Shanghai
Shanghai is the most developed city in China, the country's main center for finance and fashion, and one of the world's most populous and important cities. Shanghai is a fascinating mix of East and West. Wikivoyage
Population 24,870,895 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in China
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Power Station of Art Museum · 670 m - M1 Ferry Terminal Ruins · 550 m
- L1轮渡码头 Ruins · 600 m
- 琴键春园 Attraction · 740 m
- teamLab Borderless Shanghai Museum · 780 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Shanghai International Film Festival
June
The Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF, Chinese: 上海国际电影节, French: Festival international du film de Shanghai) is the largest film festival in Asia and China's longest-running international cinema event.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.