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  1. Tips of Shanghaiside trip

    January 18, 2012 by admin

    Walking tours in Jiangsu
    Walking tours will put you in closer touch with the ancient cities of Jiangsu. In smaller cities and towns such as Luzhi, Zhouzhuang and Tongli, you can easily walk the scenic areas within an hour or two. What’s more, bigger cities like Nanjing and Suzhou also provide walking tours around the city gates and in historic precincts and streets.

    Nanjing
    If you are a fan of castles and Chinese culture, you may find this walking tour most attractive to you. Take a walk around Zhonghua Gate, the biggest castle-style city gate in China, and you’ll have a better knowledge of China’s military and architectural traditions.
    Ticket Price RMB 20.00
    Opening Hours 8:00 to 21:00
    Transportation Bus: 游2, 游4, 2, 16, 26, 33, 49, 88, 101, 102, 105,106, 305
    Subway Line 1
    Shuttle Bus from Lukou International Airport
    Also visit Presidential Palace, Xuanwu Lake, Confusions Temple, Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum
    Suzhou
    If you’ve already visited the Chinese Classical Gardens and shopped for the silk embroideries in Suzhou, there’s more to explore in this famous ancient water city. So, why not explore the “water gate” system in Suzhou this time? A walking tour around the Panmen Gate, which is the only one of its kind in China today, is highly recommended!
    Ticket Price RMB 25.00/48.00
    Opening Hours 7:30 to 17:30
    Transportation Bus #1, #3, #101, #102, #103, #701, 游2, 游5
    Also visit Tiger Hill, Zhuozheng Garden, Hanshan Temple, Suzhou Amusement Park

    Water tours in Jiangsu
    During a trip to the rivers and canals in Jiangsu, you’ll discover the water cities are both interesting and beautiful!
    Luzhi
    Ride on a boat driven by human force with a bamboo stick and enjoy the picturesque view of the riverside ancient houses of local residents and the ancient stone bridges in Luzhi. Among the existing 41 bridges in Luzhi, Zhengyang Bridge and Dongmei Bridge are the most famous.
    Ticket Price RMB 60.00
    Opening Hours 8:00 to 17:00
    Transportation Tour Bus between Shanghai, Suzhou and Luzhi
    Attractions Baosheng Temple, Memorial of Ye Shengtao, Xiao’s House, Sanbu’er Bridge, Wansheng Rice Store
    Tongli
    The Three Bridges in Tongli are the Taiping Bridge, Jili Bridge, and Changqing Bridge.
    Ticket Price Package A: RMB 80.00 Old Town, Tuisi Garden, Pearl Tower, Luoxing Islet, Exhibition Hall
    Package B: RMB 25.00
    Old Town, Chongben Hall, Jianyin Hall, Gengle Hall, Nanyuan Tea House
    Package C: RMB 40.00/50.00
    Old Town, Tuisi Garden
    Package D: RMB 35.00
    Old Town, Pearl Tower
    Opening Hours 8: 00 to 17: 00
    Transportation Tour Bus between Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing and Tongli
    Zhouzhuang
    Shuangqiao (Twin Bridges) and Fuanqiao Bridge are the two must-see bridges in Zhouzhuang.
    Ticket Price RMB 100.00
    Opening Hours 8:00 to 21:00h
    Transportation Tour Bus between Shanghai, Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Nanjing, Suzhou, Kunshan and Zhouzhuang.
    Attractions ShuangQiao (Double Bridge), Fu’an Bridge, Shen’s Hall, Quanfujiang Temple

    Classical Chinese Garden Tours in Jiangsu
    A trip to Jiangsu would not be complete without a visit to some its Chinese Classical Gardens. Why? Classical Chinese garden design, according to UNESCO, which seeks to recreate natural landscapes in miniature, is nowhere better illustrated than in the nine gardens in the historic city of Suzhou. If you want to see the scenic Chinese architecture with your own eyes and learn more about Chinese culture and customs, a tour of Classical Chinese Gardens would be a great choice!

