Shanghaiist is a website about Shanghai and everything that happens in it. That means news and events, restaurants and bars, happenings and goings-on. Shanghaiist is always looking for contributors — so if you love Shanghai and want to write about it, send us an email.

Masthead
Managing Editor: Dan Washburn
Editor: Kenneth Tan
Contributors: Chris Billman, Peijin Chen, Pete Chorba, Abe Deyo, Mark David Elliott, Eric Hu, Jay Sheng, Micah Sittig, JQ Whitcomb
Publisher and co-founder: Jake Dobkin
Executive Editor and co-founder: Jen Chung
Technology: Neil Epstein
Design: Frank C. Harris Jr.
Logo/Graphics: David Marshall Jr.

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FAQ

• Can anyone write for Shanghaiist? No. But we'd love to hear from you if you are interested. Shanghaiist is always looking for new contributors who can make the site even better. So if you are a writer or blogger and you think you have something to add to Shanghaiist, please visit our recruitment page and send us an email that explains why you should be part of the Shanghaiist team. Be sure to direct us to some examples of your writing, as well. Unfortunately, Shanghaiist contributors don't get paid -- mostly, we do it because we love it.
• I have an event I would like to publicize. Can I send Shanghaiist a press release? Sure! Email us your stuff and if we think your event deserves mention in Shanghaiist, we will write about it. We also recommend that you add your event to the Shanghai events calendar over at Upcoming.org. It's free to do so and that's the events calendar Shanghaiist uses. Please note that you must add your event to the calendar yourself — we won't do it for you. (Sorry.)
• Where do I send news tips, gossip, rumors or anything else I think the fine people at Shanghaiist should know about? Email us. We'd love our readers to be our eyes and ears in the city. If one of your tips makes it onto the site, we'll give you credit for the scoop.
• My business would like to advertise on Shanghaiist. Can we? You bet. And if you're based in Shanghai, you'll find that advertising on Shanghaiist is much, much more affordable than advertising in one of the city's English-language magazines. Prospective advertisers should contact visit this page to learn about our advertising spaces and rates.
• Does Shanghaiist have an RSS feed? Of course. Here it is.
• How do I get my photos to appear on the "Shanghaiist Contribute" page? It's easy. First you need to set up an account with Flickr (it's free) and upload some photos. Whatever photos you tag "Shanghaiist" will appear on our site. You can also submit links and anonymous tips to our Contribute page.
• What are the buildings included in the Shanghaiist logo? From left, they are: Oriental Pearl Tower, Jinmao Tower, Westin, Longhua Temple and Peace Hotel. The logo was designed by David Marshall Jr.
• Does it bother you that the word "Shanghaiist" has three consecutive vowels in it? Somewhat, yes.

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Fun facts

• Shanghaiist, which officially launched on July 11, 2005, is the eleventh website by Gothamist Inc., and the first in Asia. Gothamist.com, which covers New York City, launched in 2002.
• In July 2005, Shanghaiist and the other Gothamist city blogs were named a "Forbes Favorite" in Forbes magazine's ongoing "Best of the Web" series.
• Shanghaiist has been mentioned in several large-circulation mainstream publications, including Forbes, TIME Asia, TIME Europe, Budget Travel, USA Today, New York Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, The Washington Post's Express (screen shot) and the Kansas City Star. [Honestly, we stopped keeping track of this ...]
• Shanghaiist has been mentioned by several prominent websites, including Yahoo!, Boing Boing [2, 3], Metafilter, MSNBC [2], Gridskipper [several times] and Gadling. [... and this.]
• Shanghaiist got its first mention in the mainstream media on July 10, 2005 -- in the Kansas City Star of all places.
• If you want to learn more about Gothamist, please read their about and advertising pages.

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Plaudits

"... ever-excellent ..."
The New York Times

"... sophisticated, deliciously urbane city blog ..."
Forbes

"The local scoop on Shanghai, including
news, commentary, reviews, events, and more."
Yahoo! Directory

"'Trend' blogs are erupting -- and challenging the big trend firms and Web sites.
... In Shanghai, it’s Shanghaiist, and in New York, it’s Curbed and Gawker."
Ketchum Perspectives (PDF)

"... always excellent ..."
Jaunted

"To get minute-by-minute reports on what's happening in Shanghai,
check out Shanghaiist, part of the excellent Gothamist city blog group."
TrendWatching.com (PDF)

"Shanghaiist ... provides tons of great info
on the city and happenings around the country."
Gadling

"We’re in awe. The Gothamist gang takes
one giant step across the Pacific with the launch of Shanghaiist,
edited by longtime S’hai blogger and Gridskip favorite Dan Washburn."
Gridskipper

"[A]n attitudinal blog affiliated with a series
of city-oriented sites that emanates from New York.
The flavor of these '–ist' sites skews toward the young,
hip and plugged-in. The newly launched Shanghaiist, for instance ...
takes note of the local music scene and other events."
Kansas City Star

"[A]n ... ambitious blog ... a very successful website."
That's Shanghai

"Shanghaiist’s wry humor has us checking it daily."
SH magazine

"[Shanghaiist] is a small group of people
living in Shanghai willing to help people."
Wang Jian Shuo

"Articles are well written and content is constantly fresh."
The Black Journal

"Shanghaiist is one of my favourite new websites."
scRambler

"Given Dan's pedigree this is one to watch. Straight to the blogroll."
Simon World

"Shanghaiist beat us up."
Phillyist

"Austin is cool and all, but we are moving to Shanghai.
... And we've got dibs on Shamus."
Austinist

"Torontoist thinks you will Big Enjoy Shanghaiist."
Torontoist