Shangalangohai

Sure. Shanghai airport is boring. However, after arriving just go straight to immigration and just get your 3 day stamp. If you get stuck at the counters right next to immigration/customs, they will stamp your ticket, escort you upstairs, and you'll be stuck in the departing terminal for 10 hours. Not even sure if they finally opened the Starbucks.

>>1168469
Hahaha alright, fuck it. I'll just save that 50 and catch up on some sleep and books

>>1168464
You're gonna want to make sure you can even leave the airport. I know when I went I had to get a tourist visa. This dude >>1168469 might know more but I'd double check it.

Shanghai is cool. Def go instead of sitting in the airport. As far as Chinese cities go its by far the cleanest and was my favorite. I'd check out some of the tea gardens or botanical gardens that are nearby.

>>1168464
It's definitely worth it. Go to Nanjing East road station and walk to the bund area and marvel yourself at the sights.

>>1168464
Definitely worth going out of the airport. Considering the customs in&out, as well as the duration of the maglev train to Shanghai downtown, you have a solid 5 to 6 hours to hang around there.

As the other anon said, go to the Bund. You might as well want to check out the French concession (leafy district with lots of colonial building from back in the day, it's massive) if you have some extra time.

Take some time for some authentic Chinese food (xiaolongbao are the local Shanghainese signature dish, try them out). Or sichuanese. Or basically anything Chinese. Food is fairly cheap (like 5 USD for a good meal with beer).

If you're layover is at night, be careful not to miss the maglev train back to the airport though. I'd recommend a club but that might be too short. Catching the skyline at night however is absolutely great.