Useful websites for living in Shanghai

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Permalink Reply by Michael Lao on December 27, 2011 at 4:40pm

Great idea, Ross. I've been bookmarking some myself but would like to hear from you guys. So far I only have shanghaiexpat.com, entershanghai.info, and smartshanghai.com.

Permalink Reply by Ross Thorburn on December 27, 2011 at 5:23pm

Thanks a lot Michael - I've added those here.

Permalink Reply by Jaimee Watson on December 28, 2011 at 10:45am

Below is the "guide" that i give teachers once they arrive in the Shang, but i think it would be really helpful for them to get started on research before too!

Jaimee’s Shanghai Cheat Sheet

Helpful websites
Housing, metro map, addresses in Chinese AND English, hilarity in the form of articles: www.smartshanghai.com

Events, nightlife, music: www.shanghaiist.com

Events, deals, reviews, articles: www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/

Housing, stuff for sale, etc. www.craigslist.com.cn

EF email (when not on EF computer): mail.ef.com

Metro map with times (there’s an app for that): www.exploreshanghai.com/metro/

Helpful phone numbers:

Shanghai Helpline (24 hrs):  962288

Guanxi (text in English, get English and Chinese addresses):  106695882929

 

Permalink Reply by Rose Connally on January 8, 2012 at 12:48am

Here are a few I didn't see listed yet:

TimeOut Shanghai

Moving to China Blog (not always Shanghai-specific, but still useful)

Shanghai Weather

Shanghai Dolls - Shanghai social network (though mostly geared towards females)

Permalink Reply by Ross Thorburn on January 8, 2012 at 6:32pm

Thanks Rose

Permalink Reply by 1x7bkxdxc6w8w on January 10, 2012 at 11:57pm

 Smart Shanghai and City Weekend are great for nightlife/events.  But these are two that no one listed:

Flatmates: Craigslist 

 EnjoyShanghai.com

 

Permalink Reply by Courtney Conching on January 11, 2012 at 3:21pm

www.smartshanghai.com

www.enjoyshanghai.com

www.timeout.com

Permalink Reply by Sarah Pickavance on March 2, 2012 at 5:58pm

There is also

shanghaistuff.com

And for the bus routes there is

http://msittig.wubi.org/bus/

Permalink Reply by Rose Connally on March 2, 2012 at 9:20pm

If you're interested in swing dancing:

http://shanghaiswings.weebly.com/

Permalink Reply by 1wb1d8odiucs8 on April 11, 2012 at 11:01am

Don't forget http://www.echinacities.com/shanghai/ - news and other stuff on there (though it's still not as popular as some of the other sites dedicated purely to Shanghai as eChinaCities covers a range of cities).