Nightlife & Activities

Spiral Acrobatic Show

Date: Sept 16-25 - 3 pm

Venue: Shanghai Center Theater

The famous Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe has performed around the globe and offers a wonderful night out for visitors to Shanghai. Their movement is art - tightly choreographed and rehearsed endlessly. You will enjoy the juggling of Chinese acrobatics with a mixture of western circus arts, Chinese yo-yo and feasts of equilibriums and balances performed by the acrobats.

World of Ghibli in China

Date: Sept 1-Oct 7 - 10 am

Venue: Shanghai World Financial Center

The exhibition, which will run till Oct 7, comprises two sectors: "The artistic world of Ghibli - in memory of the 30th anniversary of the release of My Neighbor Totoro, and Castle in the Sky - Ghibli's flying dreams. During the exhibition, visitors can admire the 285 paintings and manuscripts made by the studio's masters, ride in the Tatsuo's bus featured in My Neighbor Totoro, be a guest to Satsuki and Mei's house - a half-size replica of the building described in the original works for My Neighbor Totoro, and view the eight-meter-long airship featured in Castle in the Sky. Befitting the exhibition's sky-high venue on the 94th floor of the iconic tower, the "World of Ghibli in China" features a number of the studio's high-flying creations, including a replica of the airship in "Castle in the Sky". Also on display is a history of human flight in Ghibli's trademark cartoon style.