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The BabyBird Guide to Shanghai: Dumplings, Squatties, and Skyline
If you are a traveler seeking adventure and intrigue, snag a copy of the BabyBird Guide to Dumplings, Squatties, and Skyline. BabyBird offers you a practical introduction to exploring China’s largest city, including what to expect at the wet markets and how to navigate the squatty potty. Read the guide in 30 minutes!
The guide begins with an introduction to the city, including a brief history that explains how Shanghai transformed from being an illegal opium-trading spot to one of the most-populated, multicultural metropolises in the world. From there, you will discover how to arrive and navigate in the city with success, whether using the Metro or the magnetic levitation train (Pro tip from You can purchase a Shanghai Public Transportation Card, which looks and works like a debit card, to pay for all of your in-city traveling costs, whether bus, taxi, ferry, or Metro).
This travel guide offers a snapshot of the most popular tourist destinations in Shanghai, including the Bund, the Shanghai World Financial Center, and YuYuan Garden. Adventurers looking for fresh inspiration will find unique ideas to explore the city, including where to buy inexpensive eyeglass frames (with your prescription!), find an underground gallery of propaganda art from the Cultural Revolution, and which parks to explore for a day away from the hustle of the city streets.
If you’ve ever wondered what to expect during Chinese New Year, how to bargain your way to an excellent price at the local fake market, or what’s inside a traditional Shanghainese dumpling, the BabyBird Guide to Shanghai is for you. In addition to these topic areas, the guide also includes tidbits on preferred travel seasons in Shanghai, how to get from the international airport to the heart of the city, and where to find activities for travelers fond of art, architecture, history, science, and shopping.
The BabyBird Guide to Shanghai can serve as a launch pad for further research, a handy e-reference while on the go, or a complete resource for a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants adventure.
Authored by Alex Allison, who lived in Shanghai for a year pursuing studies in Mandarin Chinese.
The guide begins with an introduction to the city, including a brief history that explains how Shanghai transformed from being an illegal opium-trading spot to one of the most-populated, multicultural metropolises in the world. From there, you will discover how to arrive and navigate in the city with success, whether using the Metro or the magnetic levitation train (Pro tip from You can purchase a Shanghai Public Transportation Card, which looks and works like a debit card, to pay for all of your in-city traveling costs, whether bus, taxi, ferry, or Metro).
This travel guide offers a snapshot of the most popular tourist destinations in Shanghai, including the Bund, the Shanghai World Financial Center, and YuYuan Garden. Adventurers looking for fresh inspiration will find unique ideas to explore the city, including where to buy inexpensive eyeglass frames (with your prescription!), find an underground gallery of propaganda art from the Cultural Revolution, and which parks to explore for a day away from the hustle of the city streets.
If you’ve ever wondered what to expect during Chinese New Year, how to bargain your way to an excellent price at the local fake market, or what’s inside a traditional Shanghainese dumpling, the BabyBird Guide to Shanghai is for you. In addition to these topic areas, the guide also includes tidbits on preferred travel seasons in Shanghai, how to get from the international airport to the heart of the city, and where to find activities for travelers fond of art, architecture, history, science, and shopping.
The BabyBird Guide to Shanghai can serve as a launch pad for further research, a handy e-reference while on the go, or a complete resource for a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants adventure.
Authored by Alex Allison, who lived in Shanghai for a year pursuing studies in Mandarin Chinese.
31 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 8, 2013
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About the author
Alex Allison
7 books9 followersAlex Allison was born in London in 1991. He studied Art History (BA) at University of York and Creative Writing (MA) at University of Manchester.
Alex currently works for BCG, delivering upskilling programmes to clients across the globe. Prior to this, he previously held positions at PwC and at the British Library.
Alex is the author of The Art of the Body, a novel published by Dialogue Books in September 2019. Winner of the 2020 Somerset Maugham Award and longlisted for the 2020 Desmond Elliott Prize. His second novel, Greatest of All Time, will release on 30th January 2025.
Alex currently works for BCG, delivering upskilling programmes to clients across the globe. Prior to this, he previously held positions at PwC and at the British Library.
Alex is the author of The Art of the Body, a novel published by Dialogue Books in September 2019. Winner of the 2020 Somerset Maugham Award and longlisted for the 2020 Desmond Elliott Prize. His second novel, Greatest of All Time, will release on 30th January 2025.
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February 1, 2014
Quick, easy to read introduction to visiting Shanghai. No great insights, but good basic information. Good value.
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