    Want to learn more about Classical Chinese Gardens in Jiangsu?
    Chinese Classical Gardens in Suzhou are the most well known due to their World Heritage List status. The most visited garden sites include: Master-of-Nets Garden (Wangshi Yuan); Surging Waves Pavilion (Canglang Pavilion); Humble Administrator’s Garden (Zhuozheng Yuan); Lion Grove Garden (Shizilin); and the Lingering Garden (Liuyuan).
    Attractions Humble Administrator’s Garden
    (Zhuozheng Yuan) Lingering Garden
    (Liu Yuan) Surging Waves Pavilion
    (Canglang Pavilion)
    Ticket Price Apr. 16－Oct. 30
    RMB 70.00
    Oct. 31-Apr. 15
    RMB 50.00 Apr. 16－Oct. 30
    RMB 40.00
    Oct. 31-Apr. 15
    RMB 30.00 Apr. 16－Oct. 30
    RMB 20.00
    Oct. 31-Apr. 15
    RMB 15.00
    Opening Hours 7:30 to 17:00 7:30 to 17:30 8:00 to 17:00
    Transportation Tour Bus: 游1、游2、游5
    Bus: 202, 313, 923, 529, 40, 78 Tour Bus: 游1, 游3,游5
    Bus: 6, 7, 22, 33, 44, 70, 85, 88, 91, 317 Tour Bus: 游2\, 游4,游5线
    Bus: 1, 39, 101, 102, 103, 308, 309
    Yangzhou is famous for its He Garden (Heyuan):
    Attraction He Yuan Ge Yuan
    Ticket Price RMB 50.00 RMB 40.00
    Opening Hours 7:30-18:00 7:15-18: 00
    Transportation Tour Bus游2, 游19
    Bus: 26, 22,1 Tour Bus: 游1, 游2
    Bus: 8, 42
    Wuxi is famous for its Jichang Garden:
    Attraction Jichang Garden
    Ticket Price RMB 5.00
    Opening Hours 8:00-17:30
    Transportation Bus: 2, 4, 10, 15, 16, 56, 81, 83, 88, 91, 208, 216, 801
    Also visit Xihui Park, LingShan Buddha

    Traditional Chinese Handicraft Making Tours in Jiangsu

    Yixing tea pot is well-known both at home and abroad. Rather than buy a tea pot back home, why not have a go at making a Yixing tea pot with your own hands.

    Attraction Yixing Pottery Museum
    Ticket Price RMB 20.00
    Opening Hours 7:30-16:30
    Transportation Bus: 5、6、45、46
    Tour Bus: 游1
    Also visit Dingshu Town, where the Yixing Pottery Museum is located, is dotted with local Tea Pot Making Workshops. You may choose one and then take a shot at tea pot making.

    Wuxi Huishan Clay Dolls is widely appreciated for its vivid appearance and delicate workmanship. If you’re having a vacation in Wuxi, don’t forget to pay a visit to the Huishan Clay Dolls Factory.

    Attraction Huishan Clay Dolls Factory
    Ticket Price Free
    Opening Hours 9:00-17:00
    Location Baoshan Bridge
    Also visit A series of activities are provided by the factory, e.g. clay dolls exhibition, clay dolls shopping and tourists’ clay statue making. Moreover, you may also appreciate the production of the clay dolls and even take a shot at clay dolls making.
    The nearby sites include: the Huishan Ancient Town and Xihui Park.

    Chinese Tea Culture Tours in Jiangsu
    Tea culture in China is equal to coffee culture in western countries. Suzhou is the best known place for tea-leaves collection and tea drinking in Jiangsu province. Every year in March, the Biluochun Green Tea Culture Festival is held in Wuzhong District, Suzhou. Among all the mountains, Xishan (West Mountain) and Dongshan (East Mountain) are most famous for tea culture tours, titled the “Farm House Based Tours for Tea Collection and Drinking.”

