• Walking the Bund
• Yu Yuan Gardens & Shopping District
• Pearl Towe
• Shanghai Museum
• Huangpu River Cruise
• Xiangyáng Clothing Market (Xiangyáng Lù Fúshì Shìchang) -- At the intersection of Huáihai Zhong Lù and Xiangyáng Lù, Xúhuì (between the Shanxi Nán Lù and Chángshú Lù Metro stations), you'll find Shànghai's version of Beijing's famous Silk Alley -- but with a broader range of goods. This outdoor market with many covered stalls has as its main draw designer-label clothing and accessories. The Western-branded merchandise (North Face jackets, Prada handbags, Nike shoes, and so on) sells for a fraction of retail, but of course the labels may not be genuine (that silk tie or scarf may prove to be synthetic, for example). Seconds and fakes abound, but some of the best deals are genuine, hustled out the back door of Shànghai factories. Haggling is expected. Do not, for example, pay more than ¥180 ($22) for a "North Fake" jacket or ¥100 ($13) for a pair of jeans. New rules imposed as a result of China entering the World Trade Organization have closed down some stalls, but the vendors are still there. Now they congregate at the entrance to the market and accost passers-by and tourists with their decrepit laminated photos of the Louis Vuitton handbags and the Rolex watches they have stashed away. Do not go with these vendors no matter how appealing the prices quoted. You can get similar items at plenty of stalls inside the market. Open daily from 8am to 9pm.

• Wangfujing – looks like Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica with shops, booths and restaurants.
• Silk Alley – A great street market in Beijing. Make sure you bargain for the best price!
• Friendship stores – Many throughout Beijing. Department store with better quality items.

• Quan Jude Restaurant
• No.9 Shuaifuyuan Lane, Wangfujing St. Beijing, China
• Nixon ate here once. It was also featured in the LA Times Travel Section.

• Mix – We found this place by accident. Good music and great crowd! Check first though. We went to this place looking for a salsa club. Instead we found a Hip Hop/ Pop music club which is fine but clubs in China can move locations or close down in a blink of an eye!
MIX Club
Phone: 65302889
The North Gate of Works Stadium
• Hard Rock Café – Ed and a few students went to this club/ night spot last year.