D.D's Club » interesting news in Shanghai and China http://www.chou.cn Shanghai related bits and pieces Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:44:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2011 China Investment Guide: How To Marry A Rich Chinese/Shanghai girl http://www.chou.cn/2011/10/04/2011-china-investment-guide-how-to-marry-a-rich-chineseshanghai-girl http://www.chou.cn/2011/10/04/2011-china-investment-guide-how-to-marry-a-rich-chineseshanghai-girl#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:23:49 +0000 luke http://www.chou.cn/?p=1634 I saw this article and I had to make comments and add a little.

China’s new rich, as Chicago Mayor Richard Daley might say, are big, big, big, big, big. Investors with projects to fund want their money. Schools looking for endowment money want their children. Foreign governments want to sell them passports and residence cards.

And then there are ambitious souls looking to marry up with China’s newly well-off. Marilyn Monroe dished up lighthearted advice in the 1953 comedy,”How to Marry a Millionaire.” If you’re a gal, what’s the best approach to finding yourself in China in the admiring gaze of a Robin Li or Victor Koo (both married)? Is it better to be an er nai (concubine) or chase the fuerdai (well-off second generation)? And what are the prospects for guys in pursuit of older Chinese millionaire ladies?

We exchanged with Mina Hanbury-Tension, author of the new and coldly calculating book, “Shanghai Girls: Uncensored & Unsentimental: How to Marry Up & Stay There.” Excerpts follow. (Click here for a link to the complete 2011 China Investment Guide in English or Chinese.)

Q. China’s rich, as Chicago Mayor Daley might say, are big, big, big, big, big. How would you categorize the burgeoning numbers of new Chinese rich to pick from?

A. One thing that’s true about all of them is that they are new money, since most of their money’s been made in the last decade or two.

There are two obvious rich types in China–the provincials and the city dwellers. The provincials have made their money doing anything as unexciting as selling livestock and frozen meat or even cheap electronics, whereas the city dwellers have made their money in manufacturing, property and investments. These two are very different–and require different tactics. Furthermore, there is a rising class of fuerdai, the second generation wealth–young men in their early to late 20s who are due to inherit their parent’s business, and have gotten used to spending a huge sum of it already. They are the ones driving around in the Maserati’s and Ferrari’s in Beijing and Shanghai.  I asked the the young kid 20 where he was going to go for college and his reply “are you stupid, my father has more money than he can ever spend in his life time, more than enough for my life time and my kid’s life time”.  All I could say was “O”.  These are the young kids opening 10 bottles of champagne at a time in the night clubs every night, driving the Astor Martin’s. Oh the kids the coal miners owners son.

Q. What’s the best way to approach each group?

A. The older generation, the first generation of wealth, is all married. Most of them have second or third mistresses, or even second or third families spread out over different cities. As one billionaire property developer from Hong Kong advises: “Why would you want to marry one of these Chinese billionaires? He’ll have 10 girlfriends!” For some of them, 10 girlfriends might even be a conservative estimate.

So for ambitious girls, the only way to approach the first group is to be ultra-practical: realize you will be one of the many, if not scores, of girlfriends (think er nai, xiao san) and accept the fact that you’ll probably never dethrone that first wife, no matter how unattractive or old she may be. However, being one of the ten girlfriends has its advantages: you might get an apartment, a sports car, a credit card, and gifts of the ilk that you might not afford on your own salary.

The second generation, the youngsters, seem like great ones to nab–after all they are young and rich and drive a sports car, but in fact they are so spoiled and used to getting what they want and surrounded by starlets and flatters, and very hard to hook one’s finger into. For the fuerdai, the best bet is to befriend his parents, or his extended family, and get them to believe that you’re the perfect girl who will save him from a possibly irresponsible, dissipated life.  The odds on that is small but why not.

Q. How does trying to land a rich Chinese husband differ from other places?

A. It’s completely different here. The Chinese are very used to the idea of mistresses, and what one must do to keep them happy. The wives are also more tolerant of mistresses, and often look the other way. There is a silent code, however–you do not go in the same grounds with your mistress that you would go with your wife. This is why many of the ‘girlfriends’ often live in other cities–a business trip, combined with pleasure. So, if you’re a pretty girl and manage to get close to that billionaire, he and many of his cohorts will immediately click with the idea that you might easily become the next girlfriend. The rules are a bit more clear here: as one married Taiwanese man said about what his girlfriends expect of him: “Apartment, car, and if necessary a job.” His requirements in exchange? Simple. “She picks me up when I arrive at the airport, and spends all her time with me, and she drops me off at the airport. What she does with the rest of her time, I don’t care.”

Q. What’s the best way for a Western guy to marry up with a mainland Chinese lady?

A. This is a great, great potential area for marrying up. I know so many wealthy Chinese ladies in their forties and fifties worth a fortune, and divorced. She doesn’t need you to be rich, but she does need you have some semblance of accomplishment, i.e., degrees, suave world-wise knowledge, etc., and the devotion to cater to her needs without acting like a doormat. Remember that she will set certain traps to test whether you’re out for her money, and the key to winning the heart of she-millionaire is to pass muster.  That idea is some what sound, but if you have no job and your an English teacher, don’t bother.

Q. What are the risks in marrying a rich Chinese? What’s best way to avoid buyer’s remorse?

A. The risks are that he’ll have 10 girlfriends. The best way to avoid remorse of any kind is to go in with your eyes open. If you think you’re going to marry your Prince Charming and live happily ever after, then you’ll have remorse. One woman I know arrived home with her husband fresh off her honeymoon, only to find a woman with a baby waiting for him at that airport. I don’t need to tell you who was the father of that baby.

Q. Say you pull in a rich Chinese and are looking for an exit. Then what?

A. Why would you look for an exit? If you played your cards right, you should have money, status, and access to a lot of great business opportunities.

On the other hand, if it’s really not working out (there can be zillions of reasons for this), then the key is leveraging up. You should have used the opportunity to hone some skills–an additional language or two (the Chinese are very vulnerable when they go abroad so anyone who can facilitate them when they’re not on their home ground has an excellent way to worm herself into his heart, and to his wallet), horse-riding or sailing skills, or a MBA–which has exposed you to the men that you need to network with. Use those skills to leverage yourself up to the next level.

Good luck! your odds are just as good as winning a million dollar lottery!

]]> I saw this article and I had to make comments and add a little.

China’s new rich, as Chicago Mayor Richard Daley might say, are big, big, big, big, big. Investors with projects to fund want their money. Schools looking for endowment money want their children. Foreign governments want to sell them passports and residence cards.

And then there are ambitious souls looking to marry up with China’s newly well-off. Marilyn Monroe dished up lighthearted advice in the 1953 comedy,”How to Marry a Millionaire.” If you’re a gal, what’s the best approach to finding yourself in China in the admiring gaze of a Robin Li or Victor Koo (both married)? Is it better to be an er nai (concubine) or chase the fuerdai (well-off second generation)? And what are the prospects for guys in pursuit of older Chinese millionaire ladies?

We exchanged with Mina Hanbury-Tension, author of the new and coldly calculating book, “Shanghai Girls: Uncensored & Unsentimental: How to Marry Up & Stay There.” Excerpts follow. (Click here for a link to the complete 2011 China Investment Guide in English or Chinese.)

Q. China’s rich, as Chicago Mayor Daley might say, are big, big, big, big, big. How would you categorize the burgeoning numbers of new Chinese rich to pick from?

A. One thing that’s true about all of them is that they are new money, since most of their money’s been made in the last decade or two.

There are two obvious rich types in China–the provincials and the city dwellers. The provincials have made their money doing anything as unexciting as selling livestock and frozen meat or even cheap electronics, whereas the city dwellers have made their money in manufacturing, property and investments. These two are very different–and require different tactics. Furthermore, there is a rising class of fuerdai, the second generation wealth–young men in their early to late 20s who are due to inherit their parent’s business, and have gotten used to spending a huge sum of it already. They are the ones driving around in the Maserati’s and Ferrari’s in Beijing and Shanghai.  I asked the the young kid 20 where he was going to go for college and his reply “are you stupid, my father has more money than he can ever spend in his life time, more than enough for my life time and my kid’s life time”.  All I could say was “O”.  These are the young kids opening 10 bottles of champagne at a time in the night clubs every night, driving the Astor Martin’s. Oh the kids the coal miners owners son.

Q. What’s the best way to approach each group?

A. The older generation, the first generation of wealth, is all married. Most of them have second or third mistresses, or even second or third families spread out over different cities. As one billionaire property developer from Hong Kong advises: “Why would you want to marry one of these Chinese billionaires? He’ll have 10 girlfriends!” For some of them, 10 girlfriends might even be a conservative estimate.

So for ambitious girls, the only way to approach the first group is to be ultra-practical: realize you will be one of the many, if not scores, of girlfriends (think er nai, xiao san) and accept the fact that you’ll probably never dethrone that first wife, no matter how unattractive or old she may be. However, being one of the ten girlfriends has its advantages: you might get an apartment, a sports car, a credit card, and gifts of the ilk that you might not afford on your own salary.

The second generation, the youngsters, seem like great ones to nab–after all they are young and rich and drive a sports car, but in fact they are so spoiled and used to getting what they want and surrounded by starlets and flatters, and very hard to hook one’s finger into. For the fuerdai, the best bet is to befriend his parents, or his extended family, and get them to believe that you’re the perfect girl who will save him from a possibly irresponsible, dissipated life.  The odds on that is small but why not.

