General

Milu Guide  Shanghai guide for expats.

Community Center Shanghai   Excellent source of information from schools to volunteering opportunities. 

GuyTai.net  Expat club for male, expat, trailing spouses.

ExpatWomen.com This site has been set up for expat woman across the world. The mission statement is: Welcome to Expat Women - a site designed to help all women living overseas. Our mission is to inspire your success abroad. Whether this is your first experience living abroad, you are a long-term expat woman or are a repatriate we have something for you! The articles are informative and inspiring from those woman who are setting up new and innovative businesses abroad to others struggling with expat life and all it throws at you and the whole issue of returning home and the challenges that brings etc etc

Expat Finder ExpatFinder.com is a free service that helps expats with relocation, insurance, finance and more. 

Lifeline Shanghai   Providing free, confidential and anonymous information and emotional support via the telephone.  

Shanghaiist   Current news, reviews and interesting pieces on Shanghai life. 

Shanghai Expat   Helpful forum for asking questions.

City Weekend   Online version of the magazine - helpful for restaurant reviews and locations.  Find a restaurant and text the location for free to your mobile using guanxi.

How to Order Chinese Food  Good website for fruit and vegetable translations and chinese dishes guides.

Religion

Places of Worship   Comprehensive list of Christian, Jewish and Muslim places of worship in Shanghai.  Kindly compiled by one of members.

Groceries/Wine Delivery

Fields  Online grocery retailer who specialize in selling the finest quality natural products.  Quote "Baobei" in the comments at checkout and 5% goes to the Baobei Foundation, a worthy Shanghai based Charity.

ASC Wines free delivery.  Easy to negotiate website.  Place your order online and they will call to check it with you and arrange a delivery time.

Elders  free delivery for minimum order of RMB300.  Australian meat, pies and wines.  Easy website.  Not cheap, but products are good quality.

Shanghai Organics   free delivery.  Go to website to print/complete order form and fax/email.  Good quality vegetables and fruit.

City Shop   free delivery for orders over RMB100, RMB10 for under.  Website doesn't have many order online items - pick up a Price List in store and order either by telephone, fax or email order@cityshop.com.cn

Food Delivery (Order Online)

Sherpa's  Dozens of restaurants to choose from, food delivered to your home usually in about 45 minutes.

Element Fresh Salads, sandwiches, asian dishes and a dinner menu; juices and smoothies

Consular

British Consulate General Shanghai   For all your consular needs.

British Citizen Registration - British Expats living in China should register with the British Consulate.

Getting Around

Smart Shanghai   Helpful online searchable maps (street and metro) in Pinyin.

Streets of China    Converts Shanghai addresses from Pinyin to Chinese characters.

Missing Home?

BBC Radio   Missing The Archers/Chris Moyles/Terry Wogan?  Listen live or listen to any show that you have missed over the past week.