Featured Tools
Shanghai Metro map

Latest map with updates on Line 8 extension

Buy a Metro ticket

Find your feet at a Metro vending machine

Cab color schemes

Dress up the cabs from major taxi companies

Pudong Int’l Airport

Complete guide with info on the new Terminal 2

Hot residential areas

View where most expats live in the booming city

For Bus Commuters

Learn how to ride a bus in the bustling city

Number pronouncer

Learn numbers in Mandarin and Shanghainese

Handy souvenirs

Best-loved Chinese souvenirs easily found

Shanghai Metro lines

There are now eight Metro lines in operation and in December 2007 Shanghai's subway systems overtook Paris as the seventh longest network in the world.
Latest updates on Line 8 extension added!

Metro lines
Interactive map, complete stations
Airports
Pudong Terminal 2, transfer guide
Bus
How to take buses, major routes
Taxi
Cab color schemes, read the receipt
Cyclists and Pedestrians
Road signs, watch agressive drivers
Transportation Card
Customize, refund, customer center
Telecom service

The city offers an advanced telecom infrastructure. Most office buildings have Internet connections and Internet cafes are almost everywhere.

Visa
Type of visas, checklist for visiting
Banking and Tax
Bank lists, money transfer, tax guide
Education
International schools, universities
Health
Ambulances, hospitals for expats
Family
Marriage, birth, adoption
Ayi
Tips for hiring
Pet
Import, buy or adopt, vets
Telecom
Mobile phone, Internet, IP card
Past, today and future

Roughly as old as Sydney or Los Angeles, it doesn't boast as long and rich a history as Beijing or Xi'an, but it is undoubtedly the most vibrant city on the China mainland.

City facts
History, geographic features, climate
Language
Useful expressions, numbers
Shopping
Streets, supermarkets, souvenirs
Housing
Residential areas, house types