1. Catch a train to Urumqi for the weekend
It is possible! Leave Friday night. Travel across the length of China until the cities become deserts. Arrive 4077km later in Urumqi on Sunday in time for lunch. Fly back to Shanghai that evening

2. Take the Metro Challenge
Visit each one of Shanghai’s 147 metro stations and transverse the far corners of the city on its 9 metro lines. Beat the current time of 10 hours 14 minutes and 42 seconds to set a new record

3. Visit the Ice Festival in Haerbin
Ever wanted to experience life in a freezer for a few days, visit Haerbin for some of the world’s best ice sculptures and a taste of Russian influence in China

4. Highest cocktail bar in the world
Skip the snaking sight-seeing queues up the WFC – the planet’s 3rd highest building and opt for the luxury of the 91st floor cocktail bar instead

5. A Naked Weekend in Moganshan
Experience boutique villas in a hidden bamboo-fronded valley far from Shanghai’s madden crowds. With its South African connection, Naked Retreats is more than a home away from home.

6. Countryside Mountain Biking
There is never a better way to get out of the city than on a Bodhi mountain bike. For well organised biking and hiking excursions and a chance to breathe some fresh country air, you can’t go wrong

7. Skiing in Shanghai
In case there is no repeat of last year’s Spring Festival Snow Storm, visit Shanghai’s indoor 380m ski slope to brush up on your snowboarding and skiing skills.

8. Go Fly a Kite
Buy your eagle-look alike kite in the Yu Gardens and head over to one of Shanghai’s two largest parks – Gonqing Forest Park in Puxi and Binjiang Forest Park in Pudong – for wide open grassy spaces and the perfect place to fly a kite

9. Climb a Bridge
So it is not quite the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but the LuPu bridge is a lot cheaper to climb and is the world’s longest steel arch bridge spanning 550 meters.

10. An Acrobatic Era
Be spell bound and have your heart stopped by Shanghai’s best acrobatic show. It’s great choreography and fantastic stunts make for an enjoyable night out

11. Run the Great Wall Marathon
What better way to experience the Great Wall than devoid of tour groups and trinket sellers than to run a marathon on it with another couple of thousand crazy runners.

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