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·Shanghai Introduction ·Special Activities ·Bike renting
Captain Hostel is an ideal base for groups in Shanghai.We can help you to organise your group itinerary and can suggest numerous activities in which you may like to partake. We can also offer up to date information on Shanghai's tourist attractions and nightlife.
Shanghai, called in Chinese "Hu" or "Shen" for short, is situated at 31.14 degrees north latitude and 121.29 degrees east longitude, on the eastern fringe of the Yangtze River Delta and in the midle of China's north-south coastlines. It is a gate to the Yangtze River Valley. Shanghai has a delightful climate with four distinct seasons. The average temperature of the year stands at 15.7∧ and annual precipitation is around 1200 milliliters. A municipality directly under the administration of the Central Goverment and an open city on the coast, Shanghai is the largest economic and trade center, a historical cultural city. Covering a total area of 6341 square meters,including 523 square meters for Pudong New Area, Shanghai has a total population of more than 13 million.
An epitome of Chinese history in the past century, Shanghai can be a "Museum" of China's morden history. Nearly all major historical events from the democratic revolutionled by Sun Yatsen to the new-democratic revolution led by the Communist Party of China have left over a plenty of glorious and a valuable historical remains and sites, such as the site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the former residence of late Premier Zhou Enlai, Dr Sun Yatsen's former residence and memorial hall, etc.
A point of intersection of Chinese and Western cultures,Shanghai has its typical custom and tradotional tourist products coming into being during the mingling of different cultures, which are very attractive to the tourists from home and abroad. The Bund, People's Square, Yuyuan Garden,Jade Buddha Temple, ancient pagodas and temples in ancient towns of Longhua, etc, have been always the major scenic spots in Shanghai for tourists. Relying on these traditional scenic spots, some large-scale festivities held during festivals and holidays, including the Bell-striking at Longhua Temple, the Temple Fair in Longhua, Shanghai Osmanthus Festival, Huangpu Tourism Festival and Openair Concert on square, having being attracting an increasing number of domestic and foreign tourists and enriching the cultural life of Shanghai residents because of their strong folk colors. In addition, a number of tourist with morden flavor, like the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai Museum,Shanghai Libray, Shanghai Stadium and Shanghai Grand Theater, were built in recent years.
Shanghai is also an ideal shopping "paradise". Nanjing Road known as "China's No.1 Street", Huaihai Road, Sichuan Road, the Yuyuan Shopping and Tourist Area, the Xujiahui Commercial Certer, etc, are arrayed with rows upon rows of shops, displaying large collections of beautiful and dazzling merchandise that cater for the demands of different classes of domestic and overseas tourists.Shanghai is a paradise for gourmets too. There are thousands of restaurants serving China's 16 major styles of cooking including Beijing, Sichuan, Guangdong, Yangzhou, Fujian cuisines. There are also French, Russian,Italian, German, Japanese, Indian and other kinds of foreign-flavored cuisines. In Shanghai you can have a taste of nearly all the different kinds of food in the world.
The tourist resource is valued in its peculiarity. As an international metropolis, Shanghai is attracting an everincreasing number of tourists from across the world with its unique sightseeing feature characterized by its strong metropolitan trait, Shanghainese manner and morden style.
Special Activities
▲Learn How to Make Chinese Folk Handicrafts Dough figuring, paper-cutting and Chinese knot are typical folk handicrafts in China. They are widely spread in China and easy to learn. During the performance, you can buy the handicrafts on the spot.
Time: Every Weekend (pay attention to the notice in the lobby))
Place: the Lobby
▲Learn to Make Traditional Chinese Snacks
Learn to make Huntun and Jiaozi.
Cook them by yourself and then eat them!
Time: 17:00-18:00 ( every Tuesday / Thursday / Sunday )
Place: Dining-room
Bike Renting
Bike Renting Guide
1. Show your valid identification (ID, passport etc).
2. Fill in the bike rent form.
3. Pay the deposit: RMB 200
4. Check the bike and make sure it is in good condition.
5. Please ride safely and obey the traffic rules.
6. Primary charge is RMB10, after 4 hours, RMB2/hour.
7. When return the bike, it will be inspected by the employee before getting the deposit back. According use time to pay the rental fee.
8. If there are some damages to the bike, repairing fee must be paid.
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