Nanjing Lu, Shanghai

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Nanjing Street is regarded as the main shopping street in Shanghai. (There is however a rival area in the French Connection, located on Huaihai Lu.)

The street runs between two major tourist attractions, the Bund and the People Park which houses the Shanghai Museum. As a result, the combination of foot traffic, tourists, shoppers and diners makes this a busy street.

There are several “trains” that are 2 Yuan each to ride. These trains travel all day and night between the Bund end of the street and the Peoples Park end. Shoppers, and tourists, with weary legs will often take a ride to relax and get out of the sun.

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This is Shanghai's foremost shopping street. Full of lights, people, restaurants, etc. I felt like in Las Vegas (and I haven't been there). It's an excellent option to walk during the night and have a look of modern Shanghai. The street is divided in two distrinct halves; Nanjing Dong Lu and Nanjing Xi, although Nanjing Dong has always been the most popular.

Nanjing Lu is the pedestrian mall in Shanghai. It's best visited at night when all the neon signboards are lit up. To be honest, I did not get much shopping done here. It's more like a place to watch the locals. This long shopping haven starts from the Metro Nanjing Lu station all the way to People's Square station. Can you imagine how long is the street?

WARNING:
Watch out for the 'chu-chu train' while walking on the street. It carries mostly children and tours along Nanjing Road.

The pedestrianised section of Nanjing East Road (or Nan Jing Dong Lu), running from People's Park in the west to The Bund in the east, was the premier shopping street of the whole of China in the 1930s. It has probably lost this crown now, but the shops are still there, the neon lights are still on, and the shoppers are still coming. The best time to visit is after dark - even if you don't buy anything, it's good for a walk and people-watching. There are a couple of interesting shops selling countless varieties of tea, and Gou Bu Li is a good place to take away some buns/dumplings for supper!

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Near the Central Hotel, Nanjing Lu was a pedestrian mall, extending several blocks. There were all manner of shops here: Shanghai Number 1 Department store, Number 1 Food Store (Department store for foods), Number 1 Pharmacy.... as well as many other big stores, malls, etc. We were looking for children's clothes and found a store with 6 or 7 floors arranged by age, where there was a sale because our stay coincided with Children's Day.
Note that Chinese and Western sizes are different!

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The street from the People's Square to the Bund. About half of the way is pedestrian only. There are a lot of shops, but many of them are chains, like the United Colors of Benneton or Starbucks. Any souvenir there, you can find for cheaper in old town.

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Nice for a walk or stroll, but expect the following, Beggars will seek you out often, Touts will approach you every 10steps you take trying to sell you fake rolex watches, gucci bags, prada shoes and services I would not name (esp if you are male). The product sold in many of the shops are western style jeans, shirts and gadgets that are not as cheap as you might expect. As a foreigner you will get gazed at a lot which can be very very uncomfortable due to the fact that there are about 40,000 people walking pass at any one time. Avoid like a plague.

This is a vast 1.03 kilometre pedestrian walkway flanked by over 600 shops and department stores and frequented by beggars, touts and other scam artists.

The Bund lies to east and the People’s Square to the west.