城Shanghai & Culture · 6 days

Six days that aren't tourism.

Half the program is city. We treat Shanghai as a research subject: skyline as architecture, museum as text, food court as field. Always with a Roamray lead in the room.

SkylineMuseumLibraryJoyFoodDesign

/ City fileNine moments of Shanghai

SkylineShanghai Tower · 上海中心

Skyline

Shanghai Tower · 上海中心

Floor 118 observation deck — and Duoyun Bookstore on 52.

SkylineOriental Pearl · 东方明珠

Skyline

Oriental Pearl · 东方明珠

The icon, walked through. The base, the bubble, the sky walk.

MuseumShanghai Museum East · 上博东馆

Museum

Shanghai Museum East · 上博东馆

The new flagship. Curatorial tour with a Fudan host.

MuseumPudong Art Museum · 浦东美术馆

Museum

Pudong Art Museum · 浦东美术馆

Exhibition deep-read. Personal essay prompt.

LibraryDuoyun Bookstore · 朵云书院

Library

Duoyun Bookstore · 朵云书院

52F bookshop. Quiet hour. Quietest view of the river.

JoyDisney Resort · 迪士尼乐园

Joy

Disney Resort · 迪士尼乐园

Full day. Optional VIP queue. Photo journal continues.

JoyLEGOLAND Shanghai

Joy

LEGOLAND Shanghai

Half day. New for 2025. Roamray's brick-build mini-crit.

FoodNew tea, the modern kind

Food

New tea, the modern kind

Heytea · Chagee · Nayuki. Visit + barista interview.

FoodCanteens & signatures

Food

Canteens & signatures

Three university canteens + two signature dinners.

/ City as text

We do not list attractions.

Each city day pairs a place with an exercise. At the Bund: a 06:14 sunrise photograph. At Duoyun: a 200-word essay. At LEGOLAND: a mini-crit on how a building is constructed by hand.

On the last day, the students screen their own film. Family watches by livestream.

Wukang MansionWalking studio · French Concession

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