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Your internship in Shanghai. 上海

Let’s start describing Shanghai with figures..

Population: 19,210,000 and 2,729.9 inhabitants /km2 !
International student: 85 000
Transportation : 13 metro lines, 10 000 Taxi cars, two international airport.
Amercan residents: 11 000
French residents:12 500
German residents:10 000
British residents: 9 800
Spanish residents: 3 500

Why Shanghai is so attractive?

Young expatriates will tell you that you’d rather be in Shanghai at the moment than in our old western countries. Thanks for a super booming economy, life is sweet in Shanghai!
Life cost is extraordinary cheap you will enjoy all the aspect of a modern city. Shanghai has everything: Bar, night club, restaurants and even a ski sloap!
So called "pearl of orient" it's also all about service: you can enjoy food delivery in the middle of the night, 24/7 convenient store at each corner, cleaning ladies, driver, etc.
Shanghai is so clean and modern that people say that you don't really feel in China.
Eventhought Shanghai is the largest city of China, everything is concentrated in the city center called the French concession.
From the historic Bund to the hi-fi XuJiaHui, from the luxurious quarter of JingAn Temple/ Nanjing Road to cozy Hengshan Road, the French concession is the favorite district of Shanghai residents.  The French concession is quiet, street are French-tree-lined, you can find numerous small café-bar and authentic shanghaienese houses. (Far away from the psychedelic towers of Pudong)
Kampus apartment are all located in the French concession or in JingAn district (Jing An being very similar to French concession and just north of it)

 

What to do in Shanghai?

 

On a sunny week end, a young expatriate's life is typically scheduled.
After work on Friday evening it’s time for week-end celebration. Everybody enjoy's restaurants and meet with friends. Small budget will choose a “all you can eat (and drink)” Japanese Tappanyaky or delicious Chinese restaurant. Higher bugdet might go for a foreign cuisine restaurant. Anyway, it’s all about food in China, and restaurant are incredibly numerous.
After restaurant western expat will go to the pub and heat the atmosphere before going to club or concert. New comers will also try the traditional KTV Karaoke, national sport in China.. If you like parties and fun, you will love Shanghai by night.

On Saturday some will choose to go for the craziness of Shanghai shopping. Because Shanghainese are the biggest consumer in the world, you can go shopping everywhere and find everything: Giant shopping mall, electronic and Hi-Fi Malls, flower market, fabric market, fake market, luxury avenue (HuaHai road and Nanjing Road). Don't foregt in Shanghai it's all about bargain!
Other will choose more sportive activities. Thanks to the great expat community, you can practice all activities in Shanghai. Soccer (two major asian leagues), Tennis, Sailing, Yoga, Basketball, even Ice Hockey and Baseball!!
On Sunday it’s time for relaxation. After a generous lunch, people will enjoy green parks and go for the traditional foot massage or body massage.

Also see internship China
Also see gap year China

 

Survival Shanghai Kit

Top 5 website
www.sherpa.com.cn – Order food online
www.smartshanghai.com – keep yourself aware
www.bonjourchine.com – restez au courant
www.mapofshanghai.com – Interactive map of Shanghai
www.skydurvpn.com – get access to facebook, youtube
(see our general kit for China here)

Where to:

Buy electronics, cell phone, computers:
XujiaHui MeloChen.  徐家汇美罗城

Buy clothes/ brand at fake market:
580 Nanjing Xi Lu   南京西路580号，淘宝城555大厦

Create your clothes at fabric market:
399 Lujiabang Road (near the Bund) 陆家浜路399号，近南浦大桥，轻纺市场

Buy imported food at Carrefour:
Gubei Jialefu 水城南路  古北家乐福

Recharge your metro card or sim card:
All 27/7 convenient can do that. Just show your card or telephone and say:
I want to buy credit.  Wo yao chong zhi  我要充值

Have a nice brunch in Shanghai
Xintiandi 新天地
Champagne flow at Merdien Hotel
Le Saleya 法国餐厅

Do shopping at the biggest shopping mall
Plaza 66 恒隆广场
XuJiaHui GangHui 徐家汇港汇
ZhongShan Jialefu mall’s 中山公园家乐福
Pudong LuJiaZui 浦东陆家嘴

Relax in the nicest park and green
Zhong Shan Park 中山公园
Fuxing Park 复兴公园
Pudong Century Park 浦东世纪公园
XuJiaHui Park 徐家汇公园

Go outside Shanghai during the week ends
Enjoy Sheshan 佘山
Sheshan sofitel 佘山索福特酒店
TaiHu Lac 太湖
Suzhou 苏州
Little Venice 同里/周庄