Q. How does trying to land a rich Chinese husband differ from other places?

A. It’s completely different here. The Chinese are very used to the idea of mistresses, and what one must do to keep them happy. The wives are also more tolerant of mistresses, and often look the other way. There is a silent code, however–you do not go in the same grounds with your mistress that you would go with your wife. This is why many of the ‘girlfriends’ often live in other cities–a business trip, combined with pleasure. So, if you’re a pretty girl and manage to get close to that billionaire, he and many of his cohorts will immediately click with the idea that you might easily become the next girlfriend. The rules are a bit more clear here: as one married Taiwanese man said about what his girlfriends expect of him: “Apartment, car, and if necessary a job.” His requirements in exchange? Simple. “She picks me up when I arrive at the airport, and spends all her time with me, and she drops me off at the airport. What she does with the rest of her time, I don’t care.”

Q. What’s the best way for a Western guy to marry up with a mainland Chinese lady?

A. This is a great, great potential area for marrying up. I know so many wealthy Chinese ladies in their forties and fifties worth a fortune, and divorced. She doesn’t need you to be rich, but she does need you have some semblance of accomplishment, i.e., degrees, suave world-wise knowledge, etc., and the devotion to cater to her needs without acting like a doormat. Remember that she will set certain traps to test whether you’re out for her money, and the key to winning the heart of she-millionaire is to pass muster.  That idea is some what sound, but if you have no job and your an English teacher, don’t bother.

Q. What are the risks in marrying a rich Chinese? What’s best way to avoid buyer’s remorse?

A. The risks are that he’ll have 10 girlfriends. The best way to avoid remorse of any kind is to go in with your eyes open. If you think you’re going to marry your Prince Charming and live happily ever after, then you’ll have remorse. One woman I know arrived home with her husband fresh off her honeymoon, only to find a woman with a baby waiting for him at that airport. I don’t need to tell you who was the father of that baby.

Q. Say you pull in a rich Chinese and are looking for an exit. Then what?

A. Why would you look for an exit? If you played your cards right, you should have money, status, and access to a lot of great business opportunities.

On the other hand, if it’s really not working out (there can be zillions of reasons for this), then the key is leveraging up. You should have used the opportunity to hone some skills–an additional language or two (the Chinese are very vulnerable when they go abroad so anyone who can facilitate them when they’re not on their home ground has an excellent way to worm herself into his heart, and to his wallet), horse-riding or sailing skills, or a MBA–which has exposed you to the men that you need to network with. Use those skills to leverage yourself up to the next level.

Good luck! your odds are just as good as winning a million dollar lottery!

]]> http://www.chou.cn/2011/10/04/2011-china-investment-guide-how-to-marry-a-rich-chineseshanghai-girl/feed 2 Asia’s biggest Apple store opens in Shanghai http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/30/asias-biggest-apple-store-opens-in-shanghai http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/30/asias-biggest-apple-store-opens-in-shanghai#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:00:17 +0000 luke http://www.chou.cn/?p=1620 Shanghai likes every biggest, fastest, tallest, everything that is the best of the best. now Shanghai gets the biggest Apple store in Asia.

SHANGHAI — Cui Lizhen, who lined up two days before Friday’s opening of Asia’s largest Apple (AAPL) store, was hoisted in the air by the company’s retail employees and carried into the block-long outlet along tony East Nanjing Road. It was the start of a daylong pep rally that tapped into the yearnings of a new generation of Chinese consumers and signaled the emergence of a new center of gravity for the Cupertino company.

Cui had no words to describe the experience of entering the store with its circular glass staircase. “It’s beyond description,” the 27-year-old said.

Apple’s fifth store on mainland China is big enough to handle as many as 40,000 visitors a day. It’s located just a few miles away from Apple’s 16,000-square-foot flagship glass cylinder Pudong store, which, like Apple’s other nearby store in this city of 23 million, is unable to handle the crush of customers clogging their floors.

On Saturday, Apple plans to unveil its first store in Hong Kong, another ballroom-size outlet built to help the company overcome its biggest problem in Asia — an inability to meet the stampedelike demand for iPhones and iPads. The latest retail extravaganzas are down payments on the investment Apple is making in the emerging economic giant, whose swelling ranks of ready-to-spend Chinese could one day represent a market greater than that of the United States.

“Apple is a maker of high-end electronics products. China’s market is huge, with great consumption power,” said 20-year-old Qiu Shi, who, along with his friend, Lee Dongsheng, embarked on a 10-hour train ride from Guangzhou to queue up behind Cui for the opening of the three-story edifice that will employee 300 blue-T-shirt Apple workers. “When the two are together, they will create a great future,” he said, cradling a blue-covered iPad he used to photograph the new store, which was as crowded as a Shanghai subway.

This week, Apple also released its 3G iPad 2s in China, where previously consumers could only buy Wi-Fi-enabled tablets. Meanwhile, some analysts speculate the company is on the verge of launching a less expensive iPhone aimed at developing markets like China when it announces its new iPhone 5, expected to occur in coming weeks.

The store openings come at a time fake Apple stores are spreading across China and as some experts wonder if the company was simply unprepared for the frenzied demand for iPhones, iPads and MacBooks in this country of 1.3 billion people. Apple has plans for many more stores in China and across Asia. But its exacting retail strategy — not only are its stores designed down to the smallest detail to meet the art-house consumerism of co-founder Steve Jobs, but their locations in chic neighborhoods are painstakingly picked — makes quick store rollouts difficult.

“I do believe there is some desperation on Apple’s part to capture the moment in China,” Needham & Co. analyst Charles Wolf said. “The middle class in China is really nouveau riche — they really want to spread their wings and buy luxury items because they have been deprived of them for so long.”

Apple, which seems to never miss a business beat, appears to have miscalculated in China, said John Quelch, former senior associate dean of Harvard Business School and now head of the China Europe International Business School in Shanghai.

“It’s a brilliant company, but it’s highly U.S.-centric,” he said. “If they had foresight, they would have at least 50 stores in China. You can afford to be meticulous with a country with 2 to 3 percent GDP growth, but not in a country with 10 percent GDP growth.”

Apple, nonetheless, is increasingly relying on Asia to rev up sales.

The company in July reported third quarter sales were up 600 percent for what Apple calls Greater China — Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan — which translated into $3.8 million. “I firmly believe that we are just scratching the surface right now (in China),” Tim Cook, Apple’s new CEO, said during the conference call with analysts.

Upwardly mobile Chinese, ever on the lookout for products that can put a sheen on their social status, eagerly snap up iPhones and iPads, the ultimate gadget eye-candy — even for those who never learn how to use the devices.

“Every girl I know has an iPhone. They make 2,000 renminbi (about $313) a month, but they still have an iPhone,” said Ming Yang, an executive with a solar company. “The iPhone is like the ‘It’ phone.”

Official iPhone 4 prices in China start at about $780, though black-market devices can sell for more when supplies are low in Apple stores. iPads are popular gifts for government officials and business partners.  The new i phone 5 will soon be launched and Shanghai will go crazy for Apple.

“It’s the best gift,” said Yan Sun, co-founder of Shanghai-based Modim Technologies, maker of mobile video chat applications. He has brought armloads of i Pads back from Silicon Valley to give to prized employees and business associates.

Andrea Lui, a designer of high-end retail stores, recently got a taste of the Apple fanaticism spreading across Asia when she inadvertently left her handbag in a section of a Hong Kong Ikea store. When the store’s security department found it, they paged her. “They told me everything looked fine — they saw my wallet was in there, my keys. My BlackBerry was there. The cash was there. But the iPhone was missing.”

Even the dead seem to want Apple products. Chinese buy paper iPhones, iPads and MacBooks for sacrificial offerings to deceased relatives during funerals or days honoring ancestors. “They are easy to order, so they don’t have to line up,” Peter Chien, manager of a Hong Kong funeral parlor store for sacrificial items.

The fact that Apple has not been able to keep up with demand in Asia fuels “the intensity of zeal” among consumers, Quelch said. “China is a very brand-intensive society. The reason that brands are so very important is that they are a way to signal social status. When you have a country that is roughly four times the size of the United States, it is even more important to stand out in order to get noticed and get ahead.” China could quickly become as big a market for Apple products as is the United States, Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu said. “China is like the United States in the ’60s — people enjoyed 30 years of growth.”

What is remarkable is that Apple’s success in China has so far come without a partnership with China Mobile, the world’s largest carrier with more than 600 million subscribers. Apple has a partnership with China Unicom, which has about 170 million subscribers.

Apple and China Mobile have been in negotiations, though no deal has yet been announced.

That means countless Chinese have had to give up coveted China Mobile numbers to switch to China Unicom — or pay for two phones — so they can use an iPhone.

This is one of the reasons Ailing Wang “hates” Apple. Her other gripes include the difficulty of typing in Chinese on Apple devices, the fact most apps for the iPhone and iPad cost money — Chinese don’t like paying for software — and the company’s overall American approach to technology, even in China.

“Their attitude is, ‘We are Apple. We are who we are. We don’t change for Chinese people,’ ” said Wang, who works as a training director with a consulting firm that works with multinational companies.

]]> Shanghai likes every biggest, fastest, tallest, everything that is the best of the best. now Shanghai gets the biggest Apple store in Asia.

SHANGHAI — Cui Lizhen, who lined up two days before Friday’s opening of Asia’s largest Apple (AAPL) store, was hoisted in the air by the company’s retail employees and carried into the block-long outlet along tony East Nanjing Road. It was the start of a daylong pep rally that tapped into the yearnings of a new generation of Chinese consumers and signaled the emergence of a new center of gravity for the Cupertino company.

