Lonely Planet Best of Shanghai

by Lonely Planet and Damian Harper

The number of visitors to Shanghai has increased by 60% since 2003 and this guide gives readers the best times to visit as well as advice on booking low cost flights to Taiwan. It also offers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1740594975
• ISBN13: 9781740594974
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.2" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Great guide, but not perfect

The maps were indispensible aids in getting around Shanghai and if I ever go back to that town and were only allowed ten pages from this book, I'd include the maps. I met another traveler in Shanghai who lost this guide and doubled back several blocks to find it again. He did find it again and was glad he did. That being said, it's not the gospel. Shanghai's a big town and there's no way to cover every single place to eat or thing to do. Given the short descriptions for many of the activities, there can't be enough room to explain everything you may need to get to them... the Propaganda Poster Museum is one such example. It's way way way off a beaten track, but I found it after asking a local security guard and showing the picture in the book. I'm ticked off the guide says there's a taco restaurant in Shanghai. I went there and the "taco" was more a Chinese interpretation of the Mexican classic. It was tasty, but NOT authentic. If you're homesick for good Mexican food, Shanghai's not the right place to be. Overall, I'm very glad I had this guide with me in Shanghai and I plan to continue to get Lonely Planet guides for my travels.