Nightlife
    Shanghai boasts more nightlife than any other mainland Chinese city after Beijing . Its quality and variety have increased so markedly in the last several years that many veteran expats consider it to be in the same league as Hong Kong 's. There are many Western-style bars open 24hr, especially in the Huaihai Lu area, nearly all of which serve food, and some of which have room for dancing. Most of the places listed draw a mix of Chinese and expats. The streets north of Huaihai Lu and south of Yan'an Zhong Lu, most notably Julu Lu and Maoming Lu, have the greatest concentration of bars in the city, although pockets also exist around Fudan University and Hengshan Lu. There is a full range of drinks available in Shanghai bars, though beer is usually bottled rather than draught and prices are on the high side; reckon on ￥25-60 per drink in most places. For up-to-date information about current events, as well as news about the latest bars that are opening up, check the latest edition of the JRE Newsletter (reserved to JRE clients) .

Entertainment
    Shanghai has always had a moderately healthy cultural scene , with cinemas showing foreign and Chinese films, and theatres featuring opera, dance, drama, acrobatics and puppets. To find out what's on and where, look out for the "Events" section of JRE Newsletter.

    Shanghai 's stately new glass ballet, drama, opera and symphony house, the Grand Theatre , was designed by the same architects who created the Bastille Opera House in Paris . The huge, new multi-purpose theatre in the Shanghai Centre on Nanjing Xi Lu hosts concerts, ballet, opera and acrobatics of international standard. The nightly acrobatics show by the famous Shanghai Circus World is a superb spectacle - in Western terms it's more of a circus, including tumbling, juggling, clowning, magic and animal acts. The Grand Stage Theatre and Lyceum Theater hold both Western and Chinese opera, as well as the occasional magic shows .

    There are plenty of cinemas in Shanghai , some of them dating back to the pre-1949 days, though most foreign films are dubbed into Chinese. There is, however, a rapidly growing number of cinemas playing films in English, to satisfy expats and local English students alike. Some foreign consulate is regularly showing moives in their native languages as well Of the venues where you can hear classical music , one of the most pleasant has to be the Shanghai Concert Hall .

Galleries
Energy
2 Taikang Lu
泰康路2 号
Tel: 6445-2574
Jiang Tianyu Art Studio
2/F, 22 Shaoxing Lu
绍兴路22号2楼
Tel: 6474-9440  
Foster Culture*Foreign Original Fine Art Gallery
2F Duoyun Xuan,422 Nanjing Dong Lu
南京东路 422 号朵云轩二楼
Tel: 6351-0063 ext. 38  The Pottery Workshop
2F, 220 Taikang Lu
泰康路220号2楼
Tel: 6445-0902  
Nutshell Art
3F, 50 Moganshan Road , Building No. 21
莫山干路 50 号 21 号楼 3 楼
Tel: 2860-1857  Degas Gallery
1804 Beijing Xi Lu
北京西路 1804 路
Tel: 6258-9820



Museums
Luxun Museum
200 Tianai Lu
甜爱路200号
Tel:6540-2288
Shanghai Museum
201 Renmin Da Dao
人民大道 201 号
Tel:6372-3500

Museum of Public Security
518 Ruijin Nan Lu
瑞金南路 518 号
Tel: 2402-5172
Shanghai City History Museum
1 Shijida Dao, Pudong
浦东世纪大道 1 号东方明珠塔
Tel: 5879-1888 ext. 80449

Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
100 Renmin Da Dao
人民大道 100 号
Tel: 631
　


Cinemas
    If you have enough of your DVD and want to enjoy the unique experience of a big screening session, Cinema is the best option. Still, if in the most modern place the cinema experience is close to what you can expect from a Western theater in some small cinema theaters people have their own way to enjoy the spectacle they Talk, use their mobile phone during the movie, and some time even ask you in the middle of the main scene of the movie when you are enjoying the show. If the movie is in Chinese without subtitle this is the occasion to experience a true solid cultural immersion.

