/probably shouldn't visit but eventually will." Educate yourself! Shanghai Postal Museum 250 Bei Suzhou Lu, near Sichuan Bei Lu View ListingTaxi Printout Opening Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Sat&Sun Price: Free The Shanghai Post Museum is a grand old building on Suzhou Creek dating back to 1924. The second-floor houses an interesting jaunt into the obscure past of the postal service in China, free to the public and open four days a week (entrance is from Tiantong Lu on Sundays)....

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Everything You Need to Know About the Formula One Race

Imagine football matches in which the richest teams drop a little extra cash and get to aim at a goal four meters wider than their opponents. Welcome to the world of Formula One racing — where the richest teams hire the best engineers, mechanics, pit crews and drivers and dominate the circuit. That Darwinian world will be on display at Shanghai International Circuit on April 12, 13 and 14 when Formula One makes its annual pit-stop for the Chinese Grand Prix. You have tickets already, right? As of this writing, tickets for the...

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[Square Meters]: The Malls of Our Lives

The shopping mall — what 21st century Shanghai will be remembered for. In 2018 alone, 38 new malls opened. But it takes a mall a little while to come into its own after opening, so we checked back with six that caught our eye to see what they’ve become. *** Shimao Festival City 829 Nanjing Dong Lu, near Xizang Zhong Lu View ListingTaxi Printout Developer: Shimao Group Opened: September 2018 (reopening) The oldest and most iconic mall on our list is the triangle-shaped Shimao Festival City on Nanjing Dong Lu. In September 2018,...

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Spring / Summer Music Festival Preview 2019

Party on the grass or on The Wall? Jazz or metalcore? Swing dance or mosh pit? It’s just about time to make these important decisions. Even if the music festival cake seems to be getting smaller each year, Strawberry and Midi are still going, JZ Spring has expanded, and we have Asia’s largest festival at sea. This spring and early summer in festivals! *** Shanghai Spring International Music Festival April 8 - April 29 Location: multiple concert halls Headliners: Liao Changyong, Jaap van Zweden, Ju Percussion Group, Jasmine Chen The Shanghai Spring International...

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[The Collection]: Record Shops In Shanghai

We're a couple days late for Record Store Day, but better late than never! Here are some places to dive into crates for black discs that are way, way bigger than CDs. Not an exhaustive list by any means, just a couple of downtown spots to get you started. Uptown Record Store   115 Pingwu Lu, near Xingfu Lu View ListingTaxi Printout Opening Hours: Daily, 2-8pm Uptown Record Store (sometimes called Uptown Basement) is a record store in Shanghai, dealing in vinyl, vinyl, vinyl from all genres and from all over the place: rock, punk 7", indie rock, dubstep,...

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