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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Shanghai

31 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Shanghai, China

Updated August 31, 2023

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The Bund Sightseeing Tunnel

Shanghai, China

Bund Sightseeing Tunnel

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.
Fly over of the whole resort

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Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental Hotel

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.
Posters with a distincy

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Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

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Shanghai's 1933 Slaughterhouse

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.
View of Shanghai and the Oriental Pearl Tower

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Oriental Pearl Tower

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

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Shanghai Circus World

China's most famous acrobatics act.

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Shanghai Marriage Market

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European architechture mixes with traditional Chinese iconography throughout the area.

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Shanghai French Concession

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.
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Peace Hotel Jazz Bar

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.
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Shanghart Supermarket

This supermarket in Shanghai appears to be a typical Chinese convenience store, but all of the bottles are empty and all the containers are filled with nothing but air.
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Stories About Shanghai

Zheng Pingru was about 19 years old when she was recruited to spy on the Japanese forces that occupied Shanghai at the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

A Socialite’s Plot to Assassinate a Corrupt Official in Occupied Shanghai

Zheng Pingru’s scheme involved a fabulous fur coat and ended in tragedy.
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The Fiedler family poses in front of their home on Tongshan Road.

The Hidden History of Shanghai's Jewish Quarter

As Hitler rose to power, the city welcomed refugees.
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June 13, 2018

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