Shanghai has been famed as "the Shopping Paradise" and "the Oriental
Paris' in history. Visitors come to Shanghai with a purpose of
appreciating the beautiful urban scenery, as well as shopping in its
various kinds of shops and stores.
Nanjing Road
The 5.5-km long Nanjing Road is the most bustling and prosperous
street, which was first built in 1851.Here, one will find hundreds of
modernised malls, famous old-brand stores and special product shops.
It has become the largest collecting and distributing centre of retail
goods and an information centre. The every-day visitors flowing here
reach over a million person/times.It is known as the "China's No 1
Shopping Street".
Huaihai Road
Shopping malls are the feature in Huaihai Road. These include Times
Square and Hong Kong Plaza, among others. There are many other shops
in the area as well, one after another, you can pass from bookstore to
jewelry store, to upmarket clothing boutique, pausing only to rest and
catch your breath before the next shopping adventure
Xiangyang Boutiques Market
This is where the Huating Market moved to. It is now on South
Xiangyang Road near Huaihai Zhong road There are a few hundred stores
selling all different products: clothing, jewellery, bags, suitcases,
phone accessories, etc.. Despite them being fakes, some items have
decent quality. As with most other shopping places in Shanghai,
remember to bargain hard
Dongtai Road
Dongtai Road Antiques Market is a newly developed market of arts and
crafts with some unique feature, dealing in old arts and crafts,
including porcelain, jades, bronzes, wood articles, calligraphy and
paintings, four treasures of the study (brushes, ink-stick, ink-stones
and xuan paper), embroideries, and miscellaneous articles. They mainly
serve foreign consulate staff, tourists, domestic and overseas
cutomers and arts and crafts lovers. The market has made a reputation
in the country and abroad and been attracting crowds of visitors
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Shanghai,including its culture,entertainment,night life and day trip.
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