Shanghai, with a people of over 12 million, is a worldwide center located on the East coast of the East China Ocean. You can easily visit to Shanghai from UK because there are 16 flights to Shanghai per week, and a flight time of around 14 hours.
The town is by no means a weekend break destination, but it is not impossible to get cheapest flights to Shanghai from United Kingdom. Many tourists to the city are in travel to Australia or New Zealand and only have 7 or 8 hours to destroy before their onward flight. But there's so much to see that for the free tourists it is much better to look for direct flights to Shanghai with best airlines.
If you are a shopaholic you will find Shanghai will satisfy all your cravings. The shopping region is handily divided into what is known as the 'Four Streets and Four Cities', comprising Nanjing, North and East Sichuan and Huahai Roads, and the viable centres of Zhangyang Road, Ever Bright City, Xujiahui and the Yuyuan Garden. You can purchase easily attractive jewellery, jade artefacts and domestic crafts as well as others goods such as Gucci, Hugo Boss, Ferragamo etc.
One of the most popular travellers purchases is readymade clothes, and it is not just men looking for a specially made business trouser and dinner suit. The ladies too can find from a huge collection of Chinese silks and have them made up into attractive Chinese-style dresses.
If you are a fanatical dressmaker by hand, you will be dazzled by the collection of fabrics for deal in city markets such as the Nan Wai Tan fabric. It's the biggest market in Shanghai city. For handy Chinese style clothes, head for the Maoming Road.
Be sure not to fail to see the Jade Buddha Temple, it is located in the western part of the city. Further the two wonderful Buddhas which provide the temple its name there are six amazing halls containing many more Buddhist works of fine art. The whole area has an amazingly holy atmosphere which is very welcome after the frantic melee of the shopping areas.
Shanghai is fulfilled with people so it is a crowded city with not many chances for panoramic views, so a good manner of seeing the city from a distance is to take a cruise on the Huango, the river on which Shanghai is located. An evening fantastic cruise is a delightful way to round off a draining day of shopping and tourism, but for those with prosperity of energy, Shanghai has a vigorous night life.
The bars and clubs are amazing attractions in the city, while all the large international hotels have relaxed bars if you feel like a silent night in.
Rob Kerry is a travel expert of Dear Flight and provides cheapest airfare for Shanghai flights from London UK with all major airlines according to your requirements.
