As Shanghai gears up for the World Expo 2010, the city is exercising its aesthetic voice through a proliferation of public art, including numerous art parks.

A combination of art appreciation and green space, these parks are sprouting up in the shadows of the city’s elevated highways and scaffolding ... Read more »

An underground electronic music crew turns one

In the middle of Void Crew founder Nat Alexander’s set last December, a mêlée broke out on the dance floor, causing a giant tower of speakers to crash down upon the DJ. Shanghai Ultra, fellow Void mastermind, dashed to save his friend ... Read more »

Austrailian DJ duo Hermitude seeks “shelter” in Shanghai

Your first release, Imaginary Friends, was vinyl-only. Why did you go down that route? Having a vinyl release was always a big dream for us [as we were] coming up. Vinyl is expensive to manufacture so it’s not always affordable for ... Read more »

Shanghai dance classes are stepping out of the studios

In Shanghai's roaring past, citizens flocked to dancehalls across the city to enjoy nights of footloose fun, but today, apart from the bump and grind in the clubs, modern dance has largely been restricted to the studio. Recently though, dancers ... Read more »

Lea Salonga shares her views on the Asian-ization of the popular fairy tale Cinderella as it makes its way to Shanghai.

Are you the first Asian Cinderella? I believe I am. However, being that I was playing for Filipino audiences before, they saw me as Filipino. It didn't really ... Read more »

Jazz great Diana Krall preps for her third trip to China

This is not your first time touring China. Can you tell us about your previous experience here? Well, it's a great place to perform, a great place to be and I'm happy we're able to do ... Read more »

The Meat Guy

What does P.R.I.M.E mean? It’s an acronym. Prime Reliable Imported Meat Excellence. It’s also a grade of meat, right? Yeah, there’s actually "Prime" meat all over the world. It’s a U.S. way of ranking meat but it really ... Read more »

Nail design and fashion design join forces

It could be the ultimate Sex and the City moment–a range of shoes and clothes to match your nails. Or should that be a range of nails to match your shoes and clothes? Regardless, this is not a fantasy, but Shanghai reality ... Read more »

A weekend at the Banyan Tree offers peace of mind

Travelers looking to catch the rays and blue skies of Sanya while avoiding crowded beaches and throngs of tourists can find the solitude they seek at Banyan Tree Sanya. Every guest at Banyan Tree enjoys the peace and tranquility that ... Read more »

Ventriloquist Paul Zerdin joins the Punchline Comdedy cast

You're the first ventriloquist Punchline has brought to Shanghai. Tell us, what first possessed you to stick your hand up a puppet's butt to get a few laughs? Thank you, what a beautiful question. Um, I actually started as a ... Read more »

A music festival bridges the gap between local and foreign

Not so long ago, the best live acts in Shanghai were bands that flew in, played over the weekend and disappeared. To see how far the local live music scene has come since then, you only need to go as ... Read more »

Wujiang Lu vendors start packing

For eighty years, people have come to one cobbled alley in the center of the city for cheap, tasty food. It was called "Love Lane" in the twenties, "Diagonal Bridge Road" during liberation, and now "Wujiang Snack Street." The fun was for locals, and the ... Read more »

Local artists thrive as tattoo culture grows in China

As if it comes as some sort of surprise, tattoo art, like many Western trends adopted by the Chinese, has become more than just a passing fad. Tattoos and body piercing have been completely embraced by China's young, 18-35-year-old, urban ... Read more »

Jump into fall with Shanghai's largest art shows

With an increasing amount of artistic talent being displayed in Shanghai, the city is becoming a major scene for contemporary art in Asia. As summer subsides, Shanghai residents can look forward to an artistic start to autumn this September as three ... Read more »

When analyzing the live music scene, don't overlook venues

With the summer dearth of live music, the question of whether or not Shanghai is doomed to the boom-'n-bust cycles that have come to define the local scene is one many venues (and fans) are squirming about.

Both Yuyintang ... Read more »

Local designers are taking a new look at traditional designs

The ubiquitous "tradtional" silk products sold around Shanghai, from make-up bags to slippers and factory-line shirts, don't equal the whole of Chinese style. More and more Chinese designers are giving traditional elements a modern edge that takes Chinese chic ... Read more »

Taikang Lu venues hold on to the lane's beatnik spirit

Nightlife was once something of an afterthought on Taikang Lu. But as the area once known for its impoverished artists and old-world charm continues to develop into a playground for the rich and stylish, there are more options for ... Read more »

Jazz and R&B legend Al Jarreau talks with CW about his new album, working with George Benson and his upcoming concert

What was one of the highlights of working with George Benson on your album Given' It Up that we're hearing so much buzz about? Well, the whole ... Read more »

Fill your virtual basket in just one click

Previously known as the Paris of the East, Shanghai is now compared to fast-paced, cosmopolitan New York for its bustling streets, high foot traffic and the daily toil for economic gain. Between work, networking, dinners with friends and a "healthy" nightlife, where ... Read more »

New initiatives to make your office environment eco-friendly

Sophia Mendelsohn, Eco Office Program Coordinator at Roots & Shoots (www.jgi-shanghai.org), flips off one of the two lights in her Shanghai office and explains, "We're now using half the electricity we were using before and our lives are not impacted ... Read more »

The cream of the Chinese DJ crop showcase their skills at the DMC China DJ Finals competition

If you have ever wondered just why so many people are addicted to playing with those big black disks we know as vinyl, then a trip to the DMC China DJ Finals will ... Read more »

Xintiandi's prime real estate doesn't guarantee a full house

Xintiandi is undoubtedly one of the hottest places to play in Shanghai. Despite being, for the most part, eye-wateringly pricey, the brunch-cum-shopping-come-dinner-come-cocktails hub stays popular as the first port of call for better-off foreigners and Chinese alike. So you ... Read more »

Bringing foosball out of the bar and into the limelight

With sports of the Olympic persuasion being the hot topic of discussion these days, one game hasn't quite received the press that it deserves. Foosball, or table soccer, is often regarded as a simple bar game, but behind the ... Read more »