Shanghai｜Huangpu Half-Day Citywalk Essential Route

🚗General Route Nanjing West Road Station—Weihai Road—Shaanxi South Road—Jinxian Road—Maoming South Road—Huaihai Middle Road 🚗Transportation Subway Line 2/12/13 Nanjing West Road Station 🚗Introduction 1. You can visit Zhang Garden and Wujiang Road after coming out of Nanjing West Road subway station. Zhang Garden often has various activities and exhibitions, and there are many places to eat on Wujiang Road. If interested, you can also visit Starbucks Roastery and Taikoo Li. 2. Walk to Weihai Road from Zhang Garden, where you can find the former residence of Mao. There are many small shops along the way, and a renovated old building turned into a unique wework is worth a look. 3. After crossing Yan'an Road on Shaanxi South Road, you will reach Moller Villa. 4. There are several streets from Shaanxi South Road to Maoming South Road that you can walk through. This time we walked through Jinxian Road, which also has many small shops. However, many have closed down now, possibly due to the economic downturn. 5. Turn to Shaanxi South Road and you will find the Lanxin Theater (currently still in operation, probably for drama performances). Further ahead is the Cathay Theater (now closed). 6. You will also pass the Shanghai Garden Hotel, formerly the French Club. You can visit the first floor, where there is a rose café (hotel breakfast restaurant), which is quite expensive and charges a service fee. There is a park across the street. 7. There are many tailor-made suit shops on Maoming South Road, some of which have also closed down. 8. Turn to Huaihai Middle Road, where there are many old and famous places to eat. You may need to queue, especially at the shop selling fresh meat mooncakes (also scalpers). 9. There are many novel shops (such as bob farmer, etc.), second-hand shops (Huai Guo Jiu), and fast food restaurants (five guys, Popeyes, etc.) on Huaihai Road. 10. Some red tourism spots on Huaihai Road, such as Sun Yat-sen's Shanghai Residence (not open), and the former site of the Youth League Exhibition Room (Yuyangli, open for visit). 11. Some former residences of celebrities, such as Xu Zhimo. 🚗Recommended Reasons 1. The surrounding buses are very convenient, and you can arrange your route flexibly. 2. There are many types of scenic spots on the route, and you can allocate time according to your preferences. 3. Food and drinks are very convenient, and most of the places to visit do not require tickets.