One, the must-see attractions: the Bund, Lujiazui; the old City God Temple; People's Square; Huaihai Road or Xujiahui shopping district
1, the Bund and Lujiazui: it is no exaggeration to say that has not been to the Bund is equal to not have been to Shanghai. Built in the late 19th century, the early last century, dozens of buildings along the Yangtze River, witnessed the opening of Shanghai's hundred years of history. They have stood for nearly a hundred years still, and even from an artistic point of view, their value is inestimable. Perhaps the legendary large pillars and exquisite murals and sculptures will not be seen by the average tourist, but that long row of buildings is actually one in the same, and the breathtaking view overlooking the river may be enough. Opposite the Bund is Lujiazui, where almost all the buildings are products of the development and opening of Pudong. They have now become the symbol of the new Shanghai. Climbing the Oriental Pearl Tower seems unnecessary. The Jinmao Tower is worth a closer look.
Perhaps Lujiazui is Shanghai's most upscale commercial center, with a large number of foreign companies and Chinese and foreign financial institutions, and is a completely well-planned emerging commercial center. If you have the money and time, you can also check out the new aquarium, but I personally don't think it's worth recommending. The best way to get from the Bund to Lujiazui is by ferry, which is both cheaper and offers long term views of both sides of the river. The pier is located on Jinling Road at the south end of the Bund. The downside is that you may have to walk a bit to get to Pudong. The sightseeing tunnel is too expensive, but you can reach the foot of the Oriental Pearl Tower. There is also the Science and Technology Museum and Century Park that have been built in Pudong in recent years, but not too fond of these places.
2. Old City God Temple: foreign tour groups to Shanghai, usually visit the old City God Temple. In fact, just visit the ancient architecture of the large commercial city to tourist souvenir stores and gold stores for the most. Of course, the old City God Temple is not in name only. After all, Yuyuan Garden is a well-preserved ancient garden of the Ming and Qing dynasties in the center of Shanghai, and the relics of the Jade Linglong or Petrified Gang can be seen at the entrance. Once occupied as a shopping mall for a long time, the City God Temple is now restored to its old layout and dedicated to Huang Cheng; the Nine Curve Bridge at the Lake Pavilion is the center of the Old City God Temple, which still maintains its old appearance from decades ago. South of the Old City God Temple is adjacent to Shanghai Old Street, which is a half-remodeled and half-reconstructed antique commercial street. But the basic commerce has been kept as it was before the remodeling, from which you can see the look of Shanghai's old town.
To the north is the newly built Ancient City Park, from which you can walk directly to the newly opened section of the Bund. For Shanghainese, the main attraction of this part of the city comes from the small goods centers outside the malls. Individual centers gather a variety of small goods that can be approved individually. In addition, specialty stores inside the mall can offer goods that are hard to find on other shopping streets.3. People's Square: People's Square was once the political center of Shanghai and a venue for large-scale mass events for a long time.
But the last large-scale mass gathering here seems to date back 13 years to June. It's also the geographic center of Shanghai, with national highway mileage starting at the center of People's Square. A new round of renovation work is underway, the last of which resulted in the establishment of People's Square as a cultural and recreational center for the public. People's Avenue runs east and west. The center of the avenue is the Shanghai Municipal Government Building in the north, and the Fountain Square and Museum in the south. On either side of the Municipal Government Building are the Shanghai Grand Theater and the Planning Exhibition Hall. There is not much value in visiting inside. The museum is flanked by green areas. The underground Hong Kong Street may be considered an early fashionable commercial street in Shanghai. The Shanghai Museum is a place worth a closer look. It consists mainly of Chinese bronzes, ancient ceramics and ancient paintings and calligraphy, and is particularly famous
From People's Square, you can go north to the East Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street and the Shanghai Art Museum (which once existed for a long time as the Shanghai Library), and east to the Fuzhou Road Cultural Street (a bookstore of foreign languages and antiquities is valuable to readers but the largest bookstore is a bit of a mess), and a short distance to the south to a Famous World.
