Michelle Garnaut, expat Australian and founder of M Restaurant Group, shares her Shanghai.
o1 The Bund (Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu)
Now that it’s done, more gorgeous than ever.
o2 Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
100 Renmin Dajie.
+86 21 6372 2077.
There’s no better place to go for an understanding of the physical city, old and new. I love the scale model of the future city.
See our Streets of Shanghai photo essay
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o3 Chenshan Botanical GardensSheshan National Forest Park, Songjiang County. The new Shanghai botanical garden features 35 theme parks across 200ha of land, with Chinese and European principles of landscape architecture in a sustainable green space.
o4 Crystal Chamber Music 6/F, No.5 The Bund.
+86 21 6350 9988. Concerts in the Crystal Room at M on the Bund on the last Sunday of every month – magical.
www.m-restaurantgroup.como5 SpinBuilding 3, 758 Julu Lu.
+86 21 6279 2545.Gorgeous little bespoke ceramic shop.
o6 Weekend Market at Fangbang LuCang Bao Building, 457 Fangbang Road.Vintage treasures and Shanghai history aplenty in this five-storey building in the Old Chinese City.
o7 Song Fang Teahouse227 Yongjia Road. Delicious teas to drink and buy from all over China (and European blends, too) in a vintage Shanghai lane house.
www.songfangtea.como8 Eastlink Gallery
Building 6, 5/F, 50 Moganshan Road.
There’s always something interesting at this contemporary Chinese art gallery on Moganshan Lu.
www.eastlinkgallery.cn
o9 Street dumplings
Shaanxi Road/ Maoming Road.
Pan-fried shen jian bao – delicious meat dumplings with piping-hot filling and crusty bottom – are delicious at this street stall.
1o Rosa Gallica
376 Wukang Road.
+86 21 2821 2241.
Sweet little flower shop – roses from Yunnan and a great selection of plants.
Source Qantas The Australian Way May 2010