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How China's youth culture is reshaping Shanghai | National Geographic

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A new generation in this storied Chinese megacity is eschewing the fast-paced lifestyles of their parents and embracing fun, freedom and living life to the full — and Shanghai is adapting in interesting ways.

How China's youth culture is reshaping Shanghai | National Geographic TRAVEL How China's youth culture is reshaping Shanghai A new generation in this storied Chinese megacity is eschewing the fast-paced lifestyles of their parents and embracing fun, freedom and living life to the full — and Shanghai is adapting in interesting ways. Penicillin Bar makes inventive cocktails using recycled waste ingredients. Photograph by Una Zhu By Ellen Himelfarb Published December 12, 2025 This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). On a bend in the Bund riverfront, baroque, pillared palac

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