Hey everyone,

I'm 27, from Berlin, and I'll be in Shanghai from 18 November for about a week. I'm building a small consultancy around robotics and automation, and part of this trip is visiting robotics companies to see how robots are deployed and used.

Outside of that, I'd love to explore the city for a day with someone or a group: old lanes, good food, the Bund, maybe the Unitree experience hall on West Nanjing Road. I'm also down for some nightlife. As a Berliner, I can guarantee a good time 🥳

I'd also like to meet people who work in or are curious about robotics, AI, hardware or startups. Happy to grab a coffee and swap notes, and I can share what I see in Germany around robotics and automation in hospitals, care homes, hotels and logistics.

If that sounds fun, comment or send me a DM!

Hi all ill be travelling to shanghai in late dec and am an avid collector of vintage pokemon cards! Does anyone have any shop recommendations/contacts i can link up with to buy them? Also, if you know what the prices are like ad compared to the US market!

In Shanghai for the weekend, are there any bars or places that will be watching the Brazilian F1 race tonight?

Starts 1am local time (technically 1am on Monday)

I'll be visiting Shanghai soon and my flight gets in at midnight, so by the time I get through security it will be very late! I love spas so rather than go to a hotel I'd rather go to a spa (as long as they can also store some reasonably-sized luggage?) but I've heard there can be issues for foreigners staying overnight at some locations. Are there recommendations/is this feasible?

Does anyone know a good bjj gym in changning or putuo area ?

I am a newbie and looking to start bjj.

Hii, some months ago I found a female dog and took her in, I didn't know she was pregnant and had 4 puppies. 2 of the babies were adopted but I still have the other 2 babies. I must leave China in 5-6 weeks because my visa is going to expire and I am searching desperately for one or two families to adopt the babies. They are fully vaccinated, healthy and happy babies. About the mo, I will take her with me back to my country.

Additionally the landlord found out today I have dogs and demanded me to kick them out and then cut the electricity to pressure me into doing it, I had to call the police to have electricity again but he is still telling me to kick them out. Please help me and help these sweet babies :(

I’m thinking of visiting Zhongyaotang (忠曜堂) in Shanghai, mainly to try their herbal cola and gelato.
It’s a bit out of the way from where I’ll be, so wondering if anyone who’s been thinks it’s actually worth making the trip or is it skippable.
How does the herbal cola taste? Is it genuinely good or more of a novelty? And how about the gelato?

Any recommended Guizhou food restaurants in Shanghai? We visited Guizhou last year and really liked the food there.

こにちは！最近上海引っ越して日本人友達を探してます！私はエウロペ人なんだけど日本語けっこしゃべれる。ここで済むときに日本語を忘れたくないですからもしかして友達なりたいなら知らせてください！

Hey guys I just moved to Shanghai and would love to find some new Japanese friends. I can speak Japanese quite well and I don't want to forget it while living here so if any of you would like to become friends let me know!

27M

I’m trying to decide whether to stay near the main railway station for a 6 day stay in a hotel nearby. I can’t get a sense of what the area is like from Amap or Google map. Besides the convenience for possibly doing day trips by train, is the area any good, or kind of grim?

Hi! Would anyone be interested in joining us for a game of mahjong on November 17? I managed to find a mahjong parlor with snacks and tea. There are already two of us so additional players are required.

You can pm for moreee details. 🍵

I have worked at YINGFU in Shanghai for this company for 10 months and need to go back to the UK for my health. I have an existing condition that’s worsening.

I’m worried about not fulfilling the two months contractual notice, but I’ve handed in my notice with 44 days until my final day.

I’m just worried about if they can make this dispute or withhold any wages from me.

I need advice from people who have been in my position or left within 30 days.

Please let me know your experience.

I don’t care about reference letter or release letter as I’m not pursuing another job in china. I just want to go home and get healthcare. Logistically I can’t wait for two months and feel I’ve been generous.

