48 hours in Shanghai, an insider guide to China's cosmopolitan city

It's a town of wheelers and dealers, go-getters and glamour pusses, big business and flash brands – but it's not all about the money.

Beyond the 100-storey buildings, glowing pink and purple Pearl Tower and business-like veneer of Pudong, you'll find quiet tree-lined streets, sweet boutiques and artsy cafés in the Former French Concession; the Bund's majestic waterfront promenade; one of the finest collections of Art Deco architecture anywhere in the world; as well as Buddhist temples, ancient gardens and a handful of lilong (low-rise, gated) neighbourhoods which have managed to escape the wrecking ball, for now. Read the full travel article here.