Shanghai
Damian Harper

Over 130 filling restaurants, 80 bargain-hunter's shops, 100 select accommodation options and two exhausted local authors. Language and cultural help, from deciphering menus to doing business. Meet some of the 17 million inhabitants through interviews with a film producer, an artist, a rock star and a writer. Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-theminute reviews, updates and traveller insights. Spot MagLevs gliding around the futuristic neon of the Pûdông as you stroll the historic Bund. Escape the skyscrapers in the tree-lined French Concession exploring hip eateries for the best guiyù (steamed Mandarin fish). Try for a coupe of yuan discount on a must-have cheongsam or handmade silk slippers. Name-check big name DJs storming the hot club scene.