When John Tisa was offered the promotion of a lifetime to oversee wine sales in China, he leapt at the chance. Now, he and his wife Samantha are moving from New York to Shanghai, and expecting their first child. But in a city divided between historical and modern, they're quickly discovering their desires for their new home are split, too. John hopes to immerse the family in China's rich culture, but Samantha wants amenities and modernity, when House Hunters International travels from the Northeast to the Far East, in Shanghai, China.