Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street
南京路步行街 · Nánjīng Lù Bùxíngjiē
Shanghai’s best-known shopping street, running from People’s Square towards the Bund, lined with department stores and neon.
No booking needed1–2 hours
Tip
Walk it in the evening and carry on east to the Bund for the night view. Politely ignore anyone who invites you for “tea” or to an “art show”: it is a well-known scam.
- Opening hours
- Street open all day; shops roughly 10:00–22:00 To be confirmed
- Price
- Free
- How to book
- No booking needed.
- Getting there
- East Nanjing Road (Lines 2 and 10) or People’s Square (Lines 1, 2 and 8)
- Address in Chinese
- 上海市黄浦区南京东路
Photo: Hermann Luyken · CC0
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