Wan Lixin

1 week ago | shine.cn | Wan Lixin

The F1 Chinese Grand Prix. Sports are no longer merely a means to keep people healthy, but increasingly appreciated as a means to boost the economy, given its significant contribution to consumption in Shanghai. A number of recent events lend credence to the observation that "one sports event could lead to a run on a city."Take the 2025 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix, held March 21-23 in Jiading District, which spurred both consumption and foot traffic.

1 week ago | shine.cn | Wan Lixin

In a highly visible place in the exhibition hall of the Third Shanghai International Carbon Neutrality Expo was an eye-catching indoor planting cabinet with pots of different vegetables at different stages of growth: radish, lettuce, strawberry, and spinach. The outfit was deceptively simple, and the leaves and fruits are little different from their counterparts in an authentic farm.

3 weeks ago | shine.cn | Wan Lixin |Jiang Xiaowei

Haris Doukas, the mayor of Athens, Greece, visited the Yuyuan Garden Malls in Shanghai with his team and family on Thursday, following the Global Mayors Dialogue and the 2025 Shanghai International Friendship Cities Cooperation Forum. On his first visit to Shanghai, he marveled at the mix of traditional architecture and skyscrapers, blending the past and modern sides of the city. In January, Shanghai and Athens signed an agreement to become sister cities.

1 month ago | shine.cn | Wan Lixin

With the goal of building Shanghai into a city conducive to young people's development, the Y50 Forum this year will host an innovation carnival for the first time to improve the environment for innovation. The sixth Shanghai Y50 Forum, which takes place on Saturday, will feature a keynote speaker session, the yearly release of top lists of innovative individuals and programs, and policy interpretations.

1 month ago | shine.cn | Wan Lixin

The longish May Day holiday (five days this year) has always been big for travel, given the balmy season, but this year there was also the serendipity of finding small-time but hotly buzzed destinations. It seemed that conflicting factors were at work in the choice of destination: the herd instinct to be beholden to social media hype, and the sobriety to avoid the beaten track, and the crowd.