Cui had no words to describe the experience of entering the store with its circular glass staircase. “It’s beyond description,” the 27-year-old said.

Apple’s fifth store on mainland China is big enough to handle as many as 40,000 visitors a day. It’s located just a few miles away from Apple’s 16,000-square-foot flagship glass cylinder Pudong store, which, like Apple’s other nearby store in this city of 23 million, is unable to handle the crush of customers clogging their floors.

On Saturday, Apple plans to unveil its first store in Hong Kong, another ballroom-size outlet built to help the company overcome its biggest problem in Asia — an inability to meet the stampedelike demand for iPhones and iPads. The latest retail extravaganzas are down payments on the investment Apple is making in the emerging economic giant, whose swelling ranks of ready-to-spend Chinese could one day represent a market greater than that of the United States.

“Apple is a maker of high-end electronics products. China’s market is huge, with great consumption power,” said 20-year-old Qiu Shi, who, along with his friend, Lee Dongsheng, embarked on a 10-hour train ride from Guangzhou to queue up behind Cui for the opening of the three-story edifice that will employee 300 blue-T-shirt Apple workers. “When the two are together, they will create a great future,” he said, cradling a blue-covered iPad he used to photograph the new store, which was as crowded as a Shanghai subway.

This week, Apple also released its 3G iPad 2s in China, where previously consumers could only buy Wi-Fi-enabled tablets. Meanwhile, some analysts speculate the company is on the verge of launching a less expensive iPhone aimed at developing markets like China when it announces its new iPhone 5, expected to occur in coming weeks.

The store openings come at a time fake Apple stores are spreading across China and as some experts wonder if the company was simply unprepared for the frenzied demand for iPhones, iPads and MacBooks in this country of 1.3 billion people. Apple has plans for many more stores in China and across Asia. But its exacting retail strategy — not only are its stores designed down to the smallest detail to meet the art-house consumerism of co-founder Steve Jobs, but their locations in chic neighborhoods are painstakingly picked — makes quick store rollouts difficult.

“I do believe there is some desperation on Apple’s part to capture the moment in China,” Needham & Co. analyst Charles Wolf said. “The middle class in China is really nouveau riche — they really want to spread their wings and buy luxury items because they have been deprived of them for so long.”

Apple, which seems to never miss a business beat, appears to have miscalculated in China, said John Quelch, former senior associate dean of Harvard Business School and now head of the China Europe International Business School in Shanghai.

“It’s a brilliant company, but it’s highly U.S.-centric,” he said. “If they had foresight, they would have at least 50 stores in China. You can afford to be meticulous with a country with 2 to 3 percent GDP growth, but not in a country with 10 percent GDP growth.”

Apple, nonetheless, is increasingly relying on Asia to rev up sales.

The company in July reported third quarter sales were up 600 percent for what Apple calls Greater China — Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan — which translated into $3.8 million. “I firmly believe that we are just scratching the surface right now (in China),” Tim Cook, Apple’s new CEO, said during the conference call with analysts.

Upwardly mobile Chinese, ever on the lookout for products that can put a sheen on their social status, eagerly snap up iPhones and iPads, the ultimate gadget eye-candy — even for those who never learn how to use the devices.

“Every girl I know has an iPhone. They make 2,000 renminbi (about $313) a month, but they still have an iPhone,” said Ming Yang, an executive with a solar company. “The iPhone is like the ‘It’ phone.”

Official iPhone 4 prices in China start at about $780, though black-market devices can sell for more when supplies are low in Apple stores. iPads are popular gifts for government officials and business partners.  The new i phone 5 will soon be launched and Shanghai will go crazy for Apple.

“It’s the best gift,” said Yan Sun, co-founder of Shanghai-based Modim Technologies, maker of mobile video chat applications. He has brought armloads of i Pads back from Silicon Valley to give to prized employees and business associates.

Andrea Lui, a designer of high-end retail stores, recently got a taste of the Apple fanaticism spreading across Asia when she inadvertently left her handbag in a section of a Hong Kong Ikea store. When the store’s security department found it, they paged her. “They told me everything looked fine — they saw my wallet was in there, my keys. My BlackBerry was there. The cash was there. But the iPhone was missing.”

Even the dead seem to want Apple products. Chinese buy paper iPhones, iPads and MacBooks for sacrificial offerings to deceased relatives during funerals or days honoring ancestors. “They are easy to order, so they don’t have to line up,” Peter Chien, manager of a Hong Kong funeral parlor store for sacrificial items.

The fact that Apple has not been able to keep up with demand in Asia fuels “the intensity of zeal” among consumers, Quelch said. “China is a very brand-intensive society. The reason that brands are so very important is that they are a way to signal social status. When you have a country that is roughly four times the size of the United States, it is even more important to stand out in order to get noticed and get ahead.” China could quickly become as big a market for Apple products as is the United States, Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu said. “China is like the United States in the ’60s — people enjoyed 30 years of growth.”

What is remarkable is that Apple’s success in China has so far come without a partnership with China Mobile, the world’s largest carrier with more than 600 million subscribers. Apple has a partnership with China Unicom, which has about 170 million subscribers.

Apple and China Mobile have been in negotiations, though no deal has yet been announced.

That means countless Chinese have had to give up coveted China Mobile numbers to switch to China Unicom — or pay for two phones — so they can use an iPhone.

This is one of the reasons Ailing Wang “hates” Apple. Her other gripes include the difficulty of typing in Chinese on Apple devices, the fact most apps for the iPhone and iPad cost money — Chinese don’t like paying for software — and the company’s overall American approach to technology, even in China.

“Their attitude is, ‘We are Apple. We are who we are. We don’t change for Chinese people,’ ” said Wang, who works as a training director with a consulting firm that works with multinational companies.

]]> http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/30/asias-biggest-apple-store-opens-in-shanghai/feed 1 Another new club has opened in Shanghai called Geisha http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/20/another-new-club-has-opened-in-shanghai-called-geisha http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/20/another-new-club-has-opened-in-shanghai-called-geisha#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:34:02 +0000 luke http://www.chou.cn/?p=1610 www.thegeisha-shanghai.com

The Geisha

Category: Nightlife > Nightclubs
Where: 390 South Shaanxi Road (Near Fuxing Road)
Contact: 021 6403 0004
info@thegeisha-shanghai.com
www.thegeisha-shanghai.com

Contributed by: the apartment

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THE Geisha takes a play on a modern upscale West Coast influenced Japanese Restaurant, Sushi Bar and Sake Lounge, but at the same time does not hide away from the rich sensual spirit of Japanese history. Situated in a beautiful three-story complex on the corner of Shaanxi Rd and Fuxing Rd, in the heart of the French Concession, it embraces the Japanese style fine dining experience with a very unique twist, and a surreal high-class brothel atmosphere added to the mix. THE Geisha commences a new outlook on Japanese dining: using traditional methods of Japanese food making, yet bringing in all the electric flavors of the West Coast of America, all immaculately presented and served. THE Geisha Drink menu will complement these choices with both Western and Asian classics remade, mixed in Japanese style with each ingredient carefully added to create a masterpiece! The ground floor Lobby, with a glass-enclosed entrance welcomes you to the magic of THE Geisha: The Restaurant situated on the 1st floor, with around 50 seats capacity, boasts a top of the arts open kitchen, showing off our skillful Japanese and Western trained chefs while they prepare delicacies of your choice! Second floor design features a Vegas style boutique club with a central bar, lush velvets and silks, with private and intimate booths and a large dance floor. Come nightfall, the tempo of the club increases and our entertainment performances commence: DJ, Live Art, and soulful Sax and Violin performances. The experience is completed with the 2 Geisha bathing performances on each side of the DJ booth! The third floor is a hidden gem: a swanky Sushi bar and Sake lounge offers a chill-out spot before, during or after the party in the club, as well as late-night dining for two, and the beautiful roof terrace, with cherry blossom trees as its central fixture is sure to be many people?s favorite. Throughout THE Geisha, we want to tackle all your senses ? our delicious food, drinks and service will be appreciated by any gourmet lover, and our luxe designed club, with carefully picked music and performances will be every socialite?s place to be seen. Finally, our customized in-house scent will be sure to capture you in THE Geisha?s sensual atmosphere!

I went for the opening and it was packed wall to wall people.  They had a tub on the first floor and I think I saw one for the second floor too.  I think it’s for champagne, but then what night club in Shanghai is selling that much champagne.   The terrace is nice, the music is loud and nice.  The line to get to the terrace was crazy.  I love to see how the club does over the next few weeks.

 

]]> www.thegeisha-shanghai.com

The Geisha

Category: Nightlife > Nightclubs
Where: 390 South Shaanxi Road (Near Fuxing Road)
Contact: 021 6403 0004
info@thegeisha-shanghai.com
www.thegeisha-shanghai.com

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THE Geisha takes a play on a modern upscale West Coast influenced Japanese Restaurant, Sushi Bar and Sake Lounge, but at the same time does not hide away from the rich sensual spirit of Japanese history. Situated in a beautiful three-story complex on the corner of Shaanxi Rd and Fuxing Rd, in the heart of the French Concession, it embraces the Japanese style fine dining experience with a very unique twist, and a surreal high-class brothel atmosphere added to the mix. THE Geisha commences a new outlook on Japanese dining: using traditional methods of Japanese food making, yet bringing in all the electric flavors of the West Coast of America, all immaculately presented and served. THE Geisha Drink menu will complement these choices with both Western and Asian classics remade, mixed in Japanese style with each ingredient carefully added to create a masterpiece! The ground floor Lobby, with a glass-enclosed entrance welcomes you to the magic of THE Geisha: The Restaurant situated on the 1st floor, with around 50 seats capacity, boasts a top of the arts open kitchen, showing off our skillful Japanese and Western trained chefs while they prepare delicacies of your choice! Second floor design features a Vegas style boutique club with a central bar, lush velvets and silks, with private and intimate booths and a large dance floor. Come nightfall, the tempo of the club increases and our entertainment performances commence: DJ, Live Art, and soulful Sax and Violin performances. The experience is completed with the 2 Geisha bathing performances on each side of the DJ booth! The third floor is a hidden gem: a swanky Sushi bar and Sake lounge offers a chill-out spot before, during or after the party in the club, as well as late-night dining for two, and the beautiful roof terrace, with cherry blossom trees as its central fixture is sure to be many people?s favorite. Throughout THE Geisha, we want to tackle all your senses ? our delicious food, drinks and service will be appreciated by any gourmet lover, and our luxe designed club, with carefully picked music and performances will be every socialite?s place to be seen. Finally, our customized in-house scent will be sure to capture you in THE Geisha?s sensual atmosphere!

