We brought a few pieces of art with us to Shanghai in need of framing because I figured we could have it done here for a lot less than it would cost in the States. The trouble was that we didn’t know where in Shanghai to go. Then I heard about this place called Painter […]
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Tea Tasting in Shanghai’s Yu Gardens Bazaar
There is an infamous scam in Shanghai where seemingly nice Chinese “college students” invite hapless tourists to practice English with them at a tea house. There are variations to the set up, but the result is always the same: the tourists are forced to pay outrageous sums of money. But not all tea tastings are […]
Visiting a Shanghai Flower Market
Shanghai’s Caojiadu Flower Market is where local florists go to get their stock and where orchids can be had for a song. Stall after stall is filled to the brim with every kind of flower under the sun. Potted plants claim the space near the ground-floor entrances while the cut flowers can be found down a ramp […]
Fun at a Chinese Grocery Store
You might ask how a mundane chore such as grocery shopping could be fun. Well when the grocery store in question is a four story food mart emporium in Shanghai that’s painted to look like a French village, there is plenty of fun to be had! For example, you could pick up the meat needed […]