Brotfabrik, a former bread factory turned contemporary art gallery and photography exhibition hall, is a must for any art lover. Studios, galleries and showrooms have settled around the inner courtyards, creating a real cultural melting pot around the impressive industrial building. The cafe, Magdas Kantine, is run as a social business, employing refugees and those unemployed long-term.

Run down there quick, before the lights are extinguished: there’s the talk of turning the Bund Tourist Tunnel into a tediously ordinary commuter line. In the meantime, it’s the most entertaining way to cross between the Bund and Pudong. Pumping music, psychedelic neon and nebulous commentaries accompany your journey - it’s showy, it’s tacky, and it’s truly outrageous fun.

Yu Garden embodies the quintessence of classical ancient Chinese gardens south of the Yangtze River – a creation of maximum out of minimum. While it takes a familiar person only five minutes to walk from the entrance to the exit, most first-time visitors find themselves lost in this little paradise with fish ponds, rockeries, plants, bridges, and buildings of various types arranged along zigzagging paths. The ingenious use of Chinese gardening art in combination with the garden’s 400-plus years of history makes Yu Garden one of the most popular tourist attractions in Shanghai.

There has been a pier at Bournemouth since 1856 and the pier that stands here today is over 304 metres long and is the central focus of the beachfront, a hub for seaside entertainment and a historic legacy of the Victorian era!