The cast of the Jersey Boys is in Shanghai for their famous Broadway musical which is playing in the city's Daning Theatre from Nov. 9th to Dec. 3rd. We were honored to show them Shanghai during their stay. Our guides, Susie and Cathy, tried their best not to be too starstruck as they visited Yuyuan Garden, Confucius Temple, Shanghai World Financial Center and other top Shanghai sites. They especially enjoyed Yang's Dumplings. We wish them the best of luck on their tour!
Click here to see a review of their music in the Global Times. To get tickets, click here. :)
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We've just created our first video! This was a fun experiment using a GoPro-like video camera attached to a customer's bike. You get a rider's perspective as the customer tours through some of the local streets and sees the shops, people, food and other scenery.
This tour goes through the backstreets of Old Shanghai and visitors see many boarded up homes that the Chinese government wants to tear down in order to replace the neighborhoods with more modern buildings. We weren't able to capture the whole tour (nor would you want to probably watch it all :) but we hope this captures a bit of the essence and gives you an idea of what to expect. To book our book tour or learn more, just click on over to the description of our Half-day Old Shanghai Tour. We hope to see you in Shanghai soon to share this tour with us. Best, Jenny It may sound a bit weird the first time you hear the words "ear cleaning" and "tour" in the same sentence, but ear cleaning can be as relaxing and stimulating as a good massage. The question we often get is "why offer this in a tour?" Well.... because it's a unique Shanghai experience that you can't get everywhere and in Shanghai it's considered a cultural heritage. And we discovered Westerners love it!
In old times, before modern medicine in China, the ear was considered a window into potential diseases. It's complex structure and hidden secrets, when properly assessed, could reveal a range of ailments. It was believed, and still is by many, that cleaning your ears provides a path to health and disease prevention. Today customers do it more for the tradition and because it's an extremely enjoyable experience. They are also surprised at the dirt and garbage that comes out of their "clean" ears. The price of ear cleaning can range from 68 to over 100 RMB depending on the skill of the practitioner you desire, the length of time and the level of service you desire. This service can take from between 45 minutes to an hour and includes cleaning and a relaxing ear massage that many customers describe as sensual, comfortable and rejuvenating. If you're visiting Shanghai and interested in this experience, send us a note and we'll point you to some of the best ear cleaning facilities in Shanghai. If you take a tour with Jenny's Shanghai Tours, we can add this service to any tour or we also include this service as part of our Vegetarian Cuisine with Ear Cleaning or Hot Springs Tour. As we have discovered, ear cleaning isn't for everyone so we always provide our customers' options. We hope to see you in Shanghai soon! If you've visited our beautiful city at least once you've probably seen many of the most common (but still amazing) things to do in Shanghai such as Yuyuan Garden, the Pearl TV Tower, the Jade Buddha Temple or perhaps even the unique bird and small animal market. But if you have more time or on a second or third visit, perhaps you might enjoy some of the more unusual things to do in Shanghai. Here are some ideas for Shanghai activities and sites that many foreigners don't experience, but are worth visiting if you have the time.
Many foreigners may know Shanghai (and other Chinese cities) mostly by the faded pictures of China's past with its traditional tile-roofed buildings, shared toilets and simple rooms that seem more closely aligned with opium dens than modern-living.
Of course, today, Shanghai is a modern city with huge malls, some of the world's tallest buildings and cutting edge homes. While most of this remembered past is quickly fading away with China's momentum to pave a way to the future, pockets of this amazing history do exist and are just minutes away from central Shanghai. Exploring areas behind some of the most bustling streets you can still find homes that are over 100 years old along with their layered history of pipes, wires and "updates" that coat the area in attempts to keep them up to date. Unfortunately, many of the rows of these historic, traditional buildings and homes have over 90% of their doors and windows already bricked, blocked or plywooded in preparation for their destiny of being razed as soon as the last resident departs. Other homes have the mark of "please board me up" ready to go as soon as the home owner gives in to the government's incentives to move. If you have an interest in this past, we recommend a walking tour or bike tour that takes you down some of these backstreets of old Shanghai. This allows you to step in these historic homes and hear the stories of the locals that still live there. A truly memorable experience that won't be available soon. Learn more about our Backstreets of Old Shanghai Bike Tour. We hope to see you in Shanghai soon and would love to share this amazing experience with you. Jenny While China has cracked down a lot on imitations of famous brands, there are still many bargains to be had on great products at Shanghai's "copy market" such as the one Inside metro Line 2's, Shanghai Science & Technology Museum, 2000 Shiji Da Dao, near Yingchun Lu.
Of course, you must negotiate to get the deals! If you've been to one of these markets, you are very familiar with the process. You casually find something that catches your eye. Your interest piques until you finally ask, "How much is this?" The sales person nicely pulls out a calculator, enters the price and shows it to you with some reinforcement of "best price for you," "great price for this quality," etc. From here the fun begins. The amount of negotiation you can do is very dependent on several factors such as how many you want, the type of product and even the time of day. I won't try to give a detailed account of how much discount you can expect for every factor, but good negotiation comes down to some very simple practices:
If you want to try your hand at negotiating at these hectic markets, we're always happy to include it in your tour! Happy shopping and we hope to see you in Shanghai soon! Jenny If you just have a short time to see the highlights of Shanghai, here are some of the the elements that you want to be sure to include.
We hope you enjoy your visit to Shanghai!
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