Airlines China Eastern Airlines (domestic
tel 62475953; international tel 62472255) is at
204 Yan'an Xi Lu, while Shanghai Airlines
(62681551) lies at 555 Yan'an Zhong Lu. The
following foreign carriers also have offices in
the city: Aeroflot, East Lake Hotel, Donghu Lu (tel
64711665); Air France, Rm 1301, Novel Plaza, 128
Nanjing Xi Lu (tel 63606688, fax 6360 6655); All
Nippon Airways, Rm 208A, Portman Centre (tel
62797000); Austrian Airlines, Rm 1103, Central
Plaza, 227 Huangpi Bei Lu (tel 62491202, fax
62491205); Canadian, 6th floor, New Jinjiang
Tower (tel 64153091); Dragon Airlines, Rm 202,
Shanghai Centre (tel 62798099, fax 62797189);
Japan Airlines, 2nd floor, Ruijin Building, 205
Maoming Lu (tel 64723000); Korean Air, Rm 104-5,
Hotel Equatorial, 105 Yan'an Xi Lu tel 62481777;
Lufthansa, Hilton Hotel, 250 Huashan Lu (tel
62481100); Malaysian Airlines, Rm 209, Shanghai
Centre (tel 62798657); Northwest, Rm 207,
Shanghai Centre (tel 62798088); Qantas, Rm 203A,
Shanghai Centre (tel 62798660); SAS (tel 6240
7003, fax 62404042); Singapore Airlines, Rm 208,
Shanghai Centre (tel 62798000); Swissair, Rm
1104, Central Plaza, 227 Huangpi Bei Lu (tel
63758212, fax 63758214); United Airlines, Rm
204, Shanghai Centre (tel 62798009).
American Express Rm 206, Shanghai
Centre, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm;
tel 62798082).
Banks and exchange Travellers' cheques
can be exchanged at most hotels and at all
branches of the Bank of China, the head office
of which is at 23 Zhongshan Lu, next to the Peace
Hotel (The Bund; Mon-Fri 9am-noon &
1.30-4.30pm, Sat 9am-noon). Next door lies a
Citibank ATM machine with 24 hour banking
service. A number of moneychangers along the
Bund offer exchange rates for cash 10-20 percent
higher than banks.
Bike rental Only residents are allowed
to ride bikes in Shanghai's crowded streets. If
you have a bike you won't be stopped, but there
is nowhere for visitors to rent them.
Bookshops The Foreign Language
Bookstore, 390 Fuzhou Lu, is by far the best
place to check in the city, as it has a good
selection of modern and classic English-language
fiction and non-fiction, as well as a selection
of specialist translated Chinese literature
around the corner at 201 Shandong Zhong Lu (open
daily 9am-5.30pm). Most other places along
Fuzhou Lu (nicknamed "Book Street" for
its multitude of bookstores) have very limited
English sections. Western paperbacks and
periodicals can be found at all major hotels and
at the Friendship Store.
Brits Abroad Call 62828939 for
information on coffee breaks, film evenings,
restaurant recommendations and much more.
Consulates Australia, 17 Fuxing Xi Lu
(tel 64334604); Austria, Rm 514, West Tower,
Shanghai Centre, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu (tel
62797196); Canada, Rm 604 West Tower, Shanghai
Centre, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu (tel 62798400);
Denmark, Floor 6, 1375 Huaihai Lu (tel
64314301); France, 21A Qihua Mansion, 1375
Huaihai Zhong Lu (tel 64377414); Germany, 151
Yongfu Lu (tel 64336951); Holland, #1403, 250
Hua Shan Lu (tel 62480000); India, Floor 10,
2200 Yan'an Lu (tel 62758885); Israel, #55,
Floor 7, Lou Shan Guan Lu (tel 62783075); Italy,
127 Wuyi Lu (tel 62524374); Japan, 1517 Huaihai
Zhong Lu (tel 64336639); New Zealand, Floor 15,
Qihua Mansion, 1375 Huaihai Lu (tel 64332230);
Poland, 618 Jianguo Lu (tel 64334735); Russia,
20 Huangpu Lu (tel 63242682); Singapore, 400
Wulumuqi Zhong Lu (tel 64370776); South Korea,
Floor 4, 2200 Yan'an Lu (tel 62196420); Sweden,
6A Qihua Mansion, 1375 Huaihai Zhong Lu;
Thailand, 7 Zhongshan Dong Lu (tel 63219371);
UK, 244 Yong Fu Lu (tel 64330508); USA, 1469
Huaihai Zhong Lu (tel 64336888).
