Shanghai/Huangpu

[[file:Shanghai Huangpu banner 2 - The Bund, seen from Pudong, at night}} - 31.2331|121.485|staticmap=ShanghaiInner.png|1280px]] {{Mapshapes|QQQ2201]] Huangpu (黄浦区 Huángpǔ Qū) is an administrative neighborhood of Shanghai and the traditional center of the city, with People's Plaza and the Bund and the East Nanjing Road pedestrian mall and many other attractions.

From around 1000 CE until the 1840s, Shanghai was a prosperous but not remarkably important Chinese town, and a walled city. Then China lost the First Opium War and was forced to open up five List_of_Chinese_provinces_and_regions#Treaty_ports_and_concessions|treaty ports in which the Western powers who had won the war were granted concessions, areas that they administered and where Chinese law did not apply. Shanghai was one of those, and it grew amazingly fast after that, quickly becoming China's most important commercial center. See Shanghai#History for details.

The official Huangpu District includes the Old City and the area that was a walled Chinese city before the modern city developed, Today the walls are long gone, replaced by the Renmin Lu ring road and there are many new buildings, and several metro stops are near the edges of the neighborhood. has a separate article for the Shanghai/Old City|Old City.

North of the old city is most of what was once the British Concession. The Bund (a Hindi word for riverside embankment), once the center of seaborne trade with many trading firms' offices, is now a scenic boulevard and major tourist attraction. Nanjing Road, running inland from the Bund and once the main street of the British area, is now a very busy and fashionable pedestrians-only shopping street. What was once a horse racing track on the edge of the British area has become People's Park, a popular recreational area with a busy metro station underneath.

In 2011 and the neighborhood of Luwan was merged into Huangpu for administrative purposes. However, this Travel Guide covers Huangpu only within its pre-2011 border. Luwan is covered in the French Concession Muslim Friendly Travel Guide. The green area on the map shows what this Travel Guide covers, with both the Old City and Luwan excluded though both are officially part of Huangpu District.

Huangpu was Shanghai's fastest-growing neighborhood in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The more recent surge of growth — from the "reform and opening up" starting around 1978 to the present, with no sign of slowing down anytime soon — is much more broadly based, affecting not only all neighborhoods of Shanghai but the whole East China region and indeed most of the nation. The fastest growth this time is in newly developing areas such as Pudong (across the river from Huangpu) and the SIP area of Suzhou. However, Huangpu is by no means being left out; several of Shanghai's main metro lines pass through it and it is well supplied with large new buildings and roads.

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This whole area is full of historic buildings. Some of the oldest are in the Shanghai/Old City|old city, which we cover in a separate article. Outside of that and the main areas are the Bund, Nanjing Road East (Nanjing Road West is in nearby Shanghai/Jing'an|Jing'an District) and the area around People's Park. The contrasts in the area are fascinating, with centuries-old buildings in traditional Chinese styles in the Old Town, 19th and early 20th century styles through much of downtown and especially on the Bund, and a number of new skyscrapers as well.

The Bund

Shanghai 1928 Bund Cenotaph - The Bund, looking north in 1928 Crowded Bund on summer evening - The Bund, looking north in 2013

The Bund (外滩 Wàitān) is Shanghai's stately street of old colonial-era buildings and the first port of call for many visitors. The Bund was the financial center of the Far East until the 1930s. It has been referred to as "a museum of buildings", as many different styles of European buildings can be found here.

The Bund extends along the West bank of the Huangpu River and offers an excellent view of Pudong's skyscrapers on the East side. Photos of that view are very common, perhaps the best-known image of Shanghai. Wednesday have one in the Shanghai/Pudong#See|Pudong Muslim Friendly Travel Guide. Shanghai's Shanghai/Old_City|Old Town (南市 Nanshi) is located next to the southern part of the Bund. Nanjing Road, a major shopping street, heads west from the Bund's centerpoint at the Peace Hotel.

There are no Metro stations on the Bund. However, East Nanjing Road station (lines Station shanghai|2 and Station shanghai|10) is only a 5-10 minutes walk west of the Bund and many bus lines including #20 (from Zhongshan Park, following W. Nanjing Road to People's Sq. and then Jiujiang Road to the Bund) and #37 will get you here. There is also a ferry terminal at the southern end of the Bund (well-signposted) with one ferry every ten minutes to and from Pudong (Dongcheng Road).

