Special Streets in Shanghai

Fangbang (West) Road

Fangbang Road is full of little specialty shops ranging from bronze statues to children's cloths. Many items are displayed in the following photos. Also near by is Fangbang (Middle) Road

Location: Middle Fangbang Road (Renmin Road near Henan Road)

Bus Routes: bus 11, 42, 64, 66, 126, 926

Admission Fee: free

Evaluation: Shanghai Old Street is the best place to bring you back to the old Shanghai of the early period of 20century.

Recommendation Index: ☆☆☆☆

Brief Introduction:
Historically, Shanghai Old Street was firstly named after the miaoqian street where a great many old banks, jewelry shops, restaurants, theatres and other shops assembled, forming a crowded road connecting sixteen shops, Shanghai Chenghuang temple and the Yu garden. unique geographical location and special landscapes along the street make it boast high business value.

Shanghai Old Street, originally named fangbang middle road, is 825 meters long, whose eastern section extends to Renmin Road and western section, to henan road, south. the architectural style and layout keep the characteristics of residences from late Ming Dynasty to the early republic, even connected to the western culture. all businesses in shanghai old street represent traditional trades and folk culture.

The street is divided into eastern and western sections by Guanyi street. by elaborate decoration and remolding, the eastern section keeps the characteristics of residences in the late Qing Dynasty and early republic. The houses on the street are fitted with checked windows, shop-fronts of wooden boards, balustrades and swing doors, roofs with upturned eaves and protruding corners, laced drain pipes and horse-shape wall tops. the buildings in the western section are copies of Ming and Qing Dynasty architecture, expressing the folk styles of shanghai's old downtown.

There in the street you will find hundred-year old stores, Tonghanchun, Laotongsheng, Wuliangcai, Qiutianbao, old shanghai teahouse, Deshun western food restaurant, Chuanfeng deyi restaurant, Xishi soya bean curd store, Dingniangzi cloth store, Rongshun restaurant and boyintang. there are also newly opened danfengteahouse, clinic of famous chinese medical doctors and others of traditional characteristics. this old street, along with the star street in the north, makes a panorama of all trades and businesses in Shanghai.

Web Reference: http://www.shanghaihighlights.com/shanghai-sightseeing/shanghai-old-street.html

黄浦区 - 黄浦區 上海
Huangpu District Shanghai

Huangpu District (simplified Chinese: 黄浦区; traditional Chinese: 黄浦區, Shanghainese: huaon1phu2 chiu1, Mandarin pinyin: Huángpǔ Qū), also known as New Huangpu, is one of Shanghai's 18 districts. It was combined from old Huangpu and Nanshi districts in 2000 to form the New Huangpu with an area of 12.41 km² and 574,500 inhabitants (as of 2002). Huangpu is one of the most densely populated urban districts in the world.

Huangpu is located in central Shanghai, People's Republic of China on the banks of Huangpu river, after which the district is named. It is opposite to Pudong and borders Suzhou Creek.

Shanghai 上海

Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; Shanghainese: Zånhae [z̥ɑ̃̀hé]; Mandarin pinyin: Shànghǎi Mandarin pronunciation: [ʂɑ̂ŋxài]) is the most populous city in China. The city is located in eastern China, at the middle portion of the Chinese coast, and sits at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Due to its rapid growth in the last two decades, it has again become one of the world's leading cities, exerting influence over finance, commerce, fashion, and culture.

Once a fishing and textiles town, Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to its favourable port location and was one of the cities opened to foreign trade by the 1842 Treaty of Nanking. The city then flourished as a centre of commerce between east and west, and became a multinational hub of finance and business in the 1930s. However, with the Communist Party takeover of the mainland in 1949, the city's international influence declined. In 1990, the economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping resulted in an intense re-development of the city, aiding the return of finance and foreign investment to the city. Shanghai is now aiming to be a global finance hub and international shipping centre in the future, and is predicted to become one of the world's main global financial centres, on the level of even London and New York in this regard.

Shanghai is also a popular tourist destination renowned for its historical landmarks such as The Bund, Peoples Square (the former racing track) and Yuyuan Garden, and its extensive yet growing Pudong skyline. It hosted the World Expo in 2010, attracting 73 million visitors. It is described as the 'showpiece' of the booming economy of China.