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Every summer, from around June to the beginning of October, Malu Grapes Theme Park (马陆葡萄主题公园) in Jiading District of Shanghai is open to the public. Entrance fee is 30RMB, and with that ticket you can purchase the park’s organic grapes at 25RMB/jin. There are different grapes you can pick on different days, and you can taste the different types of grapes they harvest right at the Visitor’s Centre.
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Hertz, Avis and other international car rental companies charge pretty high rates, so I’d go with the local car rental companies. There are nationwide car rental companies that offer affordable and reliable car rental services. Some require foreigners to have a local guarantor though, but a big car rental company doesn’t make it a pain — China Auto Rental (神州租车) (zuche.com). You can choose your car and book online (only in Chinese, though) or call their hotline at 400 616 6666 (has English service) to process your booking.
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Have you had to run around convenience stores looking to buy a China Mobile top-up card only to find them sold out? Or calling 10086 to activate your international roaming whenever you plan to travel overseas? A postpaid China Mobile plan saves you the hassle.
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Did you buy your prepaid China Mobile SIM card from one of those shops on the sidewalk? It’s a good idea to get your prepaid China Mobile SIM card registered, so that you don’t have to keep remembering your SIM card password whenever you want to apply for something. And if you ever lose your SIM card, China Mobile can always provide you with another SIM card with the same mobile number you registered with (but no, they cannot trace where your SIM card went, unfortunately).
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So you’ve got your new Alien Employment Permit and are now ready to renew your Shanghai residence permit. You’re halfway through the annual employment permit/residence permit marathon, with just one more errand to run. This is a guide based on personal experience. Here’s a link to the official guide.
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Just an hour’s drive away, Sun Island in Zhujiajiao Town, Qingpu district, promises a relaxing city getaway while being surrounded by nature. Choose from activities like horse riding, sunbathing and swimming in the wave pool, soaking in the indoor hot spring swimming pool, karting, KTV, and of course, playing golf in the two 18-hole courses.
A friend of mine needed to get office furniture for her spanking new office, so we decided to buy all that she needed at one go from a local second hand furniture store. It saved her a few thousand RMB for great office furniture (some negotiation needed, as usual).