General Shanghai Links City Weekend: China-based biweekly English magazine, featuring the fairest Shanghai coverage of its genre (English only) Shanghai Star: Bi-weekly Shanghai English paper, government run, but a branch of China Daily, thus under the national censors (more lenient than Shanghai's) and thus with more daring coverage, particularly of social problems in China. (English only) Shanghai Daily: The city government's daily English Paper, useful for news but very propagandistic. (English only) CocaArt古柯艺术: Event listings and extensive archives of photos and videos of Shanghai art, rock, and performing arts, by photographer Coca Dai; VCDs and CDs of many underground bands are for sale there; also check out photograph archive at ImagineShanghai (Chinese, a bit of English) JazzMore: Website and BBS dedicated to Jazz in Shanghai. (Chinese only) ChinaNow: No longer updated, but still a great compendium of Shanghai articles and listings. Granted, I used to edit it, so I'm rather biased. (English and Chinese) Running Dog: Quality news from China An irreverant, well-informed collection of news and commentary by an anonymous group of foreign correspondents. Smart Shanghai: Shanghai nightlife site focusing on the club scene, with good events listings. Shanghai-ed: Shanghai's oldest English website, still going strong. Has good classifieds, interesting message boards, and an assortment of random content. (English only) Shanghai Guide: Another Shanghai site that's been around in various forms for a long, long time. Long-term expatriate perspective, with lots of nightlife info and in-jokes. Also boasts a pretty active forum.(English only) ShanghaiExpat: As the name would imply, Shanghai information for the very recently arrived. However, the message boards/classifieds are very active, and the links are impressively exhaustive. (English only) ExpatShanghai: Another site for the FotBs, but meriting use for its A-Z directory. Apparently no longer updated. (English only) Shanghai Soup: An eclectic and cute site, with extensive links and a focus on food and the fabulous Zhou Xuan. (English only) Document China: Independent photo agency owned by two of the leading photojournalists in China. (English only) ChinaPic: Has some nice shots of Shanghai's lanes. (English only) Chinese Alternative Music 中国另类音乐 About Shanghai Rock 关于上海摇滚: RockSelf: A sight devoted to rock music and Shanghai rock, most useful for its regularly updated concert schedule (Chinese only 全中文) Yuyintang: New site by a former musician with Shanghai concert schedules. (Chinese only) To Rock: Exhaustive Chinese-language site detailing all things rock'n'roll in Hangzhou, including performance schedules at the great rock dive 31. Shanghai Music Venues 上海演出的地方: SUS2 Music Factory (Gua'er): Great underground performing space near Fudan featuring both big and up-and-coming Shanghai bands(Chinese only 全中文) Xintiandi Ark: Shanghai's biggest live house, with regular concerts by bands from all over China and all over the world; most weeknights young Shanghai bands cut their milk teeth on-stage (Chinese, English, Japanese 中文英文日文) Shanghai Bands 上海的乐队: Fanyin Music: Shanghai's only independent record label, founded in 2001; they represent some of Shanghai's best rockers, including the Honeys and Yao, and the site contains background, photos galore, and song downloads (Chinese only 全中文) Crystal Butterfly Official Site: Webpage of Shanghai's best-known band, Crystal Butterfly, with background materials, lyrics, photos, videos, and songs, plus the Crystal Butterfly BBS 水晶蝶的神秘旅行 and their site at New Bees Records. (Chinese Only) Cold Fairyland: A promising up-and-coming Shanghai band in the etherial pop-rock genre whose debut demo has received both significant distribution and critical acclaim (Chinese only 中文) Midnight Bus: Pop-rock band signed with Fanyin music, album coming out mid-2003 (Chinese only 中文) Xi'er: A pretty well-known Shanghai band that I'm not too well acquainted with, and a music store by the same name (Chinese only 中文) Beijing Rock: Modern Sky: Beijing's hippest and oldest existing independent label, formed in 1997 by Sober vocalist Shen Lihui. Has now branched into books, concert promotions, and animation. (Chinese, some English) New Bees Music: Small Beijing pop rock label representing teenage pop-punk sensation The Flowers, Shanghai's own Crystal Butterfly, and Not Fish. (Chinese, some English) Scream Records: Alternative music label under the auspices of the state-owned Jingwen Records, producing mostly metal and punk music. (Chinese, some bafflingly bad English) Cui Jian: Official site of Cui Jian, the folksy yet enduring "Godfather of Chinese Rock". (Chinese and English) Wild Children: Official site of Wild Children, a great folk-rock group based in Beijing. (Chinese and English) Zi Yue: Funky rock group, from Tianjin based in Beijing. (Chinese and English) Pulay Talent Company: Representing Beijing rock acts (Chinese), formed by Matthew Clark (English). Performing Arts The Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center 上海话剧艺术中心: The only professional modern theater group in Shanghai, with a very interesting and active line-up; webpage has performance schedules as well as information on their staff and background of the theater (mostly Chinese, some English 中文，一点英文) Shanghai Kunju Troupe: The oldest form of traditional Chinese opera, now preserved at Shanghai's troupe on Shaoxing Lu.