Alliance Francaise de Shanghai
6/F, 297 Wusong Lu
法语培训中心
吴淞路297号6楼
Tel: 6357-5388  Canadian Consulate Films
Rm 804, Shanghai Centre, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu
加拿大领事馆电影院
南京西路 1376 号上海商城804号
Tel: 6279 8400

Cathay Theatre - Gou Tai Cinema
870 Huaihai Zhong Lu
国泰影院
淮海中路 870 号
Tel: 5403-2980
French Consulate General Films
21/F, Qihua Plaza, 1375 Huaihai Zhong Lu
法国领事馆电影院
淮海中路 1375 号启华大厦21号
Tel: 6437-7414

German Centre Cinema
1233 Siping Lu
德国中心电影院
四平路1233号
Tel: 6501-5100
German Consulate Film
102A, Pidemco Tower , 318 Fuzhou Lu
德国领事馆电影院
福州路318 号百滕大厦102A
Tel: 6422-6953

Golden Cinema Friendship
5/F Friendship South Shopping Mall, 7388 Humin Lu
世纪友谊影城
沪闵路 7388 号友谊南方商城5楼
Tel: 6412-0260
　


Grand Cinema
    Shanghai has a number of fine art galleries and museums, which provide foreigners an excellent opportunity to appreciate local culture, History and Arts. Shanghai Arts, also known as ‘Hai Pai Yi Shu', is distinctively featured by the balance of Chinese traditions and great western influences. Similarly, the Shanghai history and culture are all branded by foreign impacts.

Grand Cinema
216 Nanjing Xi Lu
大光明影院
南京西路 216 号
Tel: 6327-4260  Hongqiao Century Cinema City
5/F, City Center , 100 Zunyi Lu
虹桥世纪影城
遵义路100 号虹桥上海城 5 楼
Tel: 6237-2387  
IMAX 3D Cinemas
2000 Shiji Da Dao
IMAX 3D 影城
世纪大道 2000 号
Tel: 6862-2000  Kodak CinemaWorld
5/F, Metro City, Xujiahui
柯达超级电影世界
徐家汇美罗城 5 楼
Tel: 6426-8181  
Shanghai Stellar Cinema City
Rm 804, 8/F, Super Brand Mall, 168 Lujiazui Xi Lu
星美正大影城
陆家嘴西路168 号正大广场 8 楼 804 室
Tel: 5047-8022
Studio City
10/F, Westgate Mall, 1038 Nanjing Xi Lu
环艺电影院
南京西路 1038 号梅陇镇伊势城10楼
Tel: 6218-2173  
UME International Cineplex
4/F, 6, Lane 123, Xingye Lu
UME 新天地国际影
兴业路123 弄6号4
Tel: 6373-3333  　

Stages

Lyceum Theater
57 Maoming Nan Lu
兰心大戏院
茂名南路 57 号
Tel: 6217-8530 or 6281-5937
Shanghai Art Theater
466 Jiangning Lu
上海艺术剧场
江宁路466号
Tel: 6256-8282 or 6256-0606

Shanghai Center Theater
1376 Nanjing Xi Lu
上海商城剧场
南京西路 1376
Tel: 6279-8663/7132
Shanghai Circus World
2266 Gonghe Xin Lu
上海马戏城
共和新路 2266 号
Tel: 6652-7750

Shanghai Concert Hall
523 Yan'an Dong Lu
上海音乐院
延安东路 523 号
Tel: 6386-5772 or 6386-2836
Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center
288 Anfu Lu
上海话剧艺术中心
安福路288 号
Tel: 6473-4567

Shanghai Grand Theater
300 Renminda Dao in People's Square
上海大剧院
人民大道 300 号人民广场
Tel: 6386-8686
Shanghai Oriental Art Center
425 Dingxiang Lu, Pudong
上海东方艺术中心
浦东丁香路425 号
Tel: 6217-2426 or 6217-3055

Shanghai Opera
10 Lane 100 Changshu Lu
上海歌剧院
常熟路100弄10 号
Tel: 6249-1008 (Foreign Service)
Shanghai grand stage
1111 Caoxi Bei Lu
上海大舞台
漕溪北路 1111 号
Tel: 6438-5200,6438-4952