    Tour Packages Xishan Tea Collection and Drinking Tours
    Ticket Price Verifies
    Opening Hours 24 Hours
    Tour Routes 9:00 Gather at the farm house and make preparations for tea leave collection
    9:30 Arriving at the tea garden and collecting tea leaves under the guidance of local farmers; you may also collect some wild herbs/vegetables.
    10:30 Ascend to the top of the mountain, “Piaomiao Peak” and admire the magnificent view of the Taihu Lake.
    12:30 Get downhill to the farm house and enjoy the lunch prepared by local farmers
    13:30 Watch the authentic procedure of Biluochun Green Tea production; you may also take a shot at frying the tea leaves on your own
    16:00 End of the tour
    Also visit the Sanshan Island (Three-mountain Island) and the Taihu Lake

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  2. Ningbo Cuisine

    January 13, 2012 by admin

    As an important offshoot of Zhejiang Cuisine, Ningbo Cuisine, utilizing various cooking techniques like frying, braising and steaming, is famous for its softness and the original taste and flavor of food. Lying near the sea, Ningbo has access to abundant sea products. Hence, seafood, especially fish, is preferred in the local cuisine. Many of the ten famous dishes of Ningbo are made of sea food:

    Bingtang Jiayu (Steamed Turtle in Crystal Sugar Soup) takes first place in the ten famous Ningbo dishes. The bright golden color easily arouses one’s appetite. It is both sweet and salty with a strong fragrance. In addition to being delicious, it also boasts of being rich in protein, iodine and vitamin B.

    Braised Eel is cooked with fresh river eel. The prepared eel is first braised until the skin turns transparent. Then the flesh, with bones carefully removed, is cooked in a brown sauce. The result is tender and juicy and has a lovely bright color. This dish is a veritable tonic of calcium and vitamins.

    Bean Curd Skin Roll with Yellow Croaker is very popular in Ningbo. Each roll is cut into small pieces and deep-fried. The bean curd skin is quite crisp while the yellow croaker inside is very tender. The vinegar sauce gives it a special flavor.

    Others like Fried Eel, Braised Yellow Croaker with Pickled Potherb Mustard, and Fish with Seaweed are also made with the bounty of the sea.

    In addition to these famous dishes, Ningbo also boasts many delicate and delicious noshes. The most famous one is Ningbo Rice Glue Ball (Stuffed Dumpling Ball). The skin of the dumpling ball is made of fine glutinous rice power so that it is quite soft and smooth. The common stuffing is made of lard, fine sugar and black sesame. The stuffing can also be made of ham or lean meat. The various stuffings offer different tastes like sweet or salt with a distinctive aroma. Authentic Ningbo stuffed dumpling balls are there for you to enjoy at Gangyagou Rice Glue Ball Restaurant at No.7 Xianxue Street, Haishu District, Ningbo City.

    Recommended Restaurants:
    The authentic Ningbo Cuisine, especially seafood, can be found at:

    Sunward Fishery Restaurants
    Caihong location:
    Address: No.236, Caihong Road, Jiangdong District
    Bus Routes: 10,804,820,360,367,514,506,560
    Zhongxin location:
    Address: No.977, Yinzhou Road, Yinzhou District
    Bus Routes: 108,103,359,361,513,109,116,105,116-1,623,627

    Shipu Restaurant
    Tianyi location (New Shipu Restaurant)
    Address: No.298, Kaiming Street, Haishu District
    Bus Routes:
    2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 15, 19 , 518, 506 ,517 ,215 ,216, 331, 350, 503, 504, 515 ,517 ,521 , 528 , 804 , 821
    Moon Lake location
    Address: No.60, Yanyue Street, Haishu District
    Bus Routes: 9,357,16,20,214,302,330,354,503,507,506,550,560,560-1,821

    Vegetarian Food:
    Ningbo Jujubetree Vegetarian Restaurant
    Address: No.16 Liuting Street, Haishu District
    Opening Hour: lunch time: 11:00~14:00
    Dinner time: 17:00~21:30
    Tips: 1.This is a non- smoking restaurant;
    2. You must place your order before 21:00 each day.
    Bus Routes: 506, 507, 812, 820, 821, 906, 517, 516, 357, 7, 9, 20, 809, 19, 330