(Chinese and English) Chinese Contemporary Art 中国现代美术 Shanghai: Shanghai Art Museum 上海美术馆: Shanghai's premiere official arts space, located in the old Shanghai Pony Club; hosts the Shanghai Biennale and other exhibitions featuring both Chinese and international modern art (Chinese only) ShanghArt: The oldest and still most influencial modern art gallery in Shanghai; the site has compiled extensive biographies of, literature on, and images of works by its artists, who include almost all significant artists in Shanghai(mostly English, some Chinese) BizArt: Major art organization in Shanghai; seeks to promote exchange between Chinese and international art (mostly English, some Chinese) Art World: Shanghai-based magazine devoted to modern art, mostly Chinese but world trends as well; also has some coverage of other aspects of the avant-garde (Chinese only) Room with a View: Gallery and Bar owned by art critic Wu Liang, and a favorite gathering spot for the slightly older generation of modern artists in Shanghai. (English/Chinese) DDM Warehouse: Cutting edge warehouse gallery in Shanghai's Yangpu District (English/Chinese) Aura Gallery: Nice space, varied art upstairs from DDM (English/Chinese) Art Scene China: New Shanghai location of the previously Hong Kong gallery, focusing on up-and-coming contemporary Chinese art, with a great space on Fuxing Lu. (English/Chinese) Liu Haisu Art Museum: Major state-run exhibition space, featuring both modern and traditional art, in Shanghai's Hongqiao District (Chinese only) China: Chinese-art.com: THE Chinese Art site, run by Robert Bernell, extensive and authoritative, with sections devoted to Contemporary and Traditional Chinese Art(English) Britta Erickson's Bibliography: Extensive bibliography on Contemporary Chinese Art and Artists compiled by one of the field's leading critics (English) Asia Art Archive: Major Gallery in Hong Kong (English) Artists: Xu Bing: An artist who should need no introduction, does beautiful installation work using Chinese characters and calligraphy to toy with concepts of language and meaning. (English and Chinese 中文和英文) Cai Guo-qiang: The great fireworks artist, although his webpage is more into Feng Shui (English only) Zhang Hongtu 张宏图: Artist known for his entertaining pop-art Mao depictions (English only) Shanghai Literature Han Han Fan Page: Collected commentary (by and on) and criticism (by and of) Shanghai's literary enfant terrible, Han Han (Chinese) MianMian: Official site of Shanghai's scribe of the seedier side (Chinese/English) Chinese Cinema Shanghai Film Studio: Shanghai's main state-sponsored film group (Chinese only) Paradise Film and TV: Shanghai's other film and TV group.(Chinese only) Shanghai Film Art Center: One of Shanghai's biggest movie theaters.(Chinese only) Shanghai History ShanghaiNight: A wealth of Old Shanghai pictures and facts, with BBS. (Chinese only) Tales of Old China: Fun collection of recent Chinese historical goodies, with focus on Shanghai, by SinoMedia. (English only) Shanghai Jewish Memorial: Project to rescue and preserve Shanghai's old Jewish grave stones, launched by Dvir Bar-Gal. (English only) Shanghai Consulates and Organizations Community Organizations: Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club: Official page of unofficial journalist organization, featuring events, information and networking. Cornell Club of Shanghai (English/Chinese) Chambers of Commerce: American Chamber of Commerce Shanghai (English only) Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce Shanghai (English only) Consulates: Belgian Consulate General Shanghai (English/Chinese) British Consualte General Shanghai (English/Chinese) Canadian Consualte General Shanghai (English/Chinese/French) Czech Consualte General Shanghai (English/Chinese/Czech) French Consulate General Shanghai (French/Chinese) Italian Consulate General Shanghai (English/Chinese/Italian) Japanese Consulate General Shanghai (Japanese/Chinese) Netherlands Consulate General Shanghai (Dutch/English/Chinese) Peru Consulate General Shanghai (English/Chinese) Philippines Consulate General Shanghai (English/Chinese) Thai Consulate General Shanghai (Thai/English/Chinese) Sweden Consulate General Shanghai (English/Chinese/Swedish) Switzerland in China (English/Chinese) Turkish Consulate General Shanghai (English) United States Consulate General Shanghai (English/Chinese) Shanghai Commerce WALL: Hip little boutique selling photographs, posters, and art, and also stocks albums by Shanghai bands and undergroung music magazines. (English/Chinese) Montrose Wine: Wine importers and distributors. (English/Chinese) PG Studio: A very successful graphic design studio on Taikang Lu, founded by Parson Ge. (English/Chinese) Annabel Lee: Gorgeous, if pricy Chinoiserie clothing and accessories. (English only) Y+ Yoga Studio: Shanghai's first yoga studio, an extension of Bikram Shanghai. (English only) Shanghai Venues Judy's Group: Runs Judy's Too, one of Shanghai's oldest and most infamous bars, as well as Pegasus Club, Irene's Thai, and Taco Popo. Face: A sumptuous old villa contains the elegantly outfitted Face Bar, Lan Na Thai, and Hazara Indian restaurant. (English/Chinese) Red: Another pretty bar in a pretty old villa, this one tucked away on Anfu Lu. Regal Shanghai East Asia Hotel: A four-star hotel located in the Shanghai Stadium. (English/Chinese) Please note: I've only just started compiling this listing, if you'd like to be added please email me. Journalism and Writing Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club: Official page of unofficial journalist organization, featuring events, information and networking. Foreign Correspondents Club Hong Kong: One of Asia's biggest FCC's, boasting a lovely clubhouse on the Strand and a very large membership. Crystyl Mo's Page: Another Shanghai based freelance journalist and editor covering the arts. John Gittings, writer on China and world affairs: Archive of works by one of Shanghai's best former foreign correspondents. Friends June and September: An arty website by former Shanghailander Luce. An-lon Chen is a DC-based policy wonk and aspiring animator. Johanna Klein: Sloan student, world-bopper and all-out babe. Jammind: The online studio of talented graphic designer, artist, and musician Zhang Jianming. (Chinese/English) Crystyl Mo's Page: Another Shanghai based freelance journalist and editor. (English) Chula's LiveJournal: Live Journal of Erin White, previously of Shanghai and currently of San Diego (English) F. Edward Boas: Home page of my high school friend, Ed Boas, currently a grad student at Stanford (English) Affiliations Brown University Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club