Visiting Shanghai During Holidays: This Is All You Need

Ladies! Planning to visit Shanghai during May Day/National Day holidays? Check out this 3-day, 2-night guide I painstakingly put together, with tips to avoid crowds + unique experiences, plus a local's secret food list 👇 📍 Travel Preparations ✔️ Documents: ID card + student ID (discounts at some attractions) ✔️ Electronics: Power bank + universal adapter (hotels may have limited outlets) ✔️ Clothing: Comfortable sneakers (essential for walking) + light jacket (big temperature differences between morning and evening) ✔️ Others: Umbrella for rain or shine + mosquito repellent patches + sunscreen (strong UV in April) ⚠️ Important reminder: Book attractions in advance through "Shanghai Release" app! You'll need to waitlist for Yu Garden, City God Temple, and Disney! 🍜 Must-Try Food List 1. Ultimate Crab Noodles "Xie San" near the Bund serves golden crab roe noodles with so much crab roe it sticks to your lips! Add ginger and vinegar to cut through the richness~ 2. Carb-Loading Combo "Xian De Lai" on Yunnan South Road offers crispy fried pork ribs with rice cakes that perfectly absorb the sauce! 3. Time-Honored Meat Mooncakes Freshly baked meat mooncakes from Taikang Food burst with juice when you bite in! Microwave for 10 seconds if they cool down for an even better experience~ 4. Hidden Rice Balls Soft egg pancake stands in residential areas serve glutinous rice wrapped around fried dough sticks + white sugar, a hands-on eating experience! 🎡 Recommended Hidden Gems 1. Chrysanthemum Garden Orchard (Jiading) April is strawberry picking season! The 1,380-acre orchard also offers boating and VR train rides—perfect for kids! 2. Modo Kids Playground (4th floor of Auto Museum) Simulates car assembly lines where kids can be "little engineers," and the Power Ocean trampoline area is great for burning energy! 3. Dongping Forest RV Campsite (Chongming) A rare forest RV camping site in the Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang area, with trailer RVs that have their own little gardens—stargazing at night is amazing! 4. Asia Building (The Bund) Baroque-style historic building, former site of British Shell Company, adds a vintage filter to your photos~ 5. Hayden Sauna (Qibao) Korean-style steam room + outdoor hot springs, perfect for relieving fatigue and humidity. Korean BBQ with iced Americano is super therapeutic! 🚇 Subway Money-Saving Tips Download "Metro Metropolis" app for mobile payments—a 3-day pass for 45 yuan is half the price of individual tickets! ⚠️ Last subway trains from popular attractions leave early, Disney's latest is 22:30, so don't lose track of time! 💡 Tips to Avoid Tourist Traps ✅ Don't buy the "Old Shanghai Snow Cream" for 50 yuan per box at City God Temple—the same product is 10 yuan in supermarkets! ✅ The Bund Sightseeing Tunnel is a waste of money—walking across the bridge only takes 10 minutes! ✅ Get to popular restaurants 2 hours early to get a number. Don't go to Guangming Village for meat mooncakes after 3 PM—they'll be sold out! Shanghai is a city you'll both love and "hate"—love for its perfect blend of modernity and local flavor, hate because your legs will be exhausted but you'll still want to come back! Save this guide and let's explore Shanghai together this holiday! ✨