    Fast Food:
    KFC: here are some main locations:
    Drum Tower location: No.81, Zhongshan West Road
    City God’s Temple location: No.118, Jiefang Road, Haishu District
    Hualian B location: No. 1, Intime Department Store, Dongdu Road
    Tianyi location: No.48, Yaohang Street

    Pizza Hut:
    Tianyi location: Intime Department Store, No.188, Tianyi Square, Zhongshan East Road
    City God’s Temple location: No.118-120, Jiefang South Road, Haishu District
    Yinzhou location: No.188, Siming Road, Yinzhou District

    McDonald’s:
    City God’s Temple location: No.2, Xianxue Street
    Jinguang location: 1st Floor, Jinguang Center, No. 148, Jiangdong Road

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  3. The Grand Canal

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    The Grand Canal of China, the longest man-made waterway in the world, begins at Hangzhou in East China and terminates in Beijing, running for a total length of 1,794 kilometers. Digging started in the late Spring and Autumn period (about 5th century B.C.) and it was twice extended and widened, once during the Sui period and then in the Yuan Dynasty. As China’s terrain slopes eastward-from the highlands and mountains in the west to the hinterlands on the shore of the Pacific, all the major rivers in China run west to east and empty into the Pacific. Like the Great Wall, the Grand Canal is noted as one of the most magnificent and wondrous constructions in ancient China, which can really offer one a profound look into China’s fascinating, historical past.

    Development

    Sui

    The canal we see today was built section by section in different areas and dynasties before it was linked together by the Sui Dynasty (581 – 618). In 604 A.D., Emperor Yangdi of the Sui Dynasty toured Luoyang (now the city in Henan Province). The following year, he moved the capital to Luoyang and ordered a large-scale expansion of the Grand Canal. The primitive building techniques stretched the project over six years. Approximately half the peasant builders (about 3,000,000) died of hard labor and hunger before it was finished. This project was thought to have been wasteful of manpower and money, which resulted in the downfall of the Sui Dynasty.

    Yuan

    The Grand Canal was the sole waterway for south-north transportation and communication. During the Yuan Dynasty, the docks at Jishuitan in Beijing, then called the Greater Capital, were crowded by boats loaded with grain from the south. After the mid-19th century, motor roads and railways gradually replaced the Grand Canal for transportation. However, it is safe to say that without the Grand Canal, there would have been no prosperity for Beijing in old days.

    Ming and Qing

    In the late Ming Dynasty, some workshops and charters with preliminary capitalism appeared in developed commodity society like Su Zhou and Hangzhou. Some other towns by the canal that had benefited from the commodity economy, ranging from Tian Jin, Cang Zhou, De Zhou, Lin Qing, Liao Cheng, Ji Ning, Xu Zhou, Huai An, Yang Zhou, Zhen Jiang, Chang Zhou, Wu Xi, Jia Xing, Shao Xing to Ning Bo, formed a bunch of glittering pearls of canal commerce.

    The Grand Canal was the major transport artery between north and south China during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, contributing greatly to the economic and cultural exchange between north and south—a role denied to the large natural rivers that mostly flow from west to east.

    Modern times

    Owing to the development of the maritime transport between north and south and the opening of the Tianjin-Pukou and Beijing-Hankou railways after the mid-19th century, the role of the Grand Canal was greatly reduced and many sections of it fell into disrepair or became choked with mud. The Grand Canal gained a new lease on life after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Except for the section in Shandong which is only partly serviceable, many other sections are navigable in some of the seasons while the 800-kilomerer stretch from Jiangsu to Zhejiang open to year-round shipping.

    Branches

    As a major transportation hinge in past dynasties, the Grand Canal interconnected the Yangtze, Yellow, Huaihe, Haihe, and Qiantang Rivers and flowed through Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang with Hangzhou at its southernmost end. The Grand Canal, which joined the river systems from different directions, offered much facility to transport foods and goods from south to north in past times. Just as importantly, it greatly improved the administration and defense of China as a whole and strengthened economic and cultural intercourse between north and south.

