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Plane Trees, Villas & Vinyl
Wukang Road → Anfu Road → bookshop → heritage villa → Huaihai Road.
Signature experiences
Spend a day with a point of view.
Six full-day invitations into the Shanghai that guidebooks tend to miss: hosted with knowledge, conversation and a little room for surprise.
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Six ways into Shanghai
Each day has a distinct rhythm.
A first ferry ride. A record playing in a former villa. A conversation that continues over dinner.
These are fully imagined day journeys, anchored in specific neighborhoods and shared with the local hosts who know how to make them feel personal.
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Shanghai, Day One
The Bund, Shanghai Tower & a map made by you.
Discover your private day ↗
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From Sketchbook to Street Style
West Bund → creative studio → M50 → Anfu & Julu Roads.
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Breakfast, Market, Dinner
Morning breakfast → community market → Old City → cooking studio → shared table.
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Campus, Coffee & Big Questions
Campus → small exchange → Yangpu waterfront → University Road coffee.
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Shanghai After the Meeting
Jing’an → Zhangyuan → Julu & Changle Roads → private dinner → jazz or rooftop.
The day, in outline
Designed moments, held lightly.
Every experience has a clear structure and a generous pace. A local host can adjust the day around your interests, while the character of each route stays intact.
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Shanghai, Day One ↗
People’s Square → Waibaidu Bridge → The Bund → BFC lunch → ferry → Shanghai Tower → Blue Bottle IFC → Xintiandi
See Shanghai from the waterfront, the river and 118 floors up, with a personally matched City Host. Pause for lunch and coffee, then turn your discoveries into a hand-drawn map to take home.
10:00–18:00 · Private experience · Welcome sketch kit · Lunch & coffee · Personal farewell keepsake
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Plane Trees, Villas & Vinyl
Wukang Building → Wukang Road → Anfu Road → independent bookshop → heritage villa → Huaihai Road
Read the former French Concession through one building, a shelf of local titles and a song chosen for the city. This is Shanghai at its most lived-in and most cinematic.
Included moment: One Building, One Life · Shanghai Shelf · One Song for Shanghai
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From Sketchbook to Street Style
West Bund → riverside public art → creative studio → M50 → Anfu & Julu Roads
See how an idea moves from material to gallery to street. The day includes a short creative workshop and a close look at the independent labels shaping Shanghai style.
Included moment: One Work, Three Views · making workshop · Creative Table
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Breakfast, Market, Dinner
Shanghai breakfast → community market → Old City → specialty grocer → cooking studio → shared supper
Follow the city through its appetite: a morning ritual, seasonal ingredients and a simple dish made together before a relaxed dinner conversation.
Included moment: Breakfast Task Card · Five Ingredients Challenge · Shanghai Supper Club
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Campus, Coffee & Big Questions
Campus walk → small exchange → Yangpu waterfront → University Road coffee → Suzhou Creek at dusk
Meet the city through its thinkers. Campus architecture, an intimate conversation with a researcher or alumnus, and Yangpu’s journey from factory district to ideas district set the frame.
Included moment: Campus Walk with a Question · small local exchange · Big Questions Table
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Shanghai After the Meeting
Jing’an → Zhangyuan → Changle & Julu Roads → private dinner → jazz or rooftop
Step out of the meeting room and into the city’s social intelligence: how people host, observe and build trust over a table. The evening closes with a view or a set of live music.
Included moment: Shanghai Business Decode · design-district walk · After-Meeting Table