<p>dtshen - a usual price to pay for a good tailored suit would be couple hundred pounds, say 200-400? (pounds sterling)</p>
<p>But you can get far cheaper ones which are fairly decent… and you could buy a ready-made cheap one in a shop and get the tailors to do it up for you. </p>
<p>Why the hell does everyone suddenly want to be buying suits in China?!?!?</p>
<p>Whyy?!
The Maglev was a horrible waste of money and it lasted all of…five minutes. :P</p>
<p>never been there. but i’d definitely go shopping and eating. you know it’s damn cheap. but learn how to bargain first, or go with a Chinese friend.</p>
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<p>i doubt a foreign student in beijing is gonna goto shanghai</p>
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<p>no, but u can see the moon from the great wall. u still gotta goto the great wall man, if u havent raced along the great wall, u aint a man</p>
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<p>lol how can u forget the imperial palace?</p>
<p>and the museums r very cool if u interested</p>
<p>EAT! xiaolongbaos, dian xin, peking duck… mmmm…</p>
<p>Drink coffee at the Starbucks inside the Forbidden City.</p>
<p>take a tour around the hutong’s, wander around the old non-touristy areas of beijing. talk to chinese people - esp older ones’ stories…they can be fascinating.</p>
<p>don’t stick to beijing. there is so much more to do and see in china!</p>
<p>go to “xiang yang market” if youre in shanghai </p>
<p>remember the 1/3 rule!! aka, if they ask for 100 bux, you tell them 30, and then walk away hastily if they refuse!!~</p>
<p>ps, the maglev is more of a “cool” thing… besides, its only equivelant to 5 usd, so its worth it! its the most high tech train in the world so give it some more credibility instead of criticizing the usefulness</p>
<p>how easy/difficult is it to get from beijing to shanghai? is it expensive, and how long does it take? (i’m assuming most people take the train?). would i have sufficient time to visit shanghai if i took a quick weekend trip?</p>
<p>a plane ride (round trip) would probably be around 1200-1500 yuan (150-200 usd). train on the other hand has several classes, such as hard seat no a/c, hard seat w/ a/c, soft bed, hard bed, cushion seat w/ a/c… etc</p>
<p>id obviously suggest taking the soft bed, but if youre only going for a few days its not worth taking a train, cuz that would be at least half a day squandered (15 hrs about)</p>
<p>so that means forget the train and take a plane. you can take the maglev (magnetic levitation bullet train) later for your train experience</p>
<p>ps, theres probably at least 10 daily flights, since those two are financial/business hubs</p>