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Shanghai
commercial district and shopping center
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the first half of the 20th century, Shanghai has developed
into China's largest commercial city. Shops are in every
corner of the city, especially those on Nanjing, Huaihai,
Sichuan, Jinling roads and Yuyuan and Xujiahui commercial
districts are very famous. |
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Pedestrian-Only
Nanjing Road
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Nanjing Road
is famous as the first shopping street in China and the
busiest shopping center in Shanghai. It boasts more than
600 shops including old shops, famous shops and shops
with distinctive features. The Pedestrian-only Nanjing
Road has become the largest round the clock shopping center
in the city, in the country and even in Asia.
Subway
line2 Middle HeNan Road
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Xiang
Yang road market
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The market
is on Xiang Yang Lu at Huai Hai Lu. It is extremely crowded
on weekends. The market is on Xiang Yang Lu at Huai Hai
Lu. It is extremely crowded on weekends. The market mostly
focuses on clothes, bags, and gift items though it is
said you can find anything if you look around enough.
The clothes on offer here are amazingly cheap, but please
do not just accept the first offer - haggle to your hearts
content here. Some people say a better bargain is had
in the early evening.
Subway
line1 South ShanXi Road
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Dong
Tai Road Antique market
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Dongtai Road, Antique Street (at Fu Xing Road intersection)
is a large-scale open-air collecting and distributing market
for antiques with 200 stalls and 40 shops dealing in antiques
and arts and crafts, like porcelain, woodware, jadeware,
bambooware, pottery, 'four treasures of the study', calligraphy
and paintings. It is attracting large numbers of domestic
and foreign tourists, foreign consulate staff in Shanghai
for sightseeing and shopping. |
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Super
Brand Mall
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Considered
to be the biggest mall in China.
Subway
line2 Lu Jia Zui Road
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Cultural
Street on Fuzhou Road
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Road is famous as a cultural street for 100-year-old bookstores
and stationery shops. Today it still boasts more than 30
bookstores such as Chinese Science and Technology Bookstore
and Foreign Language Bookstore. |
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Shopping
Street on Huaihai Road
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Huaihai Road
is as famous as Nanjing Road for its tourist and shopping
street. This street boasts some 400 stores and shops.
The exterior appearance and interior layout of buildings
demonstrate a strong cultural flavor of a city, selling
exquisite goods in the world.
Subway
line1 South ShanXi Road or South HuangPi Road
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Yuyuan
Tourist Trade City
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Tourist Trade City is next to Yuyuan Garden and Town God's
Temple and is famous for small commodities. The garden-like
buildings in this city are of the Ming and Qing dynasties
in the southern area of the Yangtze River. They have flying
upturned eaves and carved beams and painted columns, demonstrating
a strong local flavor. It is a center of shopping, tourism,
cultural sites, food and amusement. |
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Xujiahui
Commercial City
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In southwest
Shanghai, this city has Xujiahui Square as its center
and covers an area of 1.2 square kilometers. The city
includes Oriental Trade mansion, Pacific Department Store,
Huijin Department Store, Sixth Department Store, Zhongxing
Department Store, Huilian Trade Mansion, Bailaohui, Xinluda
Department Store.
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Shanghai
First Food Store
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It is developed
from Xinxin Co. and got the present name in 1956. It is
the largest comprehensive food store in the city and sells
fresh and dried food from other parts of the country or
imported from other countries.
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Parkson
Shopping Center
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the juncture of Huaihai Road and Shaanxi S. Road, Parkson
Shopping Center is run by the Parkson Group from Malaysia.
The Italian Caf¨¦ room, McDonald's and snacks of Southeast
Asian flavor are good for customers to enjoy after shopping.
Chaojiangchun Restaurant on the seventh floor and Golden
Times Night Club on the eighth floor are famous in Shanghai. |