I went for the opening and it was packed wall to wall people.  They had a tub on the first floor and I think I saw one for the second floor too.  I think it’s for champagne, but then what night club in Shanghai is selling that much champagne.   The terrace is nice, the music is loud and nice.  The line to get to the terrace was crazy.  I love to see how the club does over the next few weeks.

 

]]> http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/20/another-new-club-has-opened-in-shanghai-called-geisha/feed 2 Inside Shanghai’s vampire Haven http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/20/inside-shanghais-vampire-haven http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/20/inside-shanghais-vampire-haven#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:38:19 +0000 luke http://www.chou.cn/?p=1605 Haven

Building 3, Xingfu Port, 1029 Zhongshan Nan Lu, near Duojia Lu
中山南路1029号幸福码头3号楼, 近多稼路
+ 86 21 3331 0202
www.havenshanghai.com
Open to public on the first Saturday of every month from 9 p.m.

A vampire venue down on the South Bund? One of the far far club/bar on the South Bund. It’s 10 blocks from the Cool docks.  Staged as Dracula’s secret residence, HAVEN is hidden in a warehouse in Dream Harbor, a motorcycle factory turned creative garden near the Cool Docks. Behind its heavy bronze doors lies a Gothic church inspired space with ten-meter-high ceiling and lancet windows. You also walk pass the elevator that is only used for the special V.I.P’s to the VI.P room on the second floor.  Let’s not for the beautiful vampire in the Purple Velvet coffin when you walk in.  Watch out for the vampire-summoning symbol on the floor, and be careful when you order a drink from the vampire bartenders.

A decadent private room is reserved for Dracula’s very important guests upstairs. It comes with a big swimming pool, separate KTV system.  The pool runs into the bar in the V.I.P room.

HAVEN is open to the public only once a month (every first Saturday of the month); it’s mostly a space for event booking, such as fashion shows, company events and even weddings. It will close down after hosting 666 events, so make sure you check it out next time it opens to everyone. A final note: two vampire inspired cocktails are on the menu for the blood-thirsty ones, namely Victoria Passion and A Bite From Vampire. – Stella Shu.  Yup, they served either Taittinger champagne or those drinks of Stella.

“Twilight” fans take note: Shanghai’s very first vampire-themed club will open its doors in a week’s time to satisfy your fantasy of socializing with blood-sucking vampies.

Haven, the luxury club is situated inside Shanghai’s Xingfu Port complex (幸福码头), a new creative zone on the South Bund inside a converted motorcycle factory once owned by Du Yuesheng (杜月笙).  The biggest Shanghai mafia back in the days.

Elma Ji, Haven’s brand ambassador, told us that the Gothic club would offer a variety of services, from high-end clubbing — open to public on the first Saturday of every month with a RMB 500 entrance fee — to tailor-made event planning to offbeat wedding ceremonies.

“We don’t want to be considered as another nightlife spot because we also open during the day [for events] and provide a head-to-toe planning service,” said Ji.

And when Haven boasts a vampire decor, it means it.

Designed by Lime, a firm hailing from France, the former factory building’s interior has been re-styled into a castle.

The whole space is lit up by bat-clinging ceiling lamps, equipped with blood-spattered lifts, served by demon-like waiters and dotted with vampire badges sourced from around the world.

And don’t scream if you come across a pile of skulls out of the blue, they are just telephones.

Several secret tunnels are embedded in this five-story venue to shield any celebrities or socialites longing for a vampire night out from paparazzi.

More mysterious than the ambiance is the identity of the club owners. Ji refused to give more information than referring to them as several American-Chinese who preferred to be known as Earl Drakial.

“Vampire stands for mystery, high privilege and classiness,” explained Ji, when asked about the motivation behind Haven’s vampire theme.

“[Haven] is targeted at those on top of the spending pyramid and willing to burn bucks to buy a good memory.”

Anyone who is tempted by this high-end Dracula lifestyle better go as soon as possible as Haven won’t stand forever.

According to Ji, the club will be totally demolished after hosting 666 events because “we want to leave our impression to people when it is the best.” Ji estimated Haven will operate for two to three years.  A hidden door, small crawl space and a ladder leads to another private room for people seeking a more private setting. They’re only planning to do 666 events and then close.

I definitely want to arrange a bikini party in the V.I.P room, off the walls in Shanghai.

]]> Haven

Building 3, Xingfu Port, 1029 Zhongshan Nan Lu, near Duojia Lu
中山南路1029号幸福码头3号楼, 近多稼路
+ 86 21 3331 0202
www.havenshanghai.com
Open to public on the first Saturday of every month from 9 p.m.

A vampire venue down on the South Bund? One of the far far club/bar on the South Bund. It’s 10 blocks from the Cool docks.  Staged as Dracula’s secret residence, HAVEN is hidden in a warehouse in Dream Harbor, a motorcycle factory turned creative garden near the Cool Docks. Behind its heavy bronze doors lies a Gothic church inspired space with ten-meter-high ceiling and lancet windows. You also walk pass the elevator that is only used for the special V.I.P’s to the VI.P room on the second floor.  Let’s not for the beautiful vampire in the Purple Velvet coffin when you walk in.  Watch out for the vampire-summoning symbol on the floor, and be careful when you order a drink from the vampire bartenders.

A decadent private room is reserved for Dracula’s very important guests upstairs. It comes with a big swimming pool, separate KTV system.  The pool runs into the bar in the V.I.P room.

HAVEN is open to the public only once a month (every first Saturday of the month); it’s mostly a space for event booking, such as fashion shows, company events and even weddings. It will close down after hosting 666 events, so make sure you check it out next time it opens to everyone. A final note: two vampire inspired cocktails are on the menu for the blood-thirsty ones, namely Victoria Passion and A Bite From Vampire. – Stella Shu.  Yup, they served either Taittinger champagne or those drinks of Stella.

“Twilight” fans take note: Shanghai’s very first vampire-themed club will open its doors in a week’s time to satisfy your fantasy of socializing with blood-sucking vampies.

Haven, the luxury club is situated inside Shanghai’s Xingfu Port complex (幸福码头), a new creative zone on the South Bund inside a converted motorcycle factory once owned by Du Yuesheng (杜月笙).  The biggest Shanghai mafia back in the days.

Elma Ji, Haven’s brand ambassador, told us that the Gothic club would offer a variety of services, from high-end clubbing — open to public on the first Saturday of every month with a RMB 500 entrance fee — to tailor-made event planning to offbeat wedding ceremonies.

“We don’t want to be considered as another nightlife spot because we also open during the day [for events] and provide a head-to-toe planning service,” said Ji.

And when Haven boasts a vampire decor, it means it.

Designed by Lime, a firm hailing from France, the former factory building’s interior has been re-styled into a castle.

The whole space is lit up by bat-clinging ceiling lamps, equipped with blood-spattered lifts, served by demon-like waiters and dotted with vampire badges sourced from around the world.

And don’t scream if you come across a pile of skulls out of the blue, they are just telephones.

Several secret tunnels are embedded in this five-story venue to shield any celebrities or socialites longing for a vampire night out from paparazzi.

More mysterious than the ambiance is the identity of the club owners. Ji refused to give more information than referring to them as several American-Chinese who preferred to be known as Earl Drakial.

“Vampire stands for mystery, high privilege and classiness,” explained Ji, when asked about the motivation behind Haven’s vampire theme.

“[Haven] is targeted at those on top of the spending pyramid and willing to burn bucks to buy a good memory.”

Anyone who is tempted by this high-end Dracula lifestyle better go as soon as possible as Haven won’t stand forever.

According to Ji, the club will be totally demolished after hosting 666 events because “we want to leave our impression to people when it is the best.” Ji estimated Haven will operate for two to three years.  A hidden door, small crawl space and a ladder leads to another private room for people seeking a more private setting. They’re only planning to do 666 events and then close.

I definitely want to arrange a bikini party in the V.I.P room, off the walls in Shanghai.

]]> http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/20/inside-shanghais-vampire-haven/feed 1 Shanghai tourism Festival http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/19/shanghai-tourism-festival http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/19/shanghai-tourism-festival#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:06:46 +0000 luke http://www.chou.cn/?p=1599 The dominant theme “Chinese Culture Tour 2011” running through the event, Shanghai Tourism Festival 2011 lumps together elements of commerce, sport and culture exemplified by Shanghai Shopping Festival.

Shanghai Tourism Memorabilia Fair, “Jiuzi” Popular Sport Competitions, Kite Gala, Shanghai Backstreet Tour and Food Festival, and the likes. The opening ceremony will take place at the newly completed Shanghai International Fashion Center which sits on the former site of a state-run factory. The Shanghai Tourism festival is full swing and will take all around Shanghai.

