Shanghai rental guide

Top of City sits on Weihai Road in the heart of Jing'an, between People's Square and Nanjing West Road. It is one of the few compounds in central Shanghai built around a large man-made lake. The 8,000 sqm ecological lake and 26,000 sqm lakefront gardens give it a park-like feel that most downtown developments cannot match . The compound was completed in 2005 by Shanghai Zhongkai Real Estate. It...

Shanghai in winter is a strange beast. The temperature rarely drops below freezing, yet the cold seeps into your bones in a way that catches most newcomers off guard. It is damp. It is persistent. And if you are moving from a place with central heating, it will be the first thing you complain about come December. This guide explains why Shanghai never had central heating, how residents stayed warm...

Chevalier Place is not a large compound. It is a single 33-story tower with only 113 units . But what it lacks in size, it makes up for in exclusivity and service. The building sits on Anfu Road, one of the most desirable streets in the Former French Concession. You are steps from the cafes on Anfu, the boutiques on Wukang Road, and the consulates on Wulumuqi Road . Yet the building itself is...

If you have been searching for an apartment in central Shanghai, you have noticed the trade-off. The compounds in Jing’an and the Former French Concession are well-managed and conveniently located, but they were built in the 2000s. The air conditioning works, but the layout feels dated. The flooring is intact, but you can tell it‘s been there for twenty years. Hong Yin Li (鸿印里) changes...

Moving to Shanghai with children is exciting — but finding the right school is usually the first big decision families face, and it can feel overwhelming. With over 50 accredited international schools across the city, covering every major curriculum from British and American to IB, French, German, and Singaporean, the options are genuinely impressive. But not every school is right for every family, and...