the ExploreShanghai blog

Inspired by the work of bloggers in Toronto and London I have created my own anagrammed map of the Shanghai Metro!

So if you’ve ever fancied travelling from I’m a hot dashing dinosaur (Shanghai Indoor Stadium) to Thoroughly Hawaiian Satanists (Shanghai South Railway Station) to Drab Penguin (Nanpu Bridge) now is your chance!

Check it out: Shanghai Metro anagram map

Note for pedants: I used the common English name of the station as posted on signboards, spelling out directions e.g. South Lingyan Road. For some challenging stations (particularly the ones with lots of Xs and Zs I added “station” e.g. Dongjing Station -> Standing, I jog not.

Looking for an apartment, but fed up with searching lots of different websites? Try out the Shanghai Housing Scanner which combines results from many different classifieds sites in Shanghai.

I’m testing out GPS integration for the new version of the City Map! This GPS trace was recorded travelling down Jianguo Lu. It’s not perfect (Shanghai has too many tall buildings which block the signal) but it should make adding bus route overlays much easier

The data was captured using my Garmin GPS

Try typing Hanzi into the green box, and watch the pinyin magically appear in a mockup of a Shanghai street sign. You’ll need to use your computer’s IME to enter the Chinese characters.