The Floats Parade has been an enthusiastically cheered signature show and the biggest highlight of the event over the years. “City’s Celebration” is the theme that runs through this year’s procession of floats which come from nearly 20 countries and regions including, among others, the United States, Japan, Russia, Australia, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Spain. The march will be a true visual feast. Even though the floats are on opening day, their are so many events to follow. Shanghai traffic was a mess during the parade. The opening ceremony will feature a parade of 22 elaborately decorated floats. The main route is Qianjing Avenue in the Shihua area. Visitors don’t need to hurry because the floats will be displayed on the avenue for several hours.

This year’s event will be very easy on wallet – major attractions, Cruises of Huangpu River, eateries and boutique shops will reel in customers with big markdowns and twenty-one upmarket hotels will offer pocket-friendly stay+fare package rates, guaranteeing visitors a genuine taste of Shanghai’s most tempting culinary, shopping and sightseeing experiences. Come see the sights and sounds of Shanghai and let’s not forget the taste of Shanghai.

Welcome to Shanghai Tourism Festival 2011 in this beautiful season of autumn!

Shanghai Tourism Festival was opened on September 10 at the newly completed Shanghai International Fashion Center.

The evening of the day was spiced up by the trademark Floats Parade on Huaihai Road, which featured 21 floats and 30 square arrays of performers cheered enthusiastically by visitors and the locals. The events is one of the big days in shanghai where most of Huai Hai road is shut to traffic. The Shanghai streets were lined 10 deep just to see the parade and the marching bands from all over the world.

This year’s event will be very pocket-friendly. Major attractions, operators of cruise liners on Huangpu River, eateries and boutique shops will reel in customers with big markdowns, guaranteeing visitors a genuine taste of Shanghai’s most tempting culinary, shopping and sightseeing experiences.

The opening ceremony will be followed by 40-plus signature events including, Shanghai International Music Fireworks Festival, Wedding in River Town, Colored Boats Parade on Huangpu River, Jiading Confucius Cultural Festival and Songjiang Shanghai’s Root Tourism Culture Festival and the likes, which will turn Shanghai into a city of jubilation.

The Jinshan Tourism Festival will feature a parade, kite flying, a seafood fest, Buddhist temple culture, fruit picking, a group wedding and trips to inhale the fragrance of sweet osmanthus. More than 100 couples will get married at one time. shanghai like things big and what is bigger than a Shanghai wedding.

The festival, which runs from Sunday through October 8, is part of the Shanghai Tourism Festival.

Titled “Romance on the Beach, Fun in the Sea,” the festival will cover the districts famous scenic spots and ancient towns, such as the City Beach on Hangzhou Bay, the 1,000-year-old water towns Fengjing and Zhujing, the fruit orchards of Luxiang Town and the seafood-lovers’ destination Shanyang Town.

A seafood gala will be held at Jinshanzui fishing village on the Hangzhou Bay, offering urban gourmands a rich variety of fish, shrimps, crabs, clams and other treats from the ocean.

During the National Holiday week, kite flying matches will be held on City Beach.

One of the highlights of the tourism festival is the group wedding that has been held each year in the water town Fengjing and last year at the Shanghai Expo Park. This year the event moves to West Lake in Hangzhou, a scenic spot famous for love stories.

Throughout September and through the end of the national holiday, Donglin Temple will hold a Buddhism Culture Festival.

In addition, Jinshan’s various cottage inns and home-style village bistros are offering abundant authentic local cooking and snacks. Visitors can make traditional dumplings with the local aunties and roll up their sleeves to be one-day farmers, picking fruits in orchards or the fields or herding ducks by a lake.

Float parade

The gala parade presents folk arts and cultures from China and abroad. It includes flowery floats with pretty girls from Shanghai’s Yuyuan Garden, Chongming county, Fengxian district, and Shandong province, the Tibet autonomous region, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Macao, as well as some floats from Indonesia and Japan. The Indonesian float features its mascot garuda, and the Japan float is a giant bowl of ramen noodles.

Fruit picking

Date: September and October

Venue: fruit gardens in Luxiang and Langxia towns

Luxiang Town is the country’s largest area for growing peento peaches (the “squashed” saucer-like peach) that’s famous for intense flavor and lots of juice. Visitors can pick peaches in the orchards, with help of the local farmers.

Grape planting has been expanding. Along Jinlang Road from Luxiang to Langxia towns, there are orchards and fields of strawberries, cherries, watermelon, cantaloup, kiwi and jujube.

The two towns are like Shanghai’s “back garden.”

Group wedding

Date: September 28

Venue: Fengjing Town and West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province

Every year the ancient water town hosts a traditional group wedding party for couples who are interested in Chinese folk culture and want their big day to be different. The party now has become a classic in the Shanghai Tourism Festival.

Brides dressed in red satin and bridegrooms will take a boat ride in the town’s crisscrossing rivers.

This year the wedding party goes to West Lake, renowned for the love story about the white serpent sorceress Bai Suzhen and mortal scholar Xu Xian.

Twenty couples will tie the knots.

Seafood Festival

Date: through October 10

Venue: Jinshanzui fishing village

Located on Hangzhou Bay and the East Sea, the village is famed for its seafood among city diners. People in China to love to eat. Come try the local flavor and see what you think!. Shanghai has so many sights and sounds and foods to taste. On holidays and weekends, many people drive from the city centers to the beach to enjoy the mouth-watering fresh seafood. They choose their own dinner and direct the many cooks.

]]> The dominant theme “Chinese Culture Tour 2011” running through the event, Shanghai Tourism Festival 2011 lumps together elements of commerce, sport and culture exemplified by Shanghai Shopping Festival.

Shanghai Tourism Memorabilia Fair, “Jiuzi” Popular Sport Competitions, Kite Gala, Shanghai Backstreet Tour and Food Festival, and the likes. The opening ceremony will take place at the newly completed Shanghai International Fashion Center which sits on the former site of a state-run factory. The Shanghai Tourism festival is full swing and will take all around Shanghai.

The Floats Parade has been an enthusiastically cheered signature show and the biggest highlight of the event over the years. “City’s Celebration” is the theme that runs through this year’s procession of floats which come from nearly 20 countries and regions including, among others, the United States, Japan, Russia, Australia, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Spain. The march will be a true visual feast. Even though the floats are on opening day, their are so many events to follow. Shanghai traffic was a mess during the parade. The opening ceremony will feature a parade of 22 elaborately decorated floats. The main route is Qianjing Avenue in the Shihua area. Visitors don’t need to hurry because the floats will be displayed on the avenue for several hours.

This year’s event will be very easy on wallet – major attractions, Cruises of Huangpu River, eateries and boutique shops will reel in customers with big markdowns and twenty-one upmarket hotels will offer pocket-friendly stay+fare package rates, guaranteeing visitors a genuine taste of Shanghai’s most tempting culinary, shopping and sightseeing experiences. Come see the sights and sounds of Shanghai and let’s not forget the taste of Shanghai.

Welcome to Shanghai Tourism Festival 2011 in this beautiful season of autumn!

Shanghai Tourism Festival was opened on September 10 at the newly completed Shanghai International Fashion Center.

The evening of the day was spiced up by the trademark Floats Parade on Huaihai Road, which featured 21 floats and 30 square arrays of performers cheered enthusiastically by visitors and the locals. The events is one of the big days in shanghai where most of Huai Hai road is shut to traffic. The Shanghai streets were lined 10 deep just to see the parade and the marching bands from all over the world.

This year’s event will be very pocket-friendly. Major attractions, operators of cruise liners on Huangpu River, eateries and boutique shops will reel in customers with big markdowns, guaranteeing visitors a genuine taste of Shanghai’s most tempting culinary, shopping and sightseeing experiences.

The opening ceremony will be followed by 40-plus signature events including, Shanghai International Music Fireworks Festival, Wedding in River Town, Colored Boats Parade on Huangpu River, Jiading Confucius Cultural Festival and Songjiang Shanghai’s Root Tourism Culture Festival and the likes, which will turn Shanghai into a city of jubilation.

The Jinshan Tourism Festival will feature a parade, kite flying, a seafood fest, Buddhist temple culture, fruit picking, a group wedding and trips to inhale the fragrance of sweet osmanthus. More than 100 couples will get married at one time. shanghai like things big and what is bigger than a Shanghai wedding.

The festival, which runs from Sunday through October 8, is part of the Shanghai Tourism Festival.

Titled “Romance on the Beach, Fun in the Sea,” the festival will cover the districts famous scenic spots and ancient towns, such as the City Beach on Hangzhou Bay, the 1,000-year-old water towns Fengjing and Zhujing, the fruit orchards of Luxiang Town and the seafood-lovers’ destination Shanyang Town.

A seafood gala will be held at Jinshanzui fishing village on the Hangzhou Bay, offering urban gourmands a rich variety of fish, shrimps, crabs, clams and other treats from the ocean.

During the National Holiday week, kite flying matches will be held on City Beach.

One of the highlights of the tourism festival is the group wedding that has been held each year in the water town Fengjing and last year at the Shanghai Expo Park. This year the event moves to West Lake in Hangzhou, a scenic spot famous for love stories.

Throughout September and through the end of the national holiday, Donglin Temple will hold a Buddhism Culture Festival.

In addition, Jinshan’s various cottage inns and home-style village bistros are offering abundant authentic local cooking and snacks. Visitors can make traditional dumplings with the local aunties and roll up their sleeves to be one-day farmers, picking fruits in orchards or the fields or herding ducks by a lake.

