Shanghai 2009
Tuesday, 21 July 2009 06:07
Written by anonymous

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Sports Clubs
Getting involved in sports in Shanghai has never been easier, with facilities and organizations ever more accessible. From sailing through football to hash house harriers, there is something for everyone. Often, getting involved in a sports team is the best way to get to know a new group of people and to let off steam, away from the stresses of everyday life in Shanghai’s packed offices.
PB

Shanghai soccer
Shanghai Shenhua, Hongkou Stadium, 715 Dongtiyuhui Lu (6540 0009)
For tickets to local matches check out www.sh.supertickets.com.cn or www.eticketfast.com. Prices vary from RMB20-150.
PB

Shanghai Golden Grand Prix (athletics)
Held at the Shanghai Stadium, 666 Tianyaoqiao Road (400 888 0920, www.shggp.com), mid-September. Tickets (Based on 2008 prices) from RMB 60-1380.
PB

Run for your life
Toray Cup Shanghai International Marathon, register at: Shanghai Stadium’s Gymnasium 1300 Zhong Shan Nan Er Lu, (66298808 / 66296088 / 6481 1020, www.shmarathon.com), RMB 180 per entry, held late November.
Royal Sun & Alliance Jinqiao 8k Race, Jinqiao Green City, Pudong District (5237 7087, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , www.chinarunning.com), held mid-April.
PB



Inner and outer
Wushu (Chinese martial arts) is often divided into neijian (internal forms) which focus on inner energy and are practiced mainly by the old and wajian (external forms) which concentrate on the physical body and are generally preferred by the young. Besides being common in the city’s parks, wushu is taught in kindergartens, schools, universities and in various studios throughout the city.
Shanghai has a government sponsored professional wushu team whose members are introduced to wushu by age 6 or 7 and are recruited for full time training in their early teens. Citywide and National wushu competitions are held in Shanghai a couple of times per year. Details are generally posted at the website of the Long Wu Kung Fu Center.
AG

TCM
Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital -- 274 Zhijiang Zhong Lu, 5663 9828.
Body & Soul - the TCM Clinic -- Apt 5, 14/F, An Ji Plaza, 1 Jianguoxin Lu, near Xizang Nan Lu, 5101 9262, www.bodyandsoul.com.cn
NMJ

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