    Role

    Historically, the Grand Canal played an important role in the stability of feudalist reign. The location of the canal has been of political, military, economic and cultural significance all the time in the country, it always became the key position to be controlled by imperial governments. Each ruler desired to dominate the whole nation, taking advantage of the ideal conditions of the Grand Canal.

    After the founding of PRC, the Grand Canal was classified as one of the key river transportation routes. The reform policy has quickened the pace of canal reconstruction. In addition to the heavy task of transportation, the Grand Canal plays a simultaneously significant part in flood prevention, irrigation, water supply and travel. Having experienced twists and turns, the Grand Canal is bound to exhibit its vitality as a result of river harnessing, continuing to give impetus to economic development along the canal.

    Historical value

    The Grand Canal, or the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, was a giant irrigation project of ancient China. With a history of over 1,400 years and a length of 1,794 kilometers, it is one of the world’s oldest canals and is the longest man-made river in the world.

    Culture

    The unique canal culture is not only an essential part of Chinas multi-national culture integration, it also pushes forward the formation and development of this integration. The tolerance, unification, proliferation, openness, cohesiveness and centripetal force of canal culture has not only strengthened the ties of Chinese traditional thinking among Qi Lu region, Middle region and south of Yangtze River, but also integrate the cultural centers led by Chang An and Luo Yang in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Kai Feng in the Northern Song Dynasty, Hangzhou in the Southern Song Dynasty, Beijing in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, thus minimizing the differences and gap of those regions for the cultural unification of our nation. At the mean time, the canal region has also been a place to cultivate talented people with academic success.

    Do

    Boating on the Grand Canal is one of the best ways to get a panoramic view of the landscape of typical river towns in southern China, which include ancient dwellings, stone bridges of traditional designs and historical relics. Experiencing some of the local customs offers much delight to travelers. Tourists also have an opportunity to enjoy good food while appreciating the surrounding scenery.

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  4. Top 15 Shanghai Market

    January 6, 2012 by admin

    Dongtai Road Antique Market
    Address: Liuyanghe Road
    Business Hours: 9:30AM to 6PM
    Public Bus: No.17.864
    Dongtai Rd antique market in Shanghai is a cultural relic, it management by Administration Committee which is approved the first case of its supervision of the old arts and crafts market, it owns reputation at home and abroad,
    It has become a must see place for many tourists to Shanghai, this market is originated in the past time that people drinking tea here and exchanged their small antique collection, gradually developed into the big markets can allow hundreds of shops for business.

    Pearls Circles, Wholesale Pearls and Stone Market
    Address: First Asia Jewelry Plaza, 3th Floor, 288Fuyou Lu
    Business Hours: Daily, 10AM to 6PM
    Public Bus: Metro Line No 10.
    The Pearl’s Circles tops is the first Asia Jewelry Plaza near Yuyuan Market Area. As you leave the escalator on the third floor, you will be overwhelmed by the sheer number of pearls and stones in various design that you can image. The vendors will call out to you and it will be hard to get comfortable, so walk around, then saddle up to a counter and start looking. Get your bargaining gloves on and buy ready to wear, or design your own jewelry and have it made up in a few minutes.

    Hongqiao New World Pearl Market
    Address: No.100, Changning District, Zunyi Road
    Business Hours: Daily, 10AM to 10PM
    Public Bus: Metro Line No 3.
    HongQiao Shanghai City shopping mall is the Western most representative in Shanghai shopping center, the business area of 100,000 square meters, HongQiao Shanghai City shopping center is arm to “casual, leading the fashion” style, offers Shanghai people an delightful environment for different class, intimate and warm, meets the needs and taste of high stander life, shopping centre is combining with a lots of contents: leisure, entertainment, shopping, dining, healthy care and cinema.

