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If you understand Chinese: http://shenghuo.google.cn/ A combined info site of many sites. Real estate and renting is on the left.

Yes, if you understand Chinese, you can search "上海租房" through www.baidu.com(The best search engine in China for info in Chinese). You will get lots of websites about renting flats. I know some good ones: www.ganji.com www.baixing.com www.soufun.com www.anjuke.com www.online.sh.cn. It is enough for you to get renting infomation. (On these webistes you will find some renting info posted by the landlord or contractor. In this way, you may not deal with agent and of course no need to pay the commission(35% the rent price).

But if you doesn't know Chinese well, please had better seek others' help who either Chinese or Foreigner understanding local circumstance very well.

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