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Welcome to the /r/shanghai FAQ!
This FAQ serves as a repository for Shanghai-related knowledge, helpful to users old and new. While the FAQ in general is specific to /r/shanghai, the majority of the information should also be useful for non redditors who are new to the city.
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FAQ contents
1. Introductory information
2. The city
- What's Shanghai all about?
- Getting to and from Shanghai
- Getting around the city
- Getting started in Shanghai
3. Things to do
4. Food and drink
- What is there to eat in Shanghai?
- Chinese cuisine
- Northern Cuisine / 北方菜 (běifāng cài)
- Southern Cuisine / 南方菜 (nánfāng cài)
- Eastern Cuisine / 江浙菜 (jiāngzhè cài)
- Western Cuisine / 川菜, 湘菜 (chuāncài, xiāngcài)
- Minorities Cuisine / 少数民族特色料理 (shǎoshùmínzú tèsè liàolǐ)
- International cuisine
- Coffee
- What's the nightlife like in Shanghai?
5. Chinese culture
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Common scams
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