🇨🇳✨ “2 Days in Shanghai: Skyline, Soup Dumplings & Style Under $200”

#100usdchallenge 🇨🇳✨ “Shanghai on <$100: 2 Days of Skylines, Soup Dumplings & Free Culture” 📍 Stay Blue Mountain (The Bund) / Rock & Wood Hostel — ~$17/night (dorm). 2 nights = ~$34 🚇 Transport Get a Shanghai Transportation Card (¥20 deposit). Metro rides ¥3–6. ~$6–8 for 2 days ⸻ 🏙 Day 1 — Bund, Free Museum, Old Shanghai • Breakfast jianbing (street crêpe) – $2 • The Bund – iconic skyline, free • Shanghai Museum – free (reserve online) • Lunch: xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) – ~$5–6 • Yu Garden Bazaar & Old Street – free to wander (skip paid garden to stay on budget) • Huangpu public ferry to Pudong – ¥2 (~$0.30) for the cheapest “cruise” • Dinner: Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles – ~$4 Day 1 total: ~$12–14 ⸻ 🌿 Day 2 — French Concession, Art & Canals • Breakfast: soy milk + youtiao – $2 • Former French Concession walk (Fuxing Park, leafy lanes) – free • Propaganda Poster Art Center – ~$3.5 • Lunch: bing / noodles – ~$5 • M50 Art District – galleries & street art, free • Qibao Ancient Town (Line 9) – canals, snacks ~$4–5 • Dinner: Sichuan or Muslim noodles – ~$6 Day 2 total: ~$20–22 ⸻ ✅ Grand Total (approx.) Stay $34 + Transport $8 + Food $25–28 + Attractions $4 = ~$71–74 — well under $100 ⸻ 💡 Trip Hack Skip pricey river cruises: take the ¥2 Huangpu ferry for the same skyline thrill. Set up Alipay/WeChat Pay for Tourists to pay local prices and avoid ATM fees. ⸻ #budgetcitybreak #solosmarttravel #natureonbudget #shanghaionabudget #soupdumplingrun #huangpuviews #frenchconcessionvibes #chinaforless #backpackingchina #weekendgetaway