品中国（第二辑）（英）

它并不是一本给予背包客的信息手册，更不是一本奢华享乐指南，而是一本给予旅居中国的国际友人一本切实可靠的旅行导览。优美而不乏生活气息的文字，专业却又不枯燥的旅行攻略，使它注定成为所有人的伙伴，哪怕是追求截然不同旅行目的的人们，都能从中获取他们想要的旅行资讯。 

《品中国》（英文名Explore China）一书内容涵盖历史名胜、自然风光、到各地的珍馐美味，甚至于详尽交通资讯以及住宿推荐。除了图书之外，旅行者们只需指尖轻轻一动，即可从that’s的官网以及App便捷地了解到本特刊同步更新的旅行资讯。本书内容覆盖北京、天津、青岛、大连、哈尔滨、呼和浩特、西安、江浙沪、昆明、成都、珠三角，三亚，以及港澳地区。

本书主要作者Dominic Ngai（魏国燊）, 出生于香港，成长于加拿大多伦多，是中国领先英语杂志《城市漫步》英文版（英文名that’s Shanghai）主编。在《品中国》（英文名Explore China）中，Dominic与他上海，北京，广州和深圳等地同事们一同重新探索了他们所居住的美丽国度——中国；并和读者们分享了每个城市他们喜欢游览的景点，爱吃的美食和推荐的酒店。

10  East of the SunClimbing China’s tallest building inShanghai and strolling through Suzhou’sfamous classical gardens60  Wild, Wild WestVisiting the cutest pandas in Chengduwhile eating your way through Yunnan92  Southern BeautyLearning Cantonese on the busy streetsof Guangzhou and vacationing in Sanya’sseaside paradise140  The Great White NorthGetting lost in Beijing’s Forbidden Citywhile skiing down the snowy slopes ofChangbaishan190  Travel TipsFrom the most useful travel apps tolearning more about China’s ethnicminorities

China is the most populous country in the worldand the third largest by total area. Having livedhere for the past eight years, my list of placesthat I would like to visit just keeps growing.What I loved about putting together Explore Chinais that it allowed our team of well-traveled editorsbased in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhento pull together our knowledge about all the cities thatwe’ve visited to create this comprehensive guide.In addition to highlighting places that you must visitor activities to partake in, local delicacies to savor andhotels to stay in, we’ve also utilized our network of localexperts, including writers, artists, bloggers and travelservice providers. They’ve given us some insider’s tipson uncovering some hidden gems that most touristswouldn’t know about.As such, Explore China isn’t just all about hitting themost popular and hottest tourist spots in town. It’s alsoa guide on how to explore these places through theeyes of experienced travelers and locals.Happy travels!Dominic NgaiEditor-in-Chief

Home to more than 24 million people andnumerous futuristic skyscrapers, Shanghai isChina’s largest metropolis and one of the mostinfluential global financial centers of the 21stcentury.Sitting at the opening of the Yangtze River along theeastern coast of China, Shanghai’s strategic location hasmade it one of the country’s most important hubs forforeign trade since the 1800s. With more than 200,000expats living in the city today, Shanghai has been home toforeigners from the West since the end of the First OpiumWar. Signings of several treaties – the most prominentbeing the Treaty of Nanking and the Treaty of Whampoa(in 1842 and 1844, respectively) – allowed the Brits, Frenchand Americans to carve out ‘concessions’ outside of thewalled city of Shanghai.During the late 1920s and 1930s, Shanghai wasconsidered the most prosperous city of East Asia and oneof the leading financial hubs of the region. Its economicinfluence, however, declined over the next few decadesas a result of the Japanese invasion and the ChineseCommunist Revolution. It wasn’t until Deng Xiaoping’sintroduction of economic reforms near the end of the20th century that led to the city’s rapid redevelopmentand the return of foreign investment, as well as its risingprominence on the global stage.One of the fastest-growing cities in the world sincethe 1990s, Shanghai’s modern Pudong skyline is markedwith three of China’s tallest buildings – the Jin Mao Tower,Shanghai World Financial Center and Shanghai Tower –together with the iconic Oriental Pearl Tower. All of theseare juxtaposed with Art Deco- and neoclassical-stylebuildings along the Bund on the west side of the HuangpuRiver and in the former French Concession area.In addition to its economic triumphs in recent years,Shanghai also has an increasingly vibrant arts and culturescene. With dozens of art galleries and museums dottingthe city, travelers can spend hours strolling throughexhibitions at places like Power Station of Art or LongMuseum along West Bund, or take in the beauty oftraditional Chinese art forms at the Shanghai Museumright in the heart of the city.With its rich history and unique geographical location,Shanghai’s traditional cuisine is influenced by theneighboring provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu – generallycharacterized by thick, dark sauces and a preferencefor sweet flavors even in savory dishes. The city’s statusin the global F&B scene has been on the rise in recentyears, partly thanks to the launch of the Shanghai editionof Michelin Guide 2017. One can easily find a plethoraof cuisines – both domestic and international – servednext to one another in the city’s many shopping andentertainment complexes.Here are our top recommendations for the top spots inthe city for sightseeing, our favorite local dishes, and someof Shanghai’s best hotels. EASTExplore CHINA | shanghai