Float parade

The gala parade presents folk arts and cultures from China and abroad. It includes flowery floats with pretty girls from Shanghai’s Yuyuan Garden, Chongming county, Fengxian district, and Shandong province, the Tibet autonomous region, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Macao, as well as some floats from Indonesia and Japan. The Indonesian float features its mascot garuda, and the Japan float is a giant bowl of ramen noodles.

Fruit picking

Date: September and October

Venue: fruit gardens in Luxiang and Langxia towns

Luxiang Town is the country’s largest area for growing peento peaches (the “squashed” saucer-like peach) that’s famous for intense flavor and lots of juice. Visitors can pick peaches in the orchards, with help of the local farmers.

Grape planting has been expanding. Along Jinlang Road from Luxiang to Langxia towns, there are orchards and fields of strawberries, cherries, watermelon, cantaloup, kiwi and jujube.

The two towns are like Shanghai’s “back garden.”

Group wedding

Date: September 28

Venue: Fengjing Town and West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province

Every year the ancient water town hosts a traditional group wedding party for couples who are interested in Chinese folk culture and want their big day to be different. The party now has become a classic in the Shanghai Tourism Festival.

Brides dressed in red satin and bridegrooms will take a boat ride in the town’s crisscrossing rivers.

This year the wedding party goes to West Lake, renowned for the love story about the white serpent sorceress Bai Suzhen and mortal scholar Xu Xian.

Twenty couples will tie the knots.

Seafood Festival

Date: through October 10

Venue: Jinshanzui fishing village

Located on Hangzhou Bay and the East Sea, the village is famed for its seafood among city diners. People in China to love to eat. Come try the local flavor and see what you think!. Shanghai has so many sights and sounds and foods to taste. On holidays and weekends, many people drive from the city centers to the beach to enjoy the mouth-watering fresh seafood. They choose their own dinner and direct the many cooks.

]]> http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/19/shanghai-tourism-festival/feed 3 Mid-Autumn Festival / Chinese Moon Festival http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/14/mid-autumn-festival-chinese-moon-festival http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/14/mid-autumn-festival-chinese-moon-festival#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:50:47 +0000 luke http://www.chou.cn/?p=1588 Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節), also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival or Zhongqiu Festival, is a popular lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese people. It’s a holiday where everyone gives and receives moon cakes.   A description of the festival first appeared in Rites of Zhou, a written collection of rituals of the Western Zhou Dynasty from 3,000 years ago.   The celebration became popular during the early Tang Dynasty.   The festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, which is in September or early October in the Gregorian calendar, close to the autumnal equinox.   The Government of the People’s Republic of China listed the festival as an “intangible cultural heritage” in 2006, and it was made a Chinese public holiday in 2008.   It is also a Taiwanese public holiday.

The joyous Mid-Autumn Festival, the third and last festival for the living, was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, around the time of the autumn equinox. Many referred to it simply as the “Fifteenth of the Eighth Moon”. In the Western calendar, the day of the festival usually occurred sometime between the second week of September and the second week of October.

This day was also considered a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain had been harvested by this time and food was abundant. With delinquent accounts settled prior to the festival , it was a time for relaxation and celebration. Food offerings were placed on an altar set up in the courtyard. Apples, pears, peaches, grapes, pomegranates , melons, oranges and pomelos might be seen. Special foods for the festival included moon cakes, cooked taro, edible snails from the taro patches or rice paddies cooked with sweet basil, and water caltrope, a type of water chestnut resembling black buffalo horns. Some people insisted that cooked taro be included because at the time of creation, taro was the first food discovered at night in the moonlight. Of all these foods, it could not be omitted from the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The round moon cakes, measuring about three inches in diameter and one and a half inches in thickness, resembled Western fruitcakes in taste and consistency. These cakes were made with melon seeds, lotus seeds, almonds, minced meats, bean paste, orange peels and lard. A golden yolk from a salted duck egg was placed at the center of each cake, and the golden brown crust was decorated with symbols of the festival. Traditionally, thirteen moon cakes were piled in a pyramid to symbolize the thirteen moons of a “complete year,” that is, twelve moons plus one intercalary moon.

Origin

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festivity for both the Han and minority nationalities. The custom of worshipping the moon (called xi yue in Chinese) can be traced back as far as the ancient Xia and Shang Dynasties (2000 B.C.-1066 B.C.). In the Zhou Dynasty(1066 B.C.-221 B.C.), people hold ceremonies to greet winter and worship the moon whenever the Mid-Autumn Festival sets in. It becomes very prevalent in the Tang Dynasty(618-907 A.D.) that people enjoy and worship the full moon.

In the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 A.D.), however, people send round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in expression of their best wishes of family reunion. When it becomes dark, they look up at the full silver moon or go sightseeing on lakes to celebrate the festival. Since the Ming (1368-1644 A.D. ) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911A.D.), the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration becomes unprecedented popular. Together with the celebration there appear some special customs in different parts of the country, such as burning incense, planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances. However, the custom of playing under the moon is not so popular as it used to be nowadays, but it is not less popular to enjoy the bright silver moon. Whenever the festival sets in, people will look up at the full silver moon, drinking wine to celebrate their happy life or thinking of their relatives and friends far from home, and extending all of their best wishes to them.

Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival takes place on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. Chinese people believe that on that day,  the moon is the biggest, roundest and brightest.  And the term round implies family reunion in Chinese. So the Moon Festival is a festival for members of a family to get together wherever it is possible.  Sons and daughters will bring their family members back to their parents’ house, typically having dinner together, for a reunion.  Family day is a big thing in China.

]]> Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節), also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival or Zhongqiu Festival, is a popular lunar harvest festival celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese people. It’s a holiday where everyone gives and receives moon cakes.   A description of the festival first appeared in Rites of Zhou, a written collection of rituals of the Western Zhou Dynasty from 3,000 years ago.   The celebration became popular during the early Tang Dynasty.   The festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, which is in September or early October in the Gregorian calendar, close to the autumnal equinox.   The Government of the People’s Republic of China listed the festival as an “intangible cultural heritage” in 2006, and it was made a Chinese public holiday in 2008.   It is also a Taiwanese public holiday.

The joyous Mid-Autumn Festival, the third and last festival for the living, was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, around the time of the autumn equinox. Many referred to it simply as the “Fifteenth of the Eighth Moon”. In the Western calendar, the day of the festival usually occurred sometime between the second week of September and the second week of October.

This day was also considered a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain had been harvested by this time and food was abundant. With delinquent accounts settled prior to the festival , it was a time for relaxation and celebration. Food offerings were placed on an altar set up in the courtyard. Apples, pears, peaches, grapes, pomegranates , melons, oranges and pomelos might be seen. Special foods for the festival included moon cakes, cooked taro, edible snails from the taro patches or rice paddies cooked with sweet basil, and water caltrope, a type of water chestnut resembling black buffalo horns. Some people insisted that cooked taro be included because at the time of creation, taro was the first food discovered at night in the moonlight. Of all these foods, it could not be omitted from the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The round moon cakes, measuring about three inches in diameter and one and a half inches in thickness, resembled Western fruitcakes in taste and consistency. These cakes were made with melon seeds, lotus seeds, almonds, minced meats, bean paste, orange peels and lard. A golden yolk from a salted duck egg was placed at the center of each cake, and the golden brown crust was decorated with symbols of the festival. Traditionally, thirteen moon cakes were piled in a pyramid to symbolize the thirteen moons of a “complete year,” that is, twelve moons plus one intercalary moon.

Origin

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festivity for both the Han and minority nationalities. The custom of worshipping the moon (called xi yue in Chinese) can be traced back as far as the ancient Xia and Shang Dynasties (2000 B.C.-1066 B.C.). In the Zhou Dynasty(1066 B.C.-221 B.C.), people hold ceremonies to greet winter and worship the moon whenever the Mid-Autumn Festival sets in. It becomes very prevalent in the Tang Dynasty(618-907 A.D.) that people enjoy and worship the full moon.

In the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 A.D.), however, people send round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in expression of their best wishes of family reunion. When it becomes dark, they look up at the full silver moon or go sightseeing on lakes to celebrate the festival. Since the Ming (1368-1644 A.D. ) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911A.D.), the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration becomes unprecedented popular. Together with the celebration there appear some special customs in different parts of the country, such as burning incense, planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances. However, the custom of playing under the moon is not so popular as it used to be nowadays, but it is not less popular to enjoy the bright silver moon. Whenever the festival sets in, people will look up at the full silver moon, drinking wine to celebrate their happy life or thinking of their relatives and friends far from home, and extending all of their best wishes to them.

Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival takes place on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. Chinese people believe that on that day,  the moon is the biggest, roundest and brightest.  And the term round implies family reunion in Chinese. So the Moon Festival is a festival for members of a family to get together wherever it is possible.  Sons and daughters will bring their family members back to their parents’ house, typically having dinner together, for a reunion.  Family day is a big thing in China.

]]> http://www.chou.cn/2011/09/14/mid-autumn-festival-chinese-moon-festival/feed 1 How to get a Shanghai Chinese Driver license http://www.chou.cn/2011/08/28/how-to-get-a-shanghai-chinese-driver-license http://www.chou.cn/2011/08/28/how-to-get-a-shanghai-chinese-driver-license#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:24:56 +0000 luke http://www.chou.cn/?p=1578 Foreigner from any country who wants to drive in China must apply for a Chinese Driver License. International Driver Permit (IDP) and Overseas Driver License are not recognized by the Chinese government. Chinese Driving Licenses are valid in mainland China only. Residents from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan also need to apply for a Chinese Driving License to drive in mainland China.

