The old Nanking Road of the International Settlement, where China's first big department stores opened in the 1920s. Look above the modern shopfronts for the balconies, plasterwork and cupolas of the colonial era.
- Address
- Nanjing Road East, from Xizang Road to the Bund, Huangpu District
- Hours
- Open 24 hours (english.shanghai.gov.cn)
- Best time to go
- Evening, Late night · About 1 h
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- ¥
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Walk it from People's Square towards the river: Lonely Planet notes the Pudong towers appear framed between the buildings as you approach the Bund.
- Best after dark, when the billboards light up.