What to Do In Shanghai China
China’s Arrival Plan
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Currency and Money Exchange:
Exchange rates and fees are controlled and the same everywhere within China, so usually it is the easiest way to change money at the airport or in your hotel. There are several major Chinese Banks and they are open 24 hours a day. Save receipts as these are needed to change Renminbi (Yuan) back into foreign currency.
In general, Chinese retailers will refuse to accept any foreign currency, so don't count on $. Near Hong Kong, store owners might accept Hong Kong dollars, but the terms of exchange will be.
What currency do you use in Shanghai?
Chinese Money. The official currency in China is the Renminbi (RMB or CNY) or in Chinese "Ren-min-bi". The basic unit is the Yuan (also known as "kuai"), which equals 10 Jiao (or "Mao")
You can exchange your money from the airport and Unlike most other places, the airport exchange rate is fair. International airport kiosks will offer the same rates as ATMs. However, they'll probably charge transaction fees, so you're better off finding an ATM. ... Without receipts, banks won't exchange yuan back into your home country's currency.
Transportation to Dorsett Hotel from Pudong Airport:
Train
Price in USD:$8
Local Currency:¥50
Estimated Time (10 Mins)
Frequency (15 Mins)
Subway
Price in USD: $1 - $2
Local Currency: ¥6 - ¥9
Estimated Time (30 Mins)
Frequency (5 Mins)
Taxi
Price in USD: $22 - $27
Local Currency: ¥150 - ¥190
Estimated Time (35 Mins)
Frequency (0 Mins)
Don’t buy a SIM card from Pudong international airport since most of clients bought SIM cards from there and it turned out the SIM cards are not from Shanghai, which means they promised you the SIM card has certain amount data but it only works in the original registered city, not in Shanghai. At the end all the data you use will deduct from the balance, it is expensive.
Buy a SIM card from China Unicom is better.
Go for Unicom and NOT China Mobile. Reason is, Unicom has standard 3G (CM has TD-SCDMA, that not all phones have, means very slow data). Also, with Unicom you get LTE on a prepaid card.
Here is one catch:
Many places now sell SIM only to Chinese ID card holders. To pay with a passport is possible, but small vendors can't handle passports. Find an official Unicom shop.
Do remember to take you passport, visas, related health certificates, tickets, ID, money, credit card, map, itinerary and other important documents needed during a visit
Do remember to make a card upon which are your personal details in case of emergency
Do remember to make copies for your important materials. It is strongly recommended that you additionally store a backup of your information in your email account or other on-line storage.
Do remember to bring guide and phrase books related your destination.
Things to worry about:
•Do not carry too much money all in one place, spread it around your pockets. •Do not keep your credit card and identification card together. •Do not take too many reading materials, 1-3 copies is ok.
Restaurants:
Chao Fu Guan (ShiJi GongYuan)
Restaurants in Shanghai Chinese
HuaMu Road 809, Shanghai, China
+86 21 6837 7188 – 0.1 Mile Away From Your Hotel
Jia Ji Restaurant (MeiHua Road)
MeiHua Road 623, Shanghai, China
+86 21 2024 3313 – 0.1 Mile Away from your hotel