Yearly Archives: 2014

Learning Chinese in Shanghai

Want to learn Mandarin in Shanghai? If you are an expat in Shanghai it is a great idea to learn to speak the language. There area a lot of different schools who are specialized at teaching Mandarin to foreigners, but not everyone are very good. In fact, I had a couple of bad experiences more »

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7 tips Renting an Apartment in Shanghai

Renting an apartment in Shanghai can be a daunting thing. In a city of 23 million there is a massive choice of location and building type. Obviously if you have children you will need a lot of space, but what about proximity to International Schools, Kindergardens. Then again what about the Commute? Are you more »

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Sub-let Apartments in Shanghai

Introduction As many people will know in Shanghai, the property market is booming with an incredibly high demand for places to live. This demand originates from a variety of different places including Chinese workers and families from outside of Shanghai, Expats, students and even interns, looking for apartments in shanghai. All of which adding pressure more »

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Shanghai Tower

Shanghai Tower climb   We do not condone this dangerous activity but it is pretty amazing to watch. Two Russian building climbers took this amazing footage. Be warned if you are afraid of heights you might end up screaming at your screen soon.   Shanghai Tower   Shanghai Tower is the worlds second largest more »

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Shanghai cuisine. An interesting guide for those who want to rent an apartment in Shanghai.

If you are an expat looking for an apartment in Shanghai and you are worried for the food, here there is a guide about Shanghai cuisine. Chinese cuisine is varied and tasty and is surrounded by many myths that are often true. The main component of the meal is rice, which is usually associated more »

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How’s the renting property looks like in Shanghai?

What type of properties are available in Shanghai? It has three types of properties in Shanghai -house, which also called villa, townhouse, independent house,terrace house in some western countries. – apartment, it’s called condo,flat,too. this is the same in most of the other western countries -lane house, this is a unique group of properties. more »

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