Amy Lu on of the thrill of the city: "Shanghai seemed overwhelming at first, but my recent visit to the Bund made it easy to say: 'I'll be coming here again!'"
Travel
The Bund: History, glitz, and the thrill of being young in Shanghai
November 16th, 2012 | by Amy Lu | published in Travel, zS Blogs
Nanjing doorways: Vases, circles and curves
November 4th, 2012 | by Evelyn Cheng | published in Travel, zS Blogs
While doorways in America are pretty standard in shape and style, during my trip to Nanjing last weekend I saw a variety of door shapes. They ranged from the ordinary rectangular entryway to vase-shaped openings. Despite the criticism about contemporary China's lack of creativity, here at the old presidential grounds and Ming dynasty tombs, one literally steps […]
Escape to Hangzhou: Natural beauty, great food, markets and history
November 4th, 2012 | by Wenni Yin | published in Travel, zS Blogs
Wenni Yin finds an ideal balance of new and old, East and West, nature and the city in Hangzhou–even during the mass-travel madness of the October holiday
Stalactites and stalagmites in the spotlight at Shijiazhuang's Qingliang Shan
October 30th, 2012 | by Amy Lu | published in Features, Travel
Amy Lu reports on the fantastical (and fantastically lit) stalactite and stalagmite rock formations found deep inside Hebei Province's Qinglian Shan.
Where's Hollo?
April 4th, 2012 | by zaiShanghai | published in Features, Travel
Picking a tall white guy out of a billion or so Chinese is harder than we thought. Zach Hollo's going all kinds of places in China and writing about it. Seen him around?
Video: Tongli, Venice of the East
March 29th, 2012 | by Sophie Elias | published in Travel, Uncategorized, zS Blogs
Despite its touristy center, the canal town of Tongli still has a few quiet, scenic corners left to explore, as Sophie Elias discovers with her video camera
Where to go: The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
March 24th, 2012 | by Lily Chin | published in Travel, zS Blogs
Lily Chin on the interactive fun and wonders available near the site of the future NYU Shanghai campus in Pudong… robots, antigravity, Imax!
A Jiangxi countryside wedding: Cultural divides, family ties and a changing China
January 8th, 2012 | by Ally Chiu | published in Travel
Ally Chiu heads to the Jiangxi countryside for a cousin's wedding and reports back from the "real China" beyond the big-city glitz of Shanghai
Self-discovery in Guilin
November 23rd, 2011 | by Matthew King | published in Travel, zS Blogs
Matt King explores the scenic waterways and karst peaks of Guilin, catching humorous glimpses of himself as an American abroad through Chinese eyes.
Hostelling in China: Debunking the bed bug myth
September 17th, 2011 | by Charlotte H. Evans | published in Travel
Just in time for the October holiday break, Charlotte Evans (NYU Shanghai Spring '11) has advice and recommendations for cheap stays in Xi'an, Yangshuo and Beijing