Trave 3~4 days outside Shanghai.
Yellow mountains the must. 黄山
MoganShan 莫干山
Nanijing 南京

Visa center
Pudong, 1500 MingShen Lu 上海市出入境管理处，浦东民生路1500号

 

U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai
Main U.S. Consulate General Building
1469 Huai Hai Zhong Road
(Near Wulumuqi Nan Lu)
200031 Shanghai
China 

AUSTRALIA
Level 21 CITIC Square
1168 Nanjing Road West, 200041

Allemagne/Germany
181 Yongfu Lu
Shanghai 200031 Tel : (86 - 21) 3401 0106
Fax : (86 - 21) 6471 4448

Autriche/Austria
Level 22, Citic Square,
1168 Nanjing West Road, Shanghai
Tel : (86 - 21) 5292 5500
Fax : (86 - 21) 5292 5511

Belgique/Belgium
Wu Yi Lu, 127 200050 Shanghai
Tél : (86 -21) 64.37.65.79
Fax : ( 86 -21) 64.37.70.41

Bulgarie/Bulgaria
F/7 Hongqiao Building, No.2272 Hongqiao road, Shanghai
Tel : (86-2) 62376183
Fax : (86-21) 62376189

Danemark/Denmark
701, Shanghai International Trade Center 2201 Yan’an West Road, Shanghai 200336
Tel : (86 - 21) 6209 0500
Fax : (86 -21) 6209 0504

Espagne/Spain
Room 301/303/305,No12, Zhongshan dongyi road, Shanghai
Tel : (86-21) 6321 3543
Fax : (86-21) 6321 1726    

Finlande/Finland
CITIC Square 2501-2505, 25 th floor 1168 Nanjing Xi Lu Shanghai 200041
Tel. (86-21) 5292 9900
Fax : (86-21) 5292 9880 

France
Haitong Securities Building, Suite 201 689 Guangdong Lu 200001 Shanghai
Tel : (86-21) 6103 2200
Fax : (86-21) 6341 1055

Grèce/Greece
The Center, Suite 3501, No. 989 Chang Le Road, Shanghai 200031,
Tel : (86 – 21) 54670505
Fax : (86 –21) 54670202

Hongrie/Hungaria
689 Guangdong Road, Rm. 2811, Haitong Securities Tower Shanghai
Tél : (86 -21) 6341-0564 / 6341-0764
Fax : (86 -21) 6341-0574

Italie/Italy
989, Chang Le Road, The Center, 19 Piano - 200031 Shanghai
Tel : (86 - 21) 54075588
Fax : (86 -21) 64716977

Irlande/Ireland
Suite 700A (WestTower), Shanghai Centre, 1376 Nanjing Road West, Shanghai 200040
Tel : (86-21) 6279 8729
Fax : (86-21) 6279 8739    

Luxembourg
12, Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, Shanghai 200002
Tel : (86 21) 6339 0400
Fax : (86 21) 6339 0433

Pays-Bas/Netherlands 4/F East Tower, Sun Plaza , 88 Xianxia Road, Shanghai
Tel : (86 – 21) 6209 9076
Fax : (86 21) 6209 9079

Pologne/Poland 618 Jianguo Xi Rd, 200031 Shanghai
Tél : (86 21) - 6433 9288
Fax : (86 21) - 6433 0417

Portugal 16Th Floor Cristal Century Tower, N 567, Weihai 200 041 Shanghai
Tel : (00 86) 21 6288 6767
Fax : (00 86) 21 6288 6568    

République tchèque/Czech Republic Room 808, New Town Center 83 Loushanguan Rd., Shanghai 200336
Tel : (86-21) 62369925-6
Fax : (86-21) 62369920 

Roumanie/Rumania Room 305,West Tower, Sun Plaza, 88 Xian Xia Road, Hongqiao, Shanghai, 200336,
Tél. : (86) (21) 62.70.11.46
Fax : (86) (21) 62085105 

Royaume-Uni/United Kingdom Suite 301, Shanghai Centre 1376 Nan Jing Xi Lu Shanghai 200040
Tel : (86 - 21) 3279 2000
Fax : (86 - 21) 6279 7651    

Slovaquie/Slovak Republic 4B Qihua Tower, No.1375 Huaihai Middle Road Shanghai
Tel : (86 –21) 6431 4205
Fax : (86 – 21) 6471 3604 

Suède/Sweden 521-1541 Shanghai Central Plaza 381 Huaihai Road (Middle) Shanghai
Tel : (86-2) 5359 9610
Fax : 86-21) 5359 9633