Shanghai/Changning

Changning is a district on the west side of Shanghai, largely residential but with attractions such as the Shanghai Zoo and several large shopping malls.

Get in
Coming from outside Shanghai, you will find that Changning is home to one of Shanghai's biggest transport interchanges, with (mostly handling domestic flights) and  (offering high speed rail connections to other cities), connected to each other.

The district is well served by Metro from other parts of Shanghai. Lines and  run east-west from downtown to the airport and railway station, while lines   and  run north-south across the eastern part of the district.

Get around
is a major hub where lines, and  meet; it also gives access to the park and a large shopping mall. Line also runs through the district, roughly parallel to line 2 but a bit south of it. Lines 2 and 10 go to Hongqiao railway station and airport.

Eat
Several restaurants are available at Brilliance West Mall. You can also do grocery and household shopping at Century Mart. There is a large selections of good restaurants in the Cloud Nine shopping center, concentrated on the upper floors, very popular with the locals, most have menus with pictures of dishes and basic English text.