    Yangtai Xinyang Fashion and Gift Market
    Address: No.100, Changning District, Zunyi Road
    Business Hours: Daily, 10AM to 6PM
    Public Bus: Metro Line No 3.
    HongQiao Shanghai City shopping mall is the Western most representative in Shanghai shopping center, the business area of 100,000 square meters, HongQiao Shanghai City shopping center is arm to “casual, leading the fashion” style, offers Shanghai people an delightful environment for different class, intimate and warm, meets the needs and taste of high stander life, shopping centre is combining with a lots of contents: leisure, entertainment, shopping, dining, healthy care and cinema.

    Flower, Birds, Fish and Insets Market
    Address: No.405, south of Xizang Road, Shanghai
    Business Hours: Daily, 10AM to 6PM
    Public Bus: No 18.23.24.11.17.217.782.
    Shanghai Wan Aquarium market covers an area of 2,600 square meters, is one of Shanghai’s largest open-bird and flower market, with trees and flowers, birds, fish, insects, wood carving, root sculpture and stone features, fishing equipment and other goods. To see the different Bugs sell in the market that people use to feed as pet, like crickets, that is worthwhile to come.

    Shanghai Longhua Fashion and Gift Market
    Address: No.2465, West of Longhua Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai
    Business Hours: Daily, 9AM to 6PM
    Public Bus: No 166.167.41.44.714.733.734.864.933
    Longhua fashion and gift market is located in No. 2465 Longhua road, which blocks traffic convenience. It is nearby bus station with lines to the most popular destination of Zhongshan Park, people’s square, Xujiahui, Shanghai railway station and other places.
    The total business area of the market is 11736 square meters, 283 shops located in the first floor; and 182 shops based on the second floor; the last third floor has 126 shops. The Market mainly sales garments, hats, luggage suitcase and gifts suit consumer needs.

    South Bund Fabric Market
    Address: South Bund Soft-Spinning Fabric Market (aka Shanghai Fabric Market)
    399 Lujiabang Lu, near Zhongshan Nan Lu
    Opening Hours: 9am-6:30pm
    Transportation: Metro Line No.4 to Nanpu Bridge
    Shanghai South Bund Fabric Market, as the name suggests, this is the ultimate stop for buying fabric. It was opened on April 15, 2006. Start with a trip to the South Bund Fabric Market (399 Lujiabang Road), where three air-conditioned stall offer a wide rang of silk and fabric. This fabric market has all of Shanghai’s best tailors all under the same roof. Wade through the mountains of fabric perfect for a design of your own creation or for the numerous samples provided. This is a perfect place for the person who enjoys sewing or wants to have beautiful clothes or home accessories custom-made. Remember bargain hard to get a fair price.

    Shanghai ShiliuPu Cloth Fabric Market (Dongmen Road)
    Address: No 168 Dongmen Road
    Opening Hours: 10AM-6PM
    Public Bus: No public buses directly get there, we suggest taking TAXI.
    Shanghai Shiliupu Cloth Fabric Market mainly sales different materials for clothes of cotton cloth, silk, textile fabrics and fur, and fur, and its business concept of quality and low price has gained high international prestige. Here gathers 70﹪ of the famous shops on the former market located at Dongjiadu. They respect credit of quality and brands. Here the old customers can see the familiar faces of the shopkeepers. “Tailor-made” cloth is what the worth to try, customers can enjoy choosing fabric, processing clothing and other one-stop service with the reasonable price, and well sewn.

    Cybermart in the Middle Huaihai Road
    Address: Huaihai Road
    Opening Hours: 10AM-8PM
    Public Bus: Metro Line No.1
    Located in the Middle Huaihai Rd, Cybermart is the most central market for all sorts of gadgetry, including DVD players, iPods, laptops, digital cameras and camcorders, as well as blank CDs, DVDs, memory sticks and software. China though, is not the best place in Asia for discount electronic products; but you will get has a reasonable price if you are good at haggling.