Procedure of Getting The Chinese Driving License:

1. We will translate your foreign driver license in the government translation center.
2. We will accompany you to do a simple medical checkup for you in the traffic dept.
3. We will make an appointment for you for the shanghai traffic rule’s written test. (We will provide a disc with all the question’s and answers, it’s about 1500 question’s, and also we will give you a mock test link, you can test yourself before to make sure you prepare well)
4. We will accompany you for the test, if you can get 90+ scores in the exam. Then we will arrange the driver license for you at the same day.

For the Chinese driver license, we have following services:

D0. Hold any kind of 3 month valid visa now. Want to get 6 years Chinese Driver’s License

You can check other visa services at right side menu or click here to get all of our visa services list.
Paperwork list of China Driving License service

D0 Service: Hold any kind of 3 month valid visa now. Want to get 6 years Chinese Driver’s License:

1. Valid Foreign Country Driver’s License
2. Passport with >= 90 days stay visa (L, F visa issued from any cities all can be qualified)
3. Shanghai Registration Form Of Temporary Residence( up to date )

 

From 1st Sept 2009, There are 1500 questions and answers of our Shanghai traffic rules, you can download here: English Version ; Chinese Version ; French Version ; Russian Version ; Japanese Version ; Spanish Version (if you using our service, then you don’t need to download it, we will provide you a DISC with all question’s and also will provide you a mock test link). Please memorize and review it. During the exam, the traffic police will random pickup 100 questions. if you can get 90+ scores in the exam, then you can pass and get the Local Driver’s License.

*Registration Form Of Temporary Residence
When you come to Shanghai with a valid visa, you have to go to the local police station near your living space (if you are living in hotel, just go to the hotel reception, But don’t forget to ask the hotel put their stamp on the form! ) to register your information in detail within 24 hrs.It’s easy and free. Then you can get this Registration Form. If you don’t know where is the correct police station you have to go, Please give us a call, we will help you to find it out for free. (As the policy of Shanghai immigration bureau, we strongly recommend you to register and get this form. and also for the foreigner who live in Shanghai, please notice when you leave China and come back or move to a new living place or change a new passport, you have to renew this form)
Tips: If you register yourself too late, maybe the police will charge you fine. Please notice as the regulation, the fine is from minimum 50RMB up to maximum 500RMB. You can negotiate about it to reach a lower amount.

]]> Foreigner from any country who wants to drive in China must apply for a Chinese Driver License. International Driver Permit (IDP) and Overseas Driver License are not recognized by the Chinese government. Chinese Driving Licenses are valid in mainland China only. Residents from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan also need to apply for a Chinese Driving License to drive in mainland China.

Procedure of Getting The Chinese Driving License:

1. We will translate your foreign driver license in the government translation center.
2. We will accompany you to do a simple medical checkup for you in the traffic dept.
3. We will make an appointment for you for the shanghai traffic rule’s written test. (We will provide a disc with all the question’s and answers, it’s about 1500 question’s, and also we will give you a mock test link, you can test yourself before to make sure you prepare well)
4. We will accompany you for the test, if you can get 90+ scores in the exam. Then we will arrange the driver license for you at the same day.

For the Chinese driver license, we have following services:

D0. Hold any kind of 3 month valid visa now. Want to get 6 years Chinese Driver’s License

You can check other visa services at right side menu or click here to get all of our visa services list.
Paperwork list of China Driving License service

D0 Service: Hold any kind of 3 month valid visa now. Want to get 6 years Chinese Driver’s License:

1. Valid Foreign Country Driver’s License
2. Passport with >= 90 days stay visa (L, F visa issued from any cities all can be qualified)
3. Shanghai Registration Form Of Temporary Residence( up to date )

 

From 1st Sept 2009, There are 1500 questions and answers of our Shanghai traffic rules, you can download here: English Version ; Chinese Version ; French Version ; Russian Version ; Japanese Version ; Spanish Version (if you using our service, then you don’t need to download it, we will provide you a DISC with all question’s and also will provide you a mock test link). Please memorize and review it. During the exam, the traffic police will random pickup 100 questions. if you can get 90+ scores in the exam, then you can pass and get the Local Driver’s License.

*Registration Form Of Temporary Residence
When you come to Shanghai with a valid visa, you have to go to the local police station near your living space (if you are living in hotel, just go to the hotel reception, But don’t forget to ask the hotel put their stamp on the form! ) to register your information in detail within 24 hrs.It’s easy and free. Then you can get this Registration Form. If you don’t know where is the correct police station you have to go, Please give us a call, we will help you to find it out for free. (As the policy of Shanghai immigration bureau, we strongly recommend you to register and get this form. and also for the foreigner who live in Shanghai, please notice when you leave China and come back or move to a new living place or change a new passport, you have to renew this form)
Tips: If you register yourself too late, maybe the police will charge you fine. Please notice as the regulation, the fine is from minimum 50RMB up to maximum 500RMB. You can negotiate about it to reach a lower amount.

]]> http://www.chou.cn/2011/08/28/how-to-get-a-shanghai-chinese-driver-license/feed 3 How to get a Shanghai China Residence Permit (for four years) http://www.chou.cn/2011/08/25/how-to-get-a-residence-permit-for-four-years http://www.chou.cn/2011/08/25/how-to-get-a-residence-permit-for-four-years#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:13:02 +0000 luke http://www.chou.cn/?p=1576 I. Qualifications:

A foreigner can apply for the residence permit for four years under any of the following circumstances:

1. Foreign academic or research leader employed by national or ministerial research institutions and key higher learning institutions in Shanghai or Shanghai municipal research institutions and key higher learning institutions;

2. Person with investment of over US$ 3 million in Shanghai;

3. Person holding the Shanghai Residence Card B valid for five years.The accompanying spouse, children under the age of 18 and parents of such personnel can apply at the same time for the Foreigner’s Residence Permit for the same period as such personnel.

II. Formalities:

1. Submitting the Foreigner Visa and Residence Permit Application Form completely filled up and one recent 2-inch half-length, bareheaded and full-faced photograph;

2. The original of the certificate of check-in in Shanghai (issued by the hotel or the police substation of the area where the lodging takes place);

3. Handing over the originals of the valid passport and visa for examination;

4. Submitting the original of the Health Certificate issued by Shanghai health quarantine department (15, Jinbang Road, Changning District);

5. Submitting the official letter of application of the unit;

6. Submitting the original and the copy of the official letter of Shanghai Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission or Shanghai People’s Government Foreign Affairs Office or the Shanghai Residence Card B;

7. Submitting the applicant’s written application;

8. Submitting the original and the copy of the Certificate of Approval of Enterprise, the Duplicate of Business License or the Representative Agency Registration Certificate and the organization code;

9. Persons from the general manager down (or F-type persons holding the Shanghai Residence Card B) should submit the originals of the Employment Credential and the Employment Registration Form; the foreign expert should submit the original of the Expert Certificate;

10. Submitting any of the following certificates conforming to the applicant’s identity and origin of application:

a. All the foreign academic or research leaders employed by national or municipal (ministerial) key research institutions and key higher learning institutions in Shanghai and notified to our administration by Shanghai Science and Technology Commission and Shanghai Education Commission should provide the originals and the copies of the relevant certificates;

b. Foreigner with investment of over US$ 3 million in Shanghai should provide the original and the copy of the Finance Audit Report;

c. Person holding the Shanghai Residence Card B valid for five years should provide the official letter of Shanghai Personnel Bureau.

The accompanying family members of such kinds of personnel should provide the copy of the Family Relation Certificate and corresponding documents, besides their own valid passports and visas.An applicant under the age of 18 or above the age of 70 or an applicant, who extends the Residence Permit within 3 months as of its expiration, can be exempted from submitting the Health Certificate.The applicant under the age 18 or above the age of 70should go through the formalities in person for the first application.

III. Business Hours and Place:

Monday-Saturday 9:00-17:00

Note: Credentials are handled alone on Saturday.

1500, Minsheng Road, Pudong New Area

IV. Time Limit of Handling and Winding Up a Case: Within 5 working days, if application documents are complete

V. Fee Standard: For details, see the Visa Fee Standard of Reciprocal Countries and Non-Reciprocal Countries, the State Development and Planning Commission and the Ministry of Finance [J. J. G. (2003) No.392]

VI. Information Telephone: 28951900

VII. Supervision Telephone: 68547109

]]> I. Qualifications:

A foreigner can apply for the residence permit for four years under any of the following circumstances:

1. Foreign academic or research leader employed by national or ministerial research institutions and key higher learning institutions in Shanghai or Shanghai municipal research institutions and key higher learning institutions;

2. Person with investment of over US$ 3 million in Shanghai;

3. Person holding the Shanghai Residence Card B valid for five years.The accompanying spouse, children under the age of 18 and parents of such personnel can apply at the same time for the Foreigner’s Residence Permit for the same period as such personnel.