The area around the Bund, while tourist, is not traditionally a shopping area like nearby Nanjing Road. This has changed a bit in the early 2000s with the successive restoration and opening of No.3 and No.18 on the Bund. Each houses top-of-the-line couture houses, spas, expensive bars & restaurants and art spaces. They have become something of a destination in and by themselves, especially with the newly rich jetset. Dress well or expect curt service. See the #Buy|buy section below for listings of some of these shops.

Nanjing Road East

Nanjing Road (南京路 Nánjīnglù) is the most important commercial street in Shanghai, with hundreds of shops, many with a rich history. In the 1930s it was named one of the World's Seven Great Roads, and it is now making a comeback after decades of Maoist austerity. The road starts at the Bund, goes a long way West, and has upmarket shopping most of the way. It is the world's longest shopping neighborhood, around 6 kilometers long, and attracts over a million visitors a day.

NanjingRoad1 - Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street at night

The road has two sections, Nanjing Road East (南京东路 Nanjing Donglu) — running from the Bund to People's Plaza, and pedestrians-only for most of that distance — which we describe here and Nanjing Road West (南京西路 Nanjing Xilu) — from People's Park West through Shanghai/Jing'an|Jing'an District — which we describe in the Jing'an article. There are metro stops named Nanjing Road East (lines Station shanghai|2 and Station shanghai|10) and Nanjing Road West ({{rint|shanghai|2, Station shanghai|12 and Station shanghai|13), with the People's Plaza Station (

Entry into People's Park on the north half of the square is free, but all attractions listed below are on the edges of the park, not inside.

• Shanghai Grand Opera Palace - 31.232, 121.467 West side of People's Park - Shanghai Grand Theatre Shanghai Grand Theatre 2013 The Opera Palace is often listed as one of the ten best opera houses in the world. Performances are normally "classic" Asian-style opera.
• Shanghai Museum - 上海博物馆 Shànghǎi Bówùguǎn | 201 Renmin Dadao 31.230278, 121.470556 South side of People's Plaza. Near Exit 1 of People's Plaza Station on Metro Line 1/2/8 ☎ +86 21 63723500 | Opening Hours: Daily 09:00-17:00, all year round (last admission at 16:00) Free Shanghai Museum The shanghai museum The museum has a huge collection of ancient Chinese antiques, including bronze, ceramics, calligraphy works, painting, jades and sculptures. The Gallery of Ancient Bronze on the first floor is particularly impressive, containing some of the best antiques in China. The exterior evokes a bronze urn, which is appropriate since the museum holds the world's greatest collection of Chinese bronzes. The collection is well-presented and state-of-the-art. Directions and information are presented in Chinese and English, and the facilities are world-class. The multilingual audio guide, ¥40, is excellent, especially if you do not know much about Chinese art. Also and there are often volunteer tour guides providing free service. Some of them speak English.
• Moca Shanghai - 231 West Nanjing Road 31.233316, 121.468084 ☎ +86 21 63279900 - Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai An art gallery by the park.
• Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center - 上海城市规划展示馆 | 100 Renmin Dadao 31.233368, 121.47048 North of People's Plaza, across from the Shanghai Museum. ☎ +86 21 63184477 | Opening Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 9AM Monday - 5PM (last entry at 4PM) ¥30 for adults, ¥15 for students and children Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center at night 2011-10-11 cropped - More interesting than you'd expect given its name, this museum documents the history of Shanghai and attempts to chart its future, with changing exhibits on the first two floors and a permanent exhibition on the rest. Many historic pictures from the 19th century introduce still-existing historic places. There is a heavy focus on eco-friendly satellite cities with spacious public centres and loads of greenery. Particularly worthwhile is the massive scale model of what Shanghai should look like in 2020. Plan to spend two hours or more here.
• Shanghai History Museum - Former club house of the Shanghai Race Club | 325 West Nanjing Road 31.23260, 121.46664 Metro: Line 1, 2, 8 People's Plaza exit 11 ☎ +86-021-6323-2504 | Opening Hours: 9am-5pm, Tuesday to Sunday Free Shanghai History Museum Whole View of Shanghai Race Club - - The Race Club building (1934) has an imposing, 10-storey tall tower which was long a landmark of central Shanghai. The clubhouse's exterior has a neo-classical structure, with eclectic details. Read more on Wikipedia about the Shanghai Race Club. - The museum's large collections focus on the roughly a hundred years in the history of Shanghai from the opening of the port in 1843 to the communist take-over in 1949. The museum's oldest relics are from 6,000 years ago. It features a cannon used in the first Opium War, a sedan chair, and two bronze lions that used to "protect" the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp on the Bund. Other exhibits teach us about the history of art, culture and industrialization. Technical info: There are two buildings: east and west. The main block is the east building, entrance is below the tower (north). English audio guide, available for ¥20 (+¥200 deposit), covers only the east building.