Football The Shanghai Shenhua Club
were the champions of China in 1996 and the
runners-up from 1997 to 1999. During the
football season (winter), you might try seeing a
game in the gleaming new 35,000 seat Hongkou
Football Stadium, in the north of town. Enquire
at CITS or CTS for details.
Hospitals A number of the city's
hospitals have special clinics for foreigners,
including the Huadong Hospital at 121 Yan'an Xi
Lu (tel 62483180) and the 19th floor of the Hua
Shan Hospital at 12 Wu Lu Mu Qi Lu (tel
62489999). Top notch medical care is at World
Link Medical and Dental Centres (tel 62797688)
in Suite 203 of the Portman Centre, but they are
pricey at ¥700 per consultation. World Link
also has an office in Hongqiao near the airport
at 788 Hong Xu Lu (tel 6405 5788).
Internet The Internet Café at 400
Jinling Dong Lu, just west of Henan Lu, has ¥15
an hour service with decent linkup time. The
cheapest Internet hook-up is at the Shanghai
Library at 1555 Huaihai Zhong Lu (open
8.30am-5pm; must show some sort of ID).
3C&T, at 238 Shan Xi Nan Lu, also has
inexpensive, quick Internet service. The
Clintons swung by here on their 1998 visit.
There are several places dotted around Fudan
University and other college campuses; ask local
students for specifics as new places are always
opening.
Post office There are post office
branches all over the city. The main office is
at 1761 Sichuan Lu, just north of and
overlooking Suzhou Creek. A stately fin-de-siecle
Art-Deco edifice, the post office offers a very
efficient parcel service; the express option can
send packages to England or the USA within two
days.
Poste restante arrives at the Bei
Suzhou Lu office across the street - each
separate item is recorded on a little slip of
cardboard in a display case near the entrance.
Most hotels, including the Pujiang, also accept
and hold mail. (PO and poste restante open daily
9am-5pm). Branches dot the city, with convenient
locations along Nanjing Dong Lu, Huaihai Zhong
Lu, the Portman Centre, and near the Huangpu
River ferry jetties at the corner of Jinling
Dong Lu and Sichuan Bei Lu.
PSB 210 Hankou Lu, near the corner of
Henan Zhong Lu. For visa extensions go next door
to 222 Hankou Lu.
Telephones International calls are
most easily and cheaply made with phone cards
that can be bought and used in hotels. Otherwise
they can be made from the second floor of the
main post office at 1761 Sichuan Bei Lu, or at
the China Telecom office 3 stores down from the
north building of the Peace Hotel on 30
Nanjing Dong Lu (open 24hr). A large,
English-speaking staff can deal with every
request. The telephone code for Shanghai is 021.
Tourist Information For advice in
English, call the tourist hotline at tel
62520000 (daily 8am-10pm). At Hongqiao, dial tel
62688899 ext 56750 (daily 10am-9.30pm). At the
north entrance of the Renmin Square metro
station, there is a tourist kiosk with free
English maps, brochures, and advice. Excellent
English spoken by an elderly gentleman who is a
gold mine for information on Shanghai's recent
history and architectural wonders.
Travel agents CITS has a helpful
office several stores down from the north
building of the Peace Hotel at 66 Nanjing
Dong Lu (tel 63233384, fax 63290295), providing
travel and entertainment tickets, with a small
commission added on. There's another CITS branch
at 1277 Beijing Xi Lu (tel 62898899), as well as
a ticket office (but not travel agency) just off
the Bund at 2 Jinling Dong Lu (all branches
daily 8.30am-11.30am & 1-4.45pm), opposite
the boat ticket office. Most if not all hotels
have travel agencies offering the same services.
