The ExploreShanghai metro map now has audio for every station on the network. So if you’re wondering how to say “Shanghai Circus World” in Chinese, just click on the relevant station and then click the “play” button that appears in the top right.
My thanks to Wang Jing for doing the recordings, if you’re looking for a Mandarin teacher she comes highly recommended!
keep exploring,
matt
a few small improvements on the metro map
http://www.exploreshanghai.com/metro/
I hope to get audio files for all 90-odd stations up shortly!
keep exploring,
matt
You can now drag between any two stations on the metro map to see the quickest route and price. For example, you can see that Hong Kou Stadium to Xujiahui takes about 42 minutes and costs 5 rmb. I’ll add an update soon to auto-scroll the map as you’re dragging, so that you can connect distant stations. Please let me know of any bugs you find!
http://www.exploreshanghai.com/metro/
Two bonuses: the file size has been reduced to under 100kb now, and there’s a basic zoom function (press the + and – keys on your keyboard).
keep exploring,
matt