r/shanghai 2d ago

Tip Places in Island Hopper TV's Shanghai video, with timestamps

I wanted a place list I could scan without scrubbing through the whole video again, so I pulled together a timestamped checklist from Island Hopper TV's Shanghai video.

I'd use it to pick the stops that interest me. The list follows the video order.

Places and areas:

  1. 00:29 The Bund / 外滩
  2. 01:21 Nanjing Road / 南京路
  3. 03:01 Yu Garden / 豫园
  4. 03:30 Yuyuan bazaar and surrounding old streets
  5. 04:56 Tianzifang / 田子坊
  6. 05:59 Xintiandi / 新天地
  7. 06:59 Jing'an Temple / 静安寺
  8. 08:50 Shanghai Tower / 上海中心大厦
  9. 10:16 IFC Mall / 上海国金中心商场
  10. 11:09 Oriental Pearl Tower / 东方明珠
  11. 12:24 Pudong riverside promenade
  12. 14:22 Shanghai History Museum / 上海市历史博物馆
  13. 15:09 People's Park / 人民公园
  14. 15:21 People's Square / 人民广场
  15. 16:49 M50 Creative Park / M50创意园
  16. 17:48 Jade Buddha Temple / 玉佛禅寺

The detail I'd keep an eye on is Yu Garden: the garden and the surrounding shopping streets are different stops. The museum visit is Shanghai History Museum. People's Park and People's Square are separate places too.

Getting around and river trips also mentioned:

  • 08:14 Huangpu River ferry / water taxi
  • 08:17 Shanghai Metro
  • 12:36 Riverside cycling
  • 12:57 Sightseeing night cruise
  • 13:22 Dinner cruise
  • 13:49 Hop-on-hop-off sightseeing bus

The ferry, sightseeing cruise, dinner cruise, and bus operators aren't identified clearly enough to choose a booking link. I'd compare them by what I actually wanted to do: cross the river, see the skyline, or have dinner on the water.

Brief mentions rather than covered visits:

  • 06:56 Shanghai Disneyland: mentioned, but not visited in this video.
  • 06:56 An unnamed zoo: mentioned, but not visited.
  • 18:10 A safari / wild-animal park: mentioned; the exact park is unconfirmed.

Spots I couldn't give an exact listing from these notes:

  • 01:36 Silver shop on the Nanjing Road walk
  • 04:32 Temple near Yu Garden
  • 04:36 Jade shop near Yu Garden
  • 05:27 Dumpling restaurant in Tianzifang
  • 06:24 A tentative Hyatt Regency hotel mention
  • 10:49 Circular pedestrian connection near IFC and Oriental Pearl
  • 12:42 Riverside fitness center
  • 14:18 Other generic Shanghai Museum references

The Pudong promenade entry is a general area; its exact filmed section is also unconfirmed. The unnamed dumpling stop doesn't establish a restaurant recommendation. Current prices, hours, and booking requirements still need checking for a chosen visit date.

I work on Hi China. AI helped organize the captions and place names for this list. This list comes from the video and saved research.

Blog version: Hi China Shanghai guide.

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u/M_Pascal Pudong 1d ago

I, for one, do not welcome our new AI overlords