Shanghai Exploration: Budget Travel & Local Secrets

I spent 24 hours exploring Shanghai with just $10 - and what I discovered completely changed how I see modern China. From riding through the streets on shared bikes to eating handmade dumplings, experiencing their incredible subway system, and ending the night at a Christmas market and club - this is the side of Shanghai most people never see.

In just 20 years, Shanghai transformed from farmland into one of the world's most modern cities. But what's even more impressive isn't just what they built – it's how they made it accessible to everyone.