Pedestrian street
Nanjing Road East.
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Shanghai's main shopping street and one of the busiest in the world alongside the Champs-Élysées, Oxford Street and Fifth Avenue, named after the city of Nanjing and divided into Nanjing Road East and Nanjing Road West. Its best-known stretch is the pedestrian East section, running from People's Square towards the historic Bund, lined with long-established department stores, international brands and traditional sweet shops, with a little tourist train running along it. In the evening the street becomes a river of light as giant signs and screens glow on the buildings and crowds of shoppers fill it, and from its eastern end you can walk to the riverfront. Wandering is free and evening is best. It gets very crowded on holidays, so watch your belongings, check food ingredients and head for the city's known halal restaurants.
Nanjing Road East.
Giant signs.
On foot.
From People's Square to the Bund, Shanghai
Shanghai MuseumA public museum of ancient Chinese art on People's Square in the heart of Shangh8 minutes walk4.4
The BundShanghai's most famous sight, a protected historic waterfront on the west bank o15 minutes walk4.8
Yu GardenA large classical Chinese garden in Shanghai's Old City, its name meaning «Garde17 minutes walk4.6
XintiandiAn upmarket, car-free shopping, dining and entertainment district in central Sha20 minutes walk4.5
Xiaotaoyuan MosqueShanghai's largest mosque, in the Old City a short walk from Yu Garden, built in20 minutes walk4.6On foot from the eastern end of the pedestrian street, which leads straight to the historic waterfront.