4. Huaihai Road Commercial Street: Shanghai's younger generation probably prefers to buy their fashion on Huaihai Road. Even if you go shopping on weekends, Huaihai Road has long replaced Nanjing East Road. Now Huaihai Road can be said to be the fashion street of Shanghai. The Huaihai Road shopping street usually starts from Changshu Road, where there is Meimei Department Store, which is famous for selling overpriced fashions (the mall on West Nanjing Road is comparable to him). However, most Shanghainese shopping on Huaihai Road is usually done on Xiangyang Road, where the clothing fairs are transplanted from the most famous one, Huating Road, and attract a large number of customers for their leading-edge fashion and cheap prices. To the east, Parkson on Shaanxi Road and Spring of Paris are the two main shopping malls. To the east you can go to the earlier Huating Isetan, and to the east you can go to Pacific Department Store. All are famous upscale shopping malls in Shanghai. The usual destination is Xizang Road. A large number of important modern buildings and key cultural relics protection units in Shanghai are scattered along Huaihai Road. Famous ones include the site of the First Congress of the People's Republic of China, the former residence of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the Jinjiang Hotel, the Zhou Mansion, the Lanxin Theater, the Orthodox Church on Xiangyang Road, and the former residence of Mahler (the former Shanghai Tuan Shiwei Committee), among others. The newly heated Xintiandi is also close to Huaihai Road. In addition, Shaanxi Road, Shimen Road and Yandang Road, which intersect Huaihai Road, are important fashion and leisure streets in Shanghai.
5. Xujiahui Business District: Xujiahui, like Huaihai Road, has become a fashion center for the younger generation. The current Xujiahui has been gradually transformed with the completion of the Oriental Commercial Building. Back then, the Oriental Shopping Mansion attracted a large number of people by offering unique and upscale consumer goods. Then, Pacific Department Store and Huijin Department Store were completed, and the remodeling of Liu Shi Store gradually gathered more and more popularity. Recently, the large-scale shopping center Grand Gateway Plaza was completed. The two multiplexes in Xujiahui, - Kodak and Yongle, are big box office winners in Shencheng, and are among the few theaters in China with digital equipment. In addition, Brainstorm and Pacific Computer City are the main distribution centers for computers for Shanghai citizens, and Shanghai Jiaotong University is not far north from Xujiahui. Two other places are worth noting.
One is the Xujiahui Catholic Church, the residence of the Chinese Catholic bishops in Shanghai. Together with the Sheshan Catholic Church, it is representative of Shanghai's outstanding modern religious architecture. Another place that may be less well known is Xu Guangqi's tomb, about two stops from the business district. However, the tomb is small, with only inscriptions on both sides indicating the special status of the tomb's owner. If you are tired of strolling around, you can take a break at the newly built Xujiahui Park, but I don't accept the design of Xujiahui Park because this green space has almost completely erased two important witnesses to Shanghai's historical development: the Dazhonghua Rubber Factory, a representative of China's early national industry, and the Old White Tape Company, the originator of China's record industry (China Recording Industry Shanghai, which I visited three years ago, saw that the employees were still working in the old building constructed in the 1930s and 1940s). All that's left of the place now is a chimney and a small, isolated building.2. Other suggested routes: along Suzhou Creek; near Lu Xun Park, Duolun Road, and North Sichuan Road; the West Nanjing Road shopping district; the villa-consulate area on Fuxing West Road at Hengshan Road;
6. Suzhou Creek: Suzhou Creek may be an easy place for tourists to miss, but if you want to get to know Shanghai, Suzhou Creek will probably provide a lot of useful information. Its destinations are the Waibaidu Bridge and the Broadway Mansion, as well as the Pujiang Hotel, the Russian Consulate and the Post Office Building on the north bank of the river, all of which are important witnesses to China's modern history. If you usually go to the Bund, it is recommended to take the Waibaidu Bridge to the north bank of the river. Further west, it gradually turns into a low-rise civilian area and numerous old warehouses, interspersed with some cheap abandoned warehouses that are now rented by many artists. After crossing Xizang Road, there will be more new commercial housing
When I was in middle school, I rode my bike to Suzhou Creek, west of Beixinjing, which is still the landscape of the Jiangnan water town. Residents washed clothes and raised ducks in the river. Now, it is unknown. The renovation of Suzhou Creek has gradually turned the stinking river from black to yellow. The limited shoreline renovation mainly involves the construction of green belts along the river. The banks of Suzhou Creek east of Xizang Road have remained largely intact for decades. Its major attractions are at its mouth and the confluence with the Huangpu River, but the river as a whole does offer many sights that are relevant to the lives of Shanghainese.7. Near Lu Xun Park and North Sichuan Road: Lu Xun Park is near - and recently completed - the Hongkou Football Stadium, home to the Shanghai Shenhua team. This is where Shanghai's cultural celebrities lived in the 1930s and 1940s, and large areas of intact Shikumen have been preserved. Lu Xun's former residence is located in an ordinary shikumen on Yinshan Road, a small self-contained unit.
