Our favorite time of year, when the rain don't stop and we get to recycle some content. Here's sixteen ideas of things to do when it's raining, from arcades and bathhouses to Alipay and massage.
1. Update Your Profile Pic at the 3D Images House
Yes, this offbeat spot is still alive and well, just across from People's Square. You pay like 100rmb and wander around this space with 40-or-so interactive backdrops. They've also got an Oculus Rift VR helmet set up with a roller coaster simulation.
Check out our article for more info, though the backdrops have changed.
3D Fantastic Images House: 2/F, 525 Xizang Zhong Lu, near Nanjing Xi Lu | 西藏中路525號雅居樂國際廣場2樓, 近南京西路
http://www.smartshanghai.com/articles/activities/offbeat-the-3d-fantastic-images-house
2. Arcades
Shanghai has a bunch and they're almost all sketchy good times. Here's a guide.
http://www.smartshanghai.com/articles/activities/shanghai-video-arcade-guide-part-one
3. Warm-Bars
Drinking holes with fireplaces and warm-vibes. Super warm. Super chill.
http://www.smartshanghai.com/articles/nightlife/warm-bars-the-winter-wormhole
4. Wander Around A Five Star Hotel
…on Valium. If you're balling out of control, maybe check into a nice spot, go for a swim, use their gym, and have that five-star sex. Here's a list.
Puli has a special right now. There's also the Eight Colors Love Motel..
http://www.smartshanghai.com/listings/hotels/luxury_hotels/
5. The Jackie Chan Museum
Yeah, dude has a museum.
http://www.smartshanghai.com/articles/activities/offbeat-jackie-chan-museum
6. Hit Up A Bathhouse
Warm pools full of character and characters. Here's a mini-guide.
http://www.smartshanghai.com/articles/wellbeing/wellbeing-bathhouses
7. Massage
Just a few ideas, the man Lawrence at Citron Massage, next to Al's Diner, has magic hands. Also, big fans of the people at the Easy Blind Person Massage Parlor on Fahuazhen Lu.
Don't forget, there's people that will come to your office / home and massage you as well.
http://www.smartshanghai.com/articles/wellbeing/tested-office-massages
8. Indoor Sports
DJ, run that indoor sports list back one more time -- it's not dead yet.
http://www.smartshanghai.com/articles/community/the-list-indoor-sports-in-shanghai
9. Get some books, get some knowledge
Why yes, we've got a list of fine bookstores
[PAUSE. This is a roundup within a roundup]
http://www.smartshanghai.com/wire/shopping/english-language-bookstores
10. Art Exhibitions
Lots on right now. You could walk through the Rain Room, on Xanax, stop the rain, wander around the Yang Fudong show, then back into to the rain.
http://www.smartshanghai.com/events/arts/exhibitions/
11. Fondue
It's just bread and cheese, man. Pretty hard to fuck that up. Here's six places serving it.
http://www.smartshanghai.com/tags/fondue/
12. Catch Up On Some Anime
You already know what time it is. Some recs: AD Police, Hanappe Bazooka.
13. Listen To Some New DJ sets
Two special DJ sets to listen to, with three hours of tunes from Beijing, Jinhua, and Shanghai. First up, an all-vinyl mix by one of Shanghai's most underrated selectors -- funkeecookee from Daily Vinyl. This is more of a daytime listen, with rare groove, random Japanese records, and some chat about the trax. Stream it on Soundcloud. For the night mode, here's a wild, two-hour live recording by one of Beijing's finest young underground DJs, Shackup. Live from The Shelter, streaming on Mixcloud…
https://www.mixcloud.com/shackup/tdrcau151204stsh/
14. Finally Set Up Alipay
Yeah man, Alipay has English set-up now. The process only takes like 15 minutes these days.
http://www.smartshanghai.com/articles/smsh/yes-foreigners-can-use-alipay-this-is-how
15. Fuck it, Just Go Out
So much on in our event listings this weekend. Have a look.
http://www.smartshanghai.com/events/
16. Or Don't