Best things to do in Shanghai/Huangpu

• Huangpu River cruise - Opening Hours: The three hour trips leave at 2PM 1 hours around ¥70At the Bund's southern ferry port with the following: One hour, two hour and three hour cruises on the Huangpu. There is a large number of ticket offices and the prices differ slightly.
• Huangpu River ferry 31.23460, 121.48866

东复线渡轮 - For those on a budget or short on time, you can take the ferry across to Pudong. This takes about 15 min and costs ¥2. One of the wharves is located at the Jinling East Road Zhongshan East 2nd Road crossing, as our map shows. Buy the plastic coin or use your metro card. The ferry will drop you in Pudong at the end of Dongchang Road. The best experience is to walk from there, but you can take line 1, which is a red bus probably waiting a few meters away when you arrive. The bus displays "陆家嘴金融城1路" meaning Lujiazui Financial City line 1, and it gets you to the Oriental Pearl Tower.

Bund Sightseeing Tunnel 2528 - "sightseeing" tunnel

• Bund "Sightseeing" Tunnel - ¥65 one way/¥60 return - A slow-moving tram, through a comically low-tech tunnel with bizarre commentary in English and Chinese. It is marketed as a Sightseeing Tunnel, however there are no sights other than 80s-era rope lights, lasers and some inflatables that look as though they belong in a vehicle dealership. It is a rather surreal experience. This is the quickest way of crossing between the Bund in Puxi and the Pearl TV Tower in Pudong but also the most expensive; it is crucially a tourist trap. After arriving you'll be dropped off in a hall full of tourist-trap shops, which should come as no surprise since the entrance is a few meters from the TV Tower and this is a mode of transportation that local residents rarely use. Not recommended for those sensitive to strobe lights or mediocrity — unless you are prepared to spend some cash to look at flashing lights instead of walking 5 minutes to the South and taking the ferry or walking 5 minutes West to Nanjing Road East metro station and taking the Metro. On the other hand, it is also significantly less packed than either of those during peak hours.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Shanghai/Huangpu

In the tourist shops in this area some bargaining is definitely required to get a reasonable price. With the street vendors, it is generally required even to get close to reasonable.

[[#Nanjing Road East|Nanjing Road and the smaller streets off it have extensive shopping and many "husband daycare centers" (see #Drink) where less enthusiastic shoppers can be amused for hours at fairly moderate cost.

There are a few shops along #The Bund|the Bund.

• 3 on the Bund | - Houses the nation's flagship Armani store as well as several critically-acclaimed restaurants.

Fuzhou Road, running East-West parallel to Nanjing Road but two short blocks South of it, has a good foreign language bookstore, several other bookstores including one that specialises in art and architecture, and half a dozen shops selling artists' supplies.

• Suzhou Cobblers - 上海市黄浦区福州路17号 | 17 Fuzhou Lu 31.237261, 121.48555 near Zhongshan E Road ☎ +86 21 63217087 | Opening Hours: 10AM Monday - 6:30PM ¥250+ Beautiful hand-embroidered, Chinese-style silk shoes, slippers, handbags and accessories. A rare combination of historic and modern Shanghai styles.