    Weekly Muslim Friday Market.
    Address: Lane No1328, Changde road, near Macao road
    Opening Hours: every week in Friday from early morning to afternoon, we suggest to go in the early morning will have more options.
    Public Bus: Metro Line No.1
    To welcome the arrival of Muslim Friday praying, the Muslim and Uighur people will gather in Shanghai changde road to sell authentic Halal food. By 11 o’clock in the morning, all of the stalls are mounted outside the Shanghai West mosque trolleys. Here is one of Shanghai Uigur people assembly place on each Friday. This Bazaar is located in Jing an district, Changde road, at 1 o’clock in the afternoon Muslim Friday prayers all set up a stall before a few hours to. Although it is only one block long, but so bustling with noise and excitement.

    Taishan Tea Market
    Address: No520, west of Zhongshan road,
    Opening Hours: 10AM-6PM
    Public Bus: No 88.709.224
    The tea market has totally three floors, is a good place to acknowledge about the tea culture, the shop keepers would like to introduce different kinds of tea to customer and have a opportunity to try some of your favorite, the price of tea are various from quality and brand, should be check it carefully before you buy.

    Shanghai International Glasses Market
    Address: No1688, Zhongxing road
    Opening Hours: 10AM-6PM
    Public Bus: No 88.709.224
    Shanghai International glasses city is truly international glasses Exposition never ends 365 days, ready to travel to Shanghai International glasses city, discover the “glasses theme shopping centers” with spectacle culture at the same time, gently go over the brand of glasses. Shanghai International glasses city arm to provide the high quality brand of glass, combine with wholesale and retail.

    Ninghong Children Cloth Market
    Address: No10, Pu’an road
    Opening Hours: 10AM-6PM
    Public Bus: No 57,721,804
    Nihong Child Cloth Market is now the best children’s clothing and toys market in Shanghai, it combine with children’s clothing, shoes, toys, baby carriages children’s shoes, pregnant infant supplies, jewelry gifts, children’s education tools, photography, recreation such as an integrated market. If you looking for the cloth and toys for kids, this is a ideal place provided with many options of different brand with various quality, customers allow to bargain here to get cheaper price.

    Upholstery and Bedding Market
    Address: No1618, Cao’an road
    Opening Hours: 10AM-6PM
    Public Bus: No 717.740.948.947
    The commodity in the market are including different styles of curtains, bedding, furniture, sofa fabric, all kinds of fabrics, clothing, bags, shoes, carpets and upholstery for the house, it attract thousands of visitors every day. it is good place to buy customize sheets and blankets, and step into the other floor for upholstery of your house.

    Shanghai Nanjing Road Souvenir Market
    Address: No580, West of Nanjing road
    Opening Hours: 10AM-6PM
    Public Bus: No Metro Line No 2
    This market is selling all kinds of tourist souvenirs, from handicraft, bags, and shoes to digital products, but mostly are the copy, you can get them for low price compare the real one, of course price are various base on the quality and brand, you can try to bargain and get reasonable price, we suggest to check out the quality of the item carefully before you buy.

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  5. Most Recommended Shanghai Snack Street

    December 30, 2011 by admin

    Crab-brown Flaky Pastry
    The flaky pastry is crispy, delicious, aromatic and as brown as the color of a cooked crab. The fillings include green onions, pork, crab meat, shrimp, sugar, mashed beans, jujube paste.

    Mashed Date Flaky Pastry
    It is a kind of fried food cooked with pastry cover and black mashed dates inside. It is very popular among the tourists from Hong Kong, Macao and Japan for its golden color, cute figure, crispy pastry and delicious stuffing.

    Fried Mantou (a kind of fried paste with stuffing inside)
    In Shanghai, people usually call Baozi (bread) to be Mantou, so fried mantou , in fact, is fried Baozi. the semi-fermented paste is fried on the saucepan with spraying water several times during cooking. You’d better taste it in hot because at that time, the bottom is golden-colored and crispy, while the rest part is white and soft. The wonderful stuffing mixing fresh meat with sesame or scallion is especially wonderful.

    Cold Noodle With Sauce
    For the summer in Shanghai, cold noodle is usually one of the most popular foods. The making procedure is: boil the noodle after steaming, then make it cool, at last add some sauces.

