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SHANGHAI VLOG: Visa-free transit, cafes + shopping, where to eat, & seeing all the sights!

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What you will see

Maddie Tsang’s first trip to Shanghai, entering under the visa-free transit policy. A practical route for a short stay: the Bund and Yuyuan old street with xiaolongbao, café-hopping around Jing’an Temple and Anfu Road, Wukang Mansion and shopping on Huaihai Road, then shengjianbao and Tianzifang.

In this video

  1. Arriving and visa-free transit (0:28)
  2. The Bund, Yuyuan old street, xiaolongbao (4:56)
  3. Cafés, Jing’an Temple, Anfu Road (13:52)
  4. Wukang Mansion and Huaihai Road (19:21)
  5. Shengjianbao and Tianzifang (27:09)

From the creator’s description and chapters.

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