The French Concession

Shanghai’s old houses are a true secret treasure, the most beautiful and intriguing once are well hidden.
Like the Garden Houses in 120 Tai’an Road’s Lane.
It’s not only the architecture of the buildings, but also the whole Lane environment, it’s peaceful, green, and unless you try really hard, you don’t see any large buildings around.

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The Shanghai Library is definitely one of my top spots in Shanghai if you’re here long term.
The Library has a huge selection of english books on it’s fourth floor, ranging from novels, to magazines to business books.
And it’s surprisingly cheap, only 35 Rmb for a year long membership card.
This one only lets you enter the [...]