Re: Shanghai: Which District is better
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 2:45 am
Hi there,
It depends what you are after.
I am married, but I love living in Puxi. It has a more authentic, gritty, Shanghai-life atmosphere. Pudong feels sterile, up-town, and modern. Puxi has better restaurant and shopping districts, however, Pudong is much cheaper to live in.
Puxi is good for
night life
shopping
tree-lined streets
history
events
"shanghai" atmosphere
particularly great areas of Puxi I can recommend are of course, the Former French Concession & Jing'An areas
Pudong (aside from right near river) is good for
quiet
suburbian atmosphere nearby the schools
modern living
cleanliness
cheaper accommodation (for what I pay for a studio apartment near West Nanjing, Puxi, you could have a 2 bedroom apartment in Pudong)
This is just my opinion, and widely varies depending on who you are speaking to! Hope this helps.
It depends what you are after.
I am married, but I love living in Puxi. It has a more authentic, gritty, Shanghai-life atmosphere. Pudong feels sterile, up-town, and modern. Puxi has better restaurant and shopping districts, however, Pudong is much cheaper to live in.
Puxi is good for
night life
shopping
tree-lined streets
history
events
"shanghai" atmosphere
particularly great areas of Puxi I can recommend are of course, the Former French Concession & Jing'An areas
Pudong (aside from right near river) is good for
quiet
suburbian atmosphere nearby the schools
modern living
cleanliness
cheaper accommodation (for what I pay for a studio apartment near West Nanjing, Puxi, you could have a 2 bedroom apartment in Pudong)
This is just my opinion, and widely varies depending on who you are speaking to! Hope this helps.