But compared with today's Shanghai, Lu Xun's former residence is spacious and luxurious enough. The former residence is surrounded by residents *** living in the same shikumen, so there's no comparison. Duolun Road has been remodeled to look neat and clean, and there are also many former residences of modern intellectuals. I don't remember their names. You can refer to the roadside signage. The last time I went there with my girlfriend, I found a lot of hand and foot prints of cultured people on a path, which was also quite interesting. Some of the new pubs on Dolan Road are also very unique and have a collection of folk for a fee. Those who are interested can take a look. Lu Xun's tomb was moved to Lu Xun Park in 1961, and there is a memorial hall not far from the entrance of the park. Lu Xun Park has now become a hot spot for Japanese and Korean tourists. On the day I visited, there were two Korean groups, one for adults and one for children. The Japanese came naturally for Lu Xun, while the Koreans came because a Korean (like Yoon) bombed the Japanese general there in the 1930s, and the Koreans were taught patriotism. I forget the exact allusion. In fact, there is now a stone monument there indicating where the act of justice took place.
8. West Nanjing Road Business District: West Nanjing Road Business District is an emerging business center.
You can usually get to Jing'an Temple from the North-South Elevation, but you can actually refer to three major commercial buildings: Meilongzhen Plaza, Plaza 66, and CITIC Pacific Plaza near North Shaanxi Road. These three are also part of the many office buildings in the West Nanjing Road area. They form both small and large-scale commercial districts. Among them, Meilongzhen Plaza is a popular shopping mall for white-collar workers in Shanghai. It was built earlier and is relatively expensive. The other two buildings are dominated by senior business people. One can only stare at the price of a few thousand shirts. There are two old hotels near the commercial building that deserve the attention of foodies: the old Meilongzhen Hotel and the Pearl River Hotel at the intersection of West Nanjing Road on Shaanxi Road. Both are better-known hotels in Shanghai, but they are also less expensive.
The Wujiang Road Leisure Street, near Shimen Road, is home to a number of small, privately owned restaurants serving a variety of flavorful snacks. Besides, there are two other places for tourists to visit on West Nanjing Road. One is the Shanghai Exhibition Center, also known as the Sino-Soviet Friendship Building, a sister building to the Beijing Exhibition Center built in the early days of liberation, a palatial complex in the Soviet style, and the place where Shanghai's two conferences are currently held. Across the street is the Portman Hotel, where Clinton stayed during his visit to Shanghai, once the tallest building in the city and a symbol of Shanghai. The other Jing'an Temple, however, is not as big as the Longhua Temple in the south of Shanghai, and is not as historically valuable as the Xinyang Temple (a national key cultural heritage site) in the northwest of Shanghai, nor is it as valuable as the two five-priced Jade Buddhas at the Jade Buddha Temple. So I personally don't think it's worth much.
9. Hengshan Road Fuxing Xi Road house consulate area: Hengshan Road area is a relatively small area in Shanghai, basically kept the same as it was at the beginning of the liberation. Once, a netizen mentioned the old French sycamores on both sides of Hengshan Road, which is indeed one of the sights of Shanghai. Currently, the consulates of various countries in Shanghai are concentrated along Fuxing Xi Lu, Hengshan Lu and alm
Hengshan Lu Leisure Street is dominated by mid-to-high-end bars and leisure hotels, and it is also the favorite place for white-collar workers in Shanghai. You have to be mentally prepared to spend money there. Back at one restaurant, a pot of fries is more than 30 yuan and a cup of coffee is more than 30 yuan. I've never been to the bars and restaurants in Xintiandi, though, so I guess the head choppers are even more hateful there. The whole street has no particularly valuable attractions, just to feel the atmosphere. The Shanghai Library is located at the intersection of Fuxing Road West on Gao'an Road. Also, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra is situated on a quiet road there. Further west, you'll find the former residence of Soong Ching Ling on Huaihai Road and the Shanghai Cinema on Xinhua Road (where premieres of domestic and international blockbusters in China are often held), but it's close enough to Xujiahui.
