Shanghai in Motion

Around the time of the Shanghai World Expo last year, the Rhône-Alpes region of France produced a wonderful series of short films about their twin city. I can’t find much background about them but for anyone with an interest in Shanghai, they provide a wonderful glimpse into this burgeoning metropolis at the turn of the last decade.

Episode 1 – The Universal Exposition

Episode 2 – In the heart of the city

Episode 3 – A lifestyle

Episode 4 – Nightlife

Episode 5 – Eat!

On a related note Shanghai was featured in Andrew Marr’s Megacities, a documentary about how some of the world’s biggest cities feed, protect and move their citizens recently produced by the BBC – while a bit clichéd it’s worth seeing if you can get hold of it.

I’ll be in Shanghai in mid-August for a few days – I can’t wait to be back in the mainland again and hopefully explore a few interesting spots.

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Originally from the UK, David is product manager and wanderer currently based in Munich. Prior to this, he lived in Japan and China for over 15 years. He started Randomwire in 2003 to chronicle his travels and occasional musings. Feel free to drop him a line.

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  1. Pen avatar
    Pen

    OMG, I am so glad I came across your website. I so love the videos you made about Shanghai. They captured the essences of the city where I was born and grew up, hustle and bustle hustle (in a good way), dynamic and exciting.

    Your videos made me super homesick now. I miss Shanghai and hope to be able to go back for a visit soon.

    Thank you for the videos.

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    1. Pen avatar
      Pen

      Ok, I realized, you didn’t make those videos, but thanks for posting those. 🙂

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