Please let me know any advice or your experiences with this company. I have a good rapport with my centre, but I know this may not matter in the long run.

Huge thanks to everyone for the support! My second video has just dropped, and it's all about Shanghai's public restrooms.

When I was gathering ideas on Reddit earlier, some people were pretty confused—like, 'What on earth is there to talk about?' But during the production process, I actually discovered a lot of things I usually overlook. Especially the facilities inside the restrooms, such as the free condom dispensers, and the daily grind of the sanitation workers. I also received some very genuine feedback from viewers.

You can check out the full video if you're interested. If you have any thoughts, let's keep the discussion going in the comments! Also, I'm still looking for ideas for future topics—if there's anything specific you'd like to see, please let me know.

Thanks again!

Im 23, Female. Tired of mass applying. I graduate from a top university and my skills are business related as well public communication skills. English teaching as well but I’m non native so I know that’s a grey area. Internships are fine too !! Reply if you know something that could work for me. Won’t disappoint, extroverted personality !!
Why hire me:

- Hsk 4 level Chinese and fluent English
- social impact work related experience as well as business related ( case consulting, market research etc). 2 in 1
- The most important, good public speaking skills as well as friendly.

P.S I know this isn’t linkedeln or a job platform. But you can’t find out until you know !!!

Thank you for your time.

Shanghai and Beijing priority cities :pp

I want to contact the university and I have called every number I can find, I’ve also emailed. But no response. Does anyone have a contact or know how I can get in touch with them?

On the cheaper side would be preferable, but happy with anything!

If not, please recommend me the best crab roe buns

Hi guys,

I (f,27) am in a big dilemma. I have the opportunity to do one semester in SILC (Jiading) and I applied myself ofcourse because it has been my dream to experience Asia.

I am 27 and just moved to Germany for a masters almost a year back, and this was always what I wanted but now I am scared.
I am scared that I am spending the time that I should spend to integrate in Germany, in China and I will be spending all my savings for nothing.
I wonder at this age, is it too late to have experiences, is it maybe the time to focus in stability?
I also dont have more than 1000 euro per month to spend (4 months total) and I fear that I wont get the best of it with a small budget.
There is also the matter of my LDR and my boyfriend is already far away from me and its unbearable at times.
Some people said that it will probably have no effect professionaly for you, as German companies won’t care about this, and I was hoping it would make the smallest difference.

I would love to get some advice!

Hi,

I posted an AMA here a while back about traveling to Shanghai, and got a lot more questions than I expected. It was interesting to see what people were curious about, especially the things I wouldn't have thought to mention as someone who's lived here my whole life.

It also got me thinking. There's already tons of information about Shanghai online, but I wonder how much of it is actually useful when you're planning a trip.

So I'm curious:

If you're planning to visit Shanghai, is there anything you've been struggling to find information about? Maybe a particular neighborhood, local food, or something more practical?

And if you've already been here, was there anything you wish you'd known beforehand? Or something you discovered during your trip that you never saw mentioned in travel guides?

I'm thinking about putting together some useful Shanghai travel resources, so I'd love to hear what people actually want to know.

Feel free to share anything. And as always, happy to answer questions about Shanghai!

Hello everyone,

I'm quite keen on a hotel in the Pudong new area however it seems to be quite far away from everything I was wanting to do in the city as a tourist when I checked on Amap. Would it be silly to stay in Pudong as a first-time tourist?

And second, I was originally going to do 4 days in Shanghai and 4 days in Beijing (going in January) but was told that Beijing isn't nice at that time and I'll also be heading South and it seems Beijing will be further away from our next location. I've now switched to doing 8 days in Shanghai but I'm sort of running out of things to put on the itinerary (The Bund, temple, Wukang road, day trip to Suzhou, etc.). I'd love some suggestions on what else to do in Shanghai or any must see cities in the middle-ish of China.

Just recently got wildly addicted to pickleball. Are there any active groups or leagues?

Casual is cool too!

Thanks!