Three, fringe routes: Longhua Temple area; Hongqiao Development Zone, Gubei neighborhood; Shanghai universities; 10. Longhua area: I went to Longhua when I was in middle school, and it still looked like an ancient town with small streets, like the small commercial streets of Zhouzhuang Zhujiajiao. Recently, Longhua has undergone massive redevelopment, demolishing shantytowns and creating Longhua Tourism City, but it still hasn't become a tourist hotspot in Shanghai.
Moving to Longhua after work. For foreign tourists, Longhua's main attractions are the Longhua Temple Pagoda and the Martyrs' Cemetery. Sloan Temple is probably the largest Buddhist temple in Shanghai, and based on its architectural style, it was probably built in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Long Tower is more famous than the temple. Based on the inscribed bricks at the bottom of the pagoda, it was built in the Song Dynasty (the exact period is debated, but there is apparently no record of it being built or rebuilt in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties). It is probably the oldest building in Shanghai, well-preserved and quaintly beautiful. The Dragon Palace still maintains the custom of holding a temple fair on the first and fifteenth of each month, but it has become a big gathering of small stores. There is a two-week-long temple fair every spring, which still focuses on small commodities, plus some folk art performances. Longhua Martyrs' Cemetery was built on the basis of Longhua Park. Its main attraction is the former site of the famous Hu Xian Garrison Headquarters. After the remodeling, the men's and women's prison areas and the place where the martyrs sacrificed their lives (the execution ground) were opened to the public. However, there is no description of the buildings of the old site outside the prison area.
In addition, the mausoleum area contains the graves of many early leaders of the Chinese ****production party, revolutionary martyrs and famous patriots, such as Luo Yinong, Hui, Li Bai, Zhou Taofen and the five martyrs of the Left League. The cemetery is often visited by foreigners. I wonder what they come to see. Now Longhua is a typical suburban town in Shanghai, where you will feel different from the city. 11. Hongqiao Development Zone and Gubei Community: Hongqiao Development Zone used to be the most densely populated place in China attracting foreign investment, and at one time it became the symbol of Shanghai's opening up to the outside world. However, with the development and opening of Pudong, the Hongqiao Development Zone gradually lost its status as Shanghai's most important business district and became a regional business center. The entire development zone can be seen on the road from Hongqiao Airport into the city.
The area is small, but there are many high-rise buildings with different architectural styles. The elevated Yan'an Road and the elevated Inner Ring Road form its two edges. The Hongqiao Development Zone is always looking for a new niche, one of which is the exhibition industry. There are many large exhibition centers in Shanghai, mainly for industrial and commercial exhibitions, and they have formed a certain scale. Not far from it is the Gubei District, an early upscale neighborhood in Shanghai. Its main target is foreigners and returnees, and it has developed a very different atmosphere from the local neighborhoods in Shanghai. A Gubei neighborhood in the Hongqiao Development Zone is an important record of Shanghai's development, although its status is much diminished. Other important attractions in this area include the Shanghai Zoo, the Soong Ching Ling Cemetery, the Xijiao Hotel, and the Hongqiao Hotel, a quadrangle where state leaders often stayed. In addition, Shangba, one of China's three major ballet troupes, is also located in this area.12. Universities in Shanghai: Since I like to visit universities around the world when I'm out and about, I'd like to introduce the geographic distribution of a few of Shanghai's universities
East China University of Political Science and Law: Northwest, adjacent to Zhongshan Park and across the Suzhou Creek, with a distinctive old campus, where you'll find many of the historical sites of Shanghai's modern higher education. Shanghai International Studies University (SISU): Northeast, near Lu Xun Park, small campus, with dormitories off campus. Tongji University: northeast, on the main Siping Road. I've never been there. Fudan University: Northeast, near Wujiaochang, west of the campus, the Xianghui Hall, the math building, the Department of Economics are all old buildings from the 1920s and 1930s, quite distinctive, not far to the north.