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English language theatre fans, prepare yourselves for a dose of racy, cross-dressing British farce. Cheating husbands and wives and all their lies make for a...
Windsorborough (South China) By Alastair Dickie What: British-style cooking done right Where: 17 Lianfu Street, near Shayan Lu, Shenzhen. Tel: (755) 2555 1211...
Bocca What: South Bund restaurant serving west/central and southern Italian cuisine Where: 22 Zhongshan Dong Er Lu, near Xin Yong’an Lu. Tel: 6328 6598...
With such a range of hotels to choose from, it’s difficult to know where to host your meeting, conference or exhibition. Shanghai Talk therefore brings...
Planning a business trip with your colleagues? Or just looking to get away for the weekend but can’t escape the paperwork? Sanya might just be the trip...
Shanghai is a city that breeds ambition. Its busy streets and high risers on the rise cast a spell on many a foreigner, finding themselves possessed with the...
Whether your rich friend just gave you a couple bottles of Château Latour to wine-sit or you've decided to start a modest wine collection of your own to...
What: Straight ahead local with one of Shanghai's most famous cover bands  Why: You’re looking for live music and a low-key drink How much...
Rupert Pupkin shares his thoughts on why living in the mainland is hard, oh so very hard… The Mysterious Mainland. Unknowable. Precarious. Swelling and...
What: One of Shanghai’s go-to sports bars establishes a new spot across the river Why: You don’t want to go half-way across the city to the...
What: Sea Salt Scrub (30 min), Flower Milk Bath (30 min), Balinese Massage (90 min) Where: 555 Xizang Zhong Lu near Fengyang Lu in the Shanghai Marriott Hotel...
What: Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner Massage (30 min), Cupping Therapy (30 min) Where: Floor 3, 111 Yili Nan Lu, near Guyang Lu. Tel: 137 6473 4668...
Why is 50 minutes in the gym the maximum time you should spend working out? Health and fitness expert Jon Robinson has the answers… Everyone’s...
What: Sports bar chain from neighbouring Suzhou Why: You want some beers and a good dance without the strobes How Much: Premium draft beers RMB 70;...
In Chinese culture the image of a man riding a horse is often associated with a nomad riding in the grasslands, rather than the middle-class image that is...
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