There are two antique markets in the area, one with an entrance to your right off Fuzhou Road if you are walking away from the Bund, several blocks along, and another nearby in a basement accessible from one of the side streets between Fuzhou and Nanjing roads. Neither is well-marked (or at least not in English) so you may have to hunt for them, and some prices are outrageous, but they are worth a look. These places are more upmarket than most others in the city; if you want to buy, or just look at, things like jade carvings that might actually be worth a few thousand dollars, this is where they are. For more mundane antique markets, see Shanghai#Antiques.

Halal Restaurants in Shanghai/Huangpu

• Da Niang Shui Jiao - 大娘水饺 | East Nanjing Rd. (南京东路 "nanjing dong lu") Part of a chain of dumpling (饺子 "jiaozi") restaurants around the nation. Think of it like the McDonalds of Chinese dumplings. Some of the cheapest food on the Nanjing Rd. pedestrian mall, but be prepared with either a phrase book or a Chinese friend. Dumplings are ordered in "fen". "san fen" (三分) is three fen, a normal-sized plate. To order dumplings: number + "fen" + filling (Beef, vegetable, etc.) Soup is also available.

• Kebab on the Grille | 479 Zhongshan Nan Lu ☎ +86 15921803307 | Opening Hours: 11:30AM Monday - 10:30PM ¥200 Indian cuisine with a new concept of grille on the table.
• City Bull Steak House and Bar 300 Nanjing Rd at Henan Rd. 2nd floor. - GPS: right beside the largest Apple store ☎ +86 3330 2339 Close to the Bund, great views of the Pearl Tower from the second floor location. Food is reasonably priced and caters to Western palates.

Luxury

• Monday on the Bund | 5 The Bund ☎ +86 21-63509988 | Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 11:30AM Monday - 2:30PM, 6PM Monday - 10:30PM daily, Saturday Sunday brunch 11:30AM Monday - 3PM, Sunday tea 3:30PM Monday - 5:30PM Mains ¥280-300 Open for over a decade, Shanghai's original "new" western restaurant. Attention to detail is given to freshness, quality and presentation. There is an excellent selection of soft drinks to complement your meal and the desserts are extremely tempting. Miele considers it one of the best restaurants in Asia. Also has magnificent views of Pudong from the 7th floor on the waterfront.

• Huanghe Rd (黄河路, next to Park Hotel) has an assembly of good but fairly expensive seafood restaurants in the Chinese style, geared more for larger groups and featuring fish tanks, meters of red plush and golden dragons encrusted on all available surfaces.

• Roof 325 - K5 | 325 Nanjing Xi (West) Road, 5th floor - The location is atop the colonial-era racetrack clubhouse. The racetrack has now become People's Park and the clubhouse has been restored as the Shanghai Art Museum. The menu offers gastronomical global cuisine with French influence. The views from the glass-encased rooftop and garden terrace are spectacular.

All the major hotels do a large, high-quality, high-priced buffet breakfast which is available to anyone; you need not stay there to enjoy it.

• Jamaica Blue 700号 Jiujiang Road ☎ +86 21 6280 8067 | Price Beer ¥35-60, Burgers around 50 On a side street half a block off Nanjing Road, right across from the Meridien Hotel Part of an Australia-based chain with several locations in Shanghai and others around China and the Pacific Rim. Coffee and International food of good quality, and a range of soft drinks. Patio. Prices are on the high side by Chinese standards, but competitive with other Western restaurants.

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(There are a Subway, a Mister Donut and a Cold Stone Creamery on the same side street.)

• Bar Rouge - @rouge-shanghai.com ☎ +86 21-63391199 - A magnificent dance club and bar with a terrace on the 7th floor, overlooking the Huangpu River. If you order their signature drink (Bar Rouge) and they set the bar alight.
• Captain's Bar 37 Fuzhou Lu, near Sichuan Zhong Lu 福州路37号， 近四川中路 A cheaper bar near the Bund, on the roof of Captain's Hostel. Low-key but welcoming atmosphere, popular with backpackers and visitors to Shanghai, Captain's caters to a younger, less pretentious crowd — a rarity in the neighborhood (Cheap mochito for ¥70).

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

• Captain Hostel 37 Fuzhou Road ☎ +86 21-63235053 +86