fun things to do with kids in shanghai china - family travel    
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Shanghai is a great city for kids to explore, from the top of the pink Oriental Pearl TV Tower overlooking the skyline, to classical Chinese gardens and zig-zag bridges, to boats on the Huangpu River, there's always something new to see. You'll also find Shanghai is a crossroads – the largest port in China, the city is hopping with a unique blend of old and new, east and west, Europe and Asia, the latest high-tech innovations and oldest traditions.
   
   
    Maglev train – From Pudong Airport, everyone in the famiy will enjoy a ride the futuristic-looking Maglev train to the outskirts of Shanghai (Longyang Rd. Metro station). The ride won't take long, 30km in 8 min. Inside the train, look up to see how fast you're going (kilometers per hour). Kids will have first-hand experience for those middle school science projects on magnetic levitation trains. Train go every 20 min.
    Shanghai Acrobatic TroupeThis is a spectacular show for kids, dazzling color, magic effects, juggling, balancing acts, and amazing, "pretzel-like" acrobatics. Shows are every evening at the Shanghai Center Theatre at 7:30pm. Click here for the schedule.
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Shanghai Messenger  
Shanghai Messenger
Andrea Cheng, Ed Young

A Chinese American girl takes a trip to Shanghai to visit her extended family for the first time – Auntie makes wontons, her cousin plays the accordion, an old lady tends her goldfish in the courtyard, Uncle paints on a paper fan, giving a little bit of China with his words. (Picture book)

 

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