II. Formalities:

1. Submitting the Foreigner Visa and Residence Permit Application Form completely filled up and one recent 2-inch half-length, bareheaded and full-faced photograph;

2. The original of the certificate of check-in in Shanghai (issued by the hotel or the police substation of the area where the lodging takes place);

3. Handing over the originals of the valid passport and visa for examination;

4. Submitting the original of the Health Certificate issued by Shanghai health quarantine department (15, Jinbang Road, Changning District);

5. Submitting the official letter of application of the unit;

6. Submitting the original and the copy of the official letter of Shanghai Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission or Shanghai People’s Government Foreign Affairs Office or the Shanghai Residence Card B;

7. Submitting the applicant’s written application;

8. Submitting the original and the copy of the Certificate of Approval of Enterprise, the Duplicate of Business License or the Representative Agency Registration Certificate and the organization code;

9. Persons from the general manager down (or F-type persons holding the Shanghai Residence Card B) should submit the originals of the Employment Credential and the Employment Registration Form; the foreign expert should submit the original of the Expert Certificate;

10. Submitting any of the following certificates conforming to the applicant’s identity and origin of application:

a. All the foreign academic or research leaders employed by national or municipal (ministerial) key research institutions and key higher learning institutions in Shanghai and notified to our administration by Shanghai Science and Technology Commission and Shanghai Education Commission should provide the originals and the copies of the relevant certificates;

b. Foreigner with investment of over US$ 3 million in Shanghai should provide the original and the copy of the Finance Audit Report;

c. Person holding the Shanghai Residence Card B valid for five years should provide the official letter of Shanghai Personnel Bureau.

The accompanying family members of such kinds of personnel should provide the copy of the Family Relation Certificate and corresponding documents, besides their own valid passports and visas.An applicant under the age of 18 or above the age of 70 or an applicant, who extends the Residence Permit within 3 months as of its expiration, can be exempted from submitting the Health Certificate.The applicant under the age 18 or above the age of 70should go through the formalities in person for the first application.

III. Business Hours and Place:

Monday-Saturday 9:00-17:00

Note: Credentials are handled alone on Saturday.

1500, Minsheng Road, Pudong New Area

IV. Time Limit of Handling and Winding Up a Case: Within 5 working days, if application documents are complete

V. Fee Standard: For details, see the Visa Fee Standard of Reciprocal Countries and Non-Reciprocal Countries, the State Development and Planning Commission and the Ministry of Finance [J. J. G. (2003) No.392]

VI. Information Telephone: 28951900

VII. Supervision Telephone: 68547109

]]> http://www.chou.cn/2011/08/25/how-to-get-a-residence-permit-for-four-years/feed 3 Residence permit (for foreign student in Shanghai China) http://www.chou.cn/2011/08/25/residence-permit-for-foreign-student-in-shanghai-china http://www.chou.cn/2011/08/25/residence-permit-for-foreign-student-in-shanghai-china#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:54:38 +0000 luke http://www.chou.cn/?p=1569 Ⅰ. Qualifications:

Foreign student studying in Shanghai

II. Formalities:

1. Submitting the Foreigner Visa and Residence Permit Application Form completely filled up and one recent 2-inch half-length, bareheaded and full-faced photograph;

2. The original of the certificate of check-in in Shanghai (issued by the police substation of the area where the lodging takes place, if lodging outside the campus);

3. Handing over the originals of the valid passport and visa for examination;

4. Submitting the original of the Health Certificate issued by Shanghai health quarantine department (15, Jinbang Road, Changning District);

5. Foreign student in China should provide the originals of the letter of application of the school where the student is studying, Form JW201 or JW 202 and the Matriculation Notice;

The foreign student studying in Shanghai can apply for the residence permit for the same period as the student’s period of learning, but no more than 5 years.

An applicant under the age of 18 or above the age of 70 or an applicant, who extends the Residence Permit within 3 months as of its expiration, can be exempted from submitting the Health Certificate.

The applicant should go through the formalities in person for the first application; the school where the applicant is studying or a family member of the applicant can do it on behalf of the applicant for the second one.

III. Business Hours and Place:

Monday-Saturday 9:00-17:00

Note: Credentials are handled alone on Saturday.

1500, Minsheng Road, Pudong New Area

IV. Time Limit of Handling and Winding Up a Case: Within 5 working days, if application documents are complete

V. Fee Standard: For details, see the Visa Fee Standard of Reciprocal Countries and Non-Reciprocal Countries, the State Development and Planning Commission and the Ministry of Finance [J. J. G. (2003) No.392]

VI. Information Telephone: 28951900

VII. Supervision Telephone: 68547109

]]> Ⅰ. Qualifications:

Foreign student studying in Shanghai

II. Formalities:

1. Submitting the Foreigner Visa and Residence Permit Application Form completely filled up and one recent 2-inch half-length, bareheaded and full-faced photograph;

2. The original of the certificate of check-in in Shanghai (issued by the police substation of the area where the lodging takes place, if lodging outside the campus);

3. Handing over the originals of the valid passport and visa for examination;

4. Submitting the original of the Health Certificate issued by Shanghai health quarantine department (15, Jinbang Road, Changning District);

5. Foreign student in China should provide the originals of the letter of application of the school where the student is studying, Form JW201 or JW 202 and the Matriculation Notice;

The foreign student studying in Shanghai can apply for the residence permit for the same period as the student’s period of learning, but no more than 5 years.

An applicant under the age of 18 or above the age of 70 or an applicant, who extends the Residence Permit within 3 months as of its expiration, can be exempted from submitting the Health Certificate.

The applicant should go through the formalities in person for the first application; the school where the applicant is studying or a family member of the applicant can do it on behalf of the applicant for the second one.

III. Business Hours and Place:

Monday-Saturday 9:00-17:00

Note: Credentials are handled alone on Saturday.

1500, Minsheng Road, Pudong New Area

IV. Time Limit of Handling and Winding Up a Case: Within 5 working days, if application documents are complete

V. Fee Standard: For details, see the Visa Fee Standard of Reciprocal Countries and Non-Reciprocal Countries, the State Development and Planning Commission and the Ministry of Finance [J. J. G. (2003) No.392]

VI. Information Telephone: 28951900

VII. Supervision Telephone: 68547109

]]> http://www.chou.cn/2011/08/25/residence-permit-for-foreign-student-in-shanghai-china/feed 0 How to Renew a Shanghai Residence Permit http://www.chou.cn/2011/08/25/how-to-renew-a-shanghai-residence-permit http://www.chou.cn/2011/08/25/how-to-renew-a-shanghai-residence-permit#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:45:53 +0000 luke http://www.chou.cn/?p=1567 I. Qualifications:

A foreigner who has obtained the Foreigner’s Residence Permit or Residence Card issued by Shanghai Public Security Bureau and has continued to work in the original unit reapplies for the Foreigner’s Residence Permit.

Ⅱ. Formalities:

1. Submitting the Foreigner Visa and Residence Permit Application Form completely filled up and one recent 2-inch half-length, bareheaded and full-faced photograph;

2. Submitting the official letter of application of the unit;

3. Submitting the original and the copy of the Certificate of Approval of Enterprise, the Duplicate of Business License or the Representative Agency Registration Certificate and the organization code;

4. Submitting the applicant’s Passport and the Residence Card, if any;

5. Submitting the original of the Employment Credential, the Expert Certificate, the Work Permit for Foreign Personnel Engaged in the Offshore Petroleum Operations or the Permit for Commercialized Theatrical Performance through annual examination or the Shanghai Residence Card B;

6. Vice president should submit the original of the Identity Authentication Certificate;

7. Submitting the original and the copy of the official letter of Shanghai Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission or Shanghai People’s Government Foreign Affairs Office or the Shanghai Residence Card B if the foreigner who has obtained the Foreigner’s Residence Permit valid for two years or more changes the working unit.

Ⅲ. Business Hours and Place: Monday-Saturday 9:00-17:00

Note: Credentials are handled alone on Saturday.

1500, Minsheng Road, Pudong New Area

IV. Time Limit of Handling and Winding Up a Case: Within 5 working days, if application documents are complete

V. Fee Standard: For details, see the Visa Fee Standard of Reciprocal Countries and Non-Reciprocal Countries, the State Development and Planning Commission and the Ministry of Finance (J. J. G. [2003] No.392)

VI. Information Telephone: 28951900

VII. Supervision Telephone: 68547109

]]> I. Qualifications:

A foreigner who has obtained the Foreigner’s Residence Permit or Residence Card issued by Shanghai Public Security Bureau and has continued to work in the original unit reapplies for the Foreigner’s Residence Permit.

Ⅱ. Formalities:

1. Submitting the Foreigner Visa and Residence Permit Application Form completely filled up and one recent 2-inch half-length, bareheaded and full-faced photograph;

2. Submitting the official letter of application of the unit;

3. Submitting the original and the copy of the Certificate of Approval of Enterprise, the Duplicate of Business License or the Representative Agency Registration Certificate and the organization code;

4. Submitting the applicant’s Passport and the Residence Card, if any;

5. Submitting the original of the Employment Credential, the Expert Certificate, the Work Permit for Foreign Personnel Engaged in the Offshore Petroleum Operations or the Permit for Commercialized Theatrical Performance through annual examination or the Shanghai Residence Card B;

6. Vice president should submit the original of the Identity Authentication Certificate;

7. Submitting the original and the copy of the official letter of Shanghai Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission or Shanghai People’s Government Foreign Affairs Office or the Shanghai Residence Card B if the foreigner who has obtained the Foreigner’s Residence Permit valid for two years or more changes the working unit.

Ⅲ. Business Hours and Place: Monday-Saturday 9:00-17:00

Note: Credentials are handled alone on Saturday.

1500, Minsheng Road, Pudong New Area

IV. Time Limit of Handling and Winding Up a Case: Within 5 working days, if application documents are complete

V. Fee Standard: For details, see the Visa Fee Standard of Reciprocal Countries and Non-Reciprocal Countries, the State Development and Planning Commission and the Ministry of Finance (J. J. G. [2003] No.392)

VI. Information Telephone: 28951900

VII. Supervision Telephone: 68547109

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