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Re: SHOPPING IN SHANGHAI Posted on: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 09:53:00 MEST


"selena" wrote:

> 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
>
> Being a Shanghainese, I'll continuously post massages about
> Shanghai,including its culture,entertainment,night life and day trip.
> If you want to come to shanghaiand you want a guide,you could contact
> me by my E-mail as well as follow-up to the massage.


I can't wait to meet you Selena...