Originally Posted by
moondog
There's far more to Shanghai than a handful of tourist sites. The city's true pulse is several kilometers west of the Bund IMO. (Of course, all Shanghai visitors should see the Bund, but I see little point in staying over there.)
Fully agree on this. The Bund is not ideal traffic wise, has few attractions apart from the famous Pudong skyline view and mostly offers expensive bars and eateries targeted at the expat crowd.