iDEALShanghai Awards take top spot

Shanghai Daily does not only receive but also gives back to readers and the whole society. The iDEALShanghai Awards conveys the ideal of giving, which also accords with its Chinese slogan "爱de上海", literally meaning "Shanghai of Love."

The awards is divided into 22 sections to award the best restaurants, hotels, spas, bars, supermarkets and tourism destinations in Shanghai, the Yangtze Delta Region and Southeastern Asia.

The iDEALShanghai Awards are the first lifestyle awards hosted by Shanghai Daily, which was founded in 1999. Honors went to restaurants, bars, spas, supermarkets, travel destinations, hotels and airlines of the year. Winners were chosen through an online vote by readers between August 24 and October 24, combined with a contribution from a panel of experts.

The 2012 Shanghai Daily iDEALShanghai Awards Ceremony produced 49 winners in 10 categories, such as dining, accommodation, shopping and sightseeing. They were chosen from 247 candidates through public and jury panel votes.

The six-piece jury included wine columnist John H. Isacs, food critic Shu Qiao and lifestyle columnist Fan Tinglue. The awards are expected to be a lifestyle guideline for expats living in Shanghai as well as surrounding areas.

Almost 200 guests, including senior officials, foreign consuls and delegates from chambers of commerce gathered at The Peninsula Shanghai on November 20 to celebrate the first lifestyle awards hosted by Shanghai Daily.

Peter Zhang, editor-in-chief of Shanghai Daily, appreciated all participants, judges and those who have spent great efforts to make the event a great success.

"With the support, I believe Shanghai Daily will make further improvement and provide even better services for our readers and partners," he said.

"The new sub-brand iDEALShanghai will continue to provide accurate, timely and useful city guide information for local expats and visiting foreigners," he added.

Winners believed that the awards is an important milestone for Shanghai.

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