People's Square

人民广场

Where Shanghai's subway arteries meet above-ground theater of human traffic

Shanghai Museum

上海博物馆

its comprehensive collection of ancient Chinese art, including exquisite bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy, and jade

Barbarossa

芭芭露莎

A Moorish daydream nestled in People's Park, where hookah smoke curls around stained-glass lanterns

East Nanjing Road

南京东路

Shanghai's golden retail artery where century-old heritage shops, neon-drenched mega malls, and the world's longest shopping strip

Yu Garden (Yu Yuan)

豫园

One of the best and oldest of the five classical gardens of Shanghai

The Bund

外滩

Where 19th-century trade empires and 21st-century finance collide along Shanghai's iconic waterfront.

Tianzifang (Tian Zi Fang)

田子坊

A labyrinth of 1930s shikumen alleyways reborn as Shanghai's bohemian heart, art studios, hipster cafés, and silk boutiques

Xintiandi (Xin Tian Di)

新天地

Shanghai's reinvented shikumen labyrinth where 1920s stone-gate houses now cradle Michelin-starred dining, avant-garde galleries

People's Park

人民公园

a central urban oasis known for its lush gardens, cultural spaces, and the famous weekend marriage market