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Connecting flights to Shanghai are available from numerous other Asian cities, with Hong Kong perhaps offering the best links.
Mini Guide to Shanghai
Booming Shanghai is growing so fast you can expect to hear this from your teenage son! Shanghai sells itself on atmosphere rather than sites. It might not have a Big Ben, a Statue of Liberty, or an Eiffel Tower, but this city boasts a unique energy that make it just about the most exciting place on earth.
Mind you, Shanghai has never been dull. In its position as the gateway to China, it has always had a somewhat edgy allure. Every aspiring colonial power wanted to seize control of Shanghai, it was the ultimate imperial “prize”. Opium was one of the most valuable commodities traded in the city, and Shanghai became notorious for its drug dens, organised crime, and brothels.The Communists put an end to Shanghai’s orgy of excess – letting the city slide into decline after all the foreigners left, seemingly as a punishment for being so intrinsically linked with the West.
Luckily most of the colonial buildings were left untouched, giving much of the ‘old’ Shanghai a distinctly European feel, albeit an appealing hotch-potch of every architectural style imaginable intermingling with traditional Chinese neighbourhoods. The old buildings which straddle the Huangpu River on the legendary Bund or in the alluring Frenchtown are now being lovingly restored, as all around them the city grows at a frightening pace.
Shanghai is the biggest building site in the world - everywhere you look there are new skyscrapers going up, indeed a whole new city has appeared from nowhere across the river in the former farming district of Pudong. As a leading business centre, Shanghai is busy all year round, but the best times to visit as a tourist are spring and autumn, when the weather is relatively mild. It can get unbearably cold during the winter, and extremely humid in the summer.
Shanghai Flight News
- BA unveils new Club World cabin in China - 04/12/2007
- New airline for smokers - 08/11/2006
- British Airways start flights to Shanghai - 02/06/2005
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- BmiBaby puts winter flights on sale - 26/08/2008
- Olympic Airlines axes Thessaloniki flights from London - 26/08/2008
Flights to China - Other Cities
Can't find any good value flights to Shanghai? Read our general guide about finding flights to China, or try one of the other cities in China mentioned below:
Other useful Shanghai travel websites
- Shanghai International Airport - Official Website
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