{"id":30233,"date":"2017-10-27T15:11:28","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T02:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nzcfs.adminmouse.co.nz\/?p=30233"},"modified":"2017-11-27T11:44:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-26T22:44:57","slug":"shanghai-summary-of-rewi-alley-monuments-travel-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/shanghai-summary-of-rewi-alley-monuments-travel-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanghai &#8211; Summary of Rewi Alley monuments + Travel Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/30014\/rewi-alleys-china\/\">Rewi Alley&#8217;s China<\/a>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/30189\/beijing-travel-advice\/\">Beijing<\/a>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/30233\/shanghai-summary-of-rewi-alley-monuments-travel-advice\/\">Shanghai<\/a>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/30301\/hubei-province-summary-of-rewi-alley-monuments-travel-advice\/\">Hubei province<\/a>\u00a0&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/31428\/shaanxi-province\/\">Shaanxi province<\/a> &gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/31424\/gansu-province\/\">Gansu province<\/a>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/30154\/shandan-city-gansu-province\/\">Shandan<\/a>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/30245\/lanzhou-city-summary-of-rewi-alley-monuments-travel-advice\/\">Lanzhou<\/a>\u00a0&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Location-map-Shanghai.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31751\" src=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Location-map-Shanghai-486x395.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Location-map-Shanghai-486x395.jpeg 486w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Location-map-Shanghai-230x187.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Location-map-Shanghai-350x285.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Location-map-Shanghai-516x420.jpeg 516w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Location-map-Shanghai-640x521.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Location-map-Shanghai-681x554.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Location-map-Shanghai.jpeg 1458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shanghai-Map-detail.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31752\" src=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shanghai-Map-detail-562x395.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shanghai-Map-detail-562x395.jpeg 562w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shanghai-Map-detail-230x162.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shanghai-Map-detail-350x246.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shanghai-Map-detail-597x420.jpeg 597w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shanghai-Map-detail-640x450.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shanghai-Map-detail-681x479.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Shanghai-Map-detail.jpeg 1396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a>Shanghai was <a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/31235\/rewi-alley\/\">Rewi Alley<\/a>&#8216;s home when he first arrived in China (from New Zealand) in 1927.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"left\"><strong>Rewi Alley monuments in the Shanghai area:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Detailed location information is included in each article:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/29174\/hongkou-fire-station-shanghai-rewi-alleys-first-workplace-in-china\/\">Hongkou Fire Station<\/a> where Rewi Alley worked (and lived) as a volunteer\u00a0fireman\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/29342\/rewis-apartment-in-shanghai-from-1932-to-1937\/\">Rewi&#8217;s apartment<\/a> from 1932-1937\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/29222\/historic-figures-walk-exhibition-shanghai\/\">&#8216;Historic Figures Walk&#8217; exhibition<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/29371\/revolutionary-relics-exhibit-shanghai\/\">Revolutionary Relics Exhibit<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/29383\/bust-of-rewi-alley-qingpu-cemetery-shanghai\/\">Bust of Rewi Alley in Qingpu cemetery<\/a>, 40km to the west of the city centre\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Transport:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Shanghai is well served by metro\/underground trains, inter-city trains, buses, as well as taxis.\u00a0 These are easy to navigate even with no knowledge of Chinese.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Qingpu<\/em><\/strong>, a city itself in the west of Shanghai, is more challenging to locate &#8211; there are no trains servicing the area, so buses are used.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Accommodation:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Shanghai has many types of accommodation to suit all budget levels.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>When to visit:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As in all of China, it is preferable to avoid the peak holiday periods of Golden Week (1-7th October), Spring Festival\/Chinese New Year (10days in January or February. \u00a0Being related to the lunar calendar, the exact date changes each year), and school holidays of July\/August.\u00a0 If you are travelling at these times, you&#8217;ll need to book transport in advance, and possibly be flexible with your dates to get to the places you want.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weather:<\/strong> \u00a0 Current weather can be viewed on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/cn\/shanghai\/106577\/weather-forecast\/106577\">http:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/cn\/shanghai\/106577\/weather-forecast\/106577<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Links to more information:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/shanghai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelchinaguide.com\/cityguides\/shanghai.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.travelchinaguide.com\/cityguides\/shanghai.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/30014\/rewi-alleys-china\/\">Rewi Alley&#8217;s China<\/a>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/30189\/beijing-travel-advice\/\">Beijing<\/a>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/30233\/shanghai-summary-of-rewi-alley-monuments-travel-advice\/\">Shanghai<\/a>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/30301\/hubei-province-summary-of-rewi-alley-monuments-travel-advice\/\">Hubei province<\/a>\u00a0&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/31428\/shaanxi-province\/\">Shaanxi province<\/a> &gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/31424\/gansu-province\/\">Gansu province<\/a>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/30154\/shandan-city-gansu-province\/\">Shandan<\/a>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/30245\/lanzhou-city-summary-of-rewi-alley-monuments-travel-advice\/\">Lanzhou<\/a>\u00a0&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>This article is based on a report by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/17639\/first-week-in-shandan-jane-furkert-sept-2014\/\">Jane Furkert<\/a>\u00a0of her work: &#8216;<\/em><strong><em>An Independent Travellers\u2019 Guide to Rewi Alley Locations in China<\/em><\/strong><em>, <strong>2016\u2019<\/strong>, <\/em><em>that was funded by the<a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/rewi-alley-friendship-and-exchange-rafe-fund\/\">\u00a0Rewi Alley Friendship and Exchange (RAFE) Fund<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rewi Alley&#8217;s China\u00a0&gt;\u00a0Beijing\u00a0&gt;\u00a0Shanghai\u00a0&gt;\u00a0Hubei province\u00a0&gt; Shaanxi province &gt;\u00a0Gansu province\u00a0&gt;\u00a0Shandan\u00a0&gt;\u00a0Lanzhou\u00a0&gt; Shanghai was Rewi Alley&#8216;s home when he first arrived in China (from New Zealand) in 1927.\u00a0 Rewi Alley monuments in the Shanghai area: Detailed location information is included in each article: Hongkou Fire Station where Rewi Alley worked (and lived) as a volunteer\u00a0fireman\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Rewi&#8217;s apartment from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":31752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[180],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30233"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}