    8.2.5 Yangchun Noodle (plain noodle)
    There is a custom for the local people that the october in lunar calendar is another spring; hence the number of ten refers to spring. In the old days, the noodle was just worth ten wen (the money unit in ancient times), that’s why the noodle was called Yangchun Noodle-”Chun”means spring in Chinese.
    Yangchun noodle is smooth and tasty, mixed the fresh and delicious dried shrimps with scented scallion oil. it is said that in 1945, a businessman with the surname chen stirred the noodle with special scallion oil which was made in the typical way of his hometown. It was so unique that it is popular until now.

    Flour Ball with Fruits Stuffing
    It is a kind of sticky rice ball with fruits stuffing which is cooked by sweet fermented-rice. it is very special and delicious.

    Leisha Dumpling
    It is the glutinous-rice dumpling covering ground adzuki bean. It is said that at the end of Qing Dynasty, an old lady called Lei made a living by the glutinous-rice dumpling stall in Shanghai. In order to make the dumpling convenient to store and carry for attracting more customers, she tried so many ways. and finally she found covering ground adzuki bean is an effective way.

    Sponge Cake Made by Lard and Fruits
    It is steamed by the mixed powder of glutinous-rice and rice with adzuki bean and fruits. The cake is so soft and sweet, and has various tastes with different fruits. thus it is the popular food for welcoming the new year.

    Fried Chop Rice Cake
    The chop, with a piece of rice cake, is fried and cooked. there are two makings in Shanghai for this snack; the representatives are Shuguang restaurant and Xian laide cake store which have been famous for their chop rice cakes since 1930s; although the making procedures are different.

    Fresh Meat Flour Dough
    The typical flour dough has the ingredients of diced chicken and meat, mixing with the delicious soup. Because of the ear-like figure, it got the name “Mao’er” meaning the ears of cat. But here i’d like to recommend an unique one in Qiao jiashan restaurant of Shanghai. the special things are the hand-made flour piece and the meat or bean paste stuffing.
    Escargots Pickled with Distillers’ Grains or in Wine
    The median size escargots are boiled with the distillers’ grains or in wine. the escargot is fresh, the seasoning is appetizing. once you have a taste, you will never forget it.

    Gaoqiao Cake
    The ingredients used for this shortcake are wheat flour, lard, sugar, red beans and osmanthus. It is a rich and easily crumbled pastry, and has become one of the four renowned pastries from the Gaoqiao bakery. All the products from this bakery can be bought at its retail department at the corner of Huaihai zhong road and Ruijin road.

    Solidified Pear Syrup of Town God’s Temple
    The history of solidified pear syrup can date back to 1300 years ago. There were stores sailing solidified pear syrup in Shanghai’s town god’s temple more than 100 years ago. And the fame of it was spread all over the world from then on. The solidified pear syrup can be divided into one for healing effect and one for taste. The first one can relieve cough and asthma, As well as stimulate the appetite by so many medicinal herbs, such as almond, the root of balloon flower, tuckahoe, tuber pinellas etc. while the one for taste is boiled with sugar plus herbs, for example amomum villosum, hawthorn, clove and so on.
    Tips: Now it is the monopoly of Shanghai solidified pear syrup shop in Yuyuan Garden Commerce City.
    Cream Spiced Beans
    Cream spiced beans are made by the local green broad beans with the ingredients such as Fennel, Cinnamon bark, salt, sugar, cream etc. It tastes slight sweet and delicate flavor, which is good for stimulating the appetite.

    Top Shanghai Snack Restaurants
    Wanshou Restaurant-Wonton
    This is a restaurant specially for Wonton, one of the traditional snacks in China. This restaurant is small but crowded by the customers, the Wonton which filling meat and vegetable is the most popular dish, local people call Sanxian Wonton, it will not let you down with rich ingredient, light taste, and affordable prices. 3.5 Yuan can be satisfy your taste buds.
    Address: No 123 Shanyin Road, Hongkou District
    Tel: 13601678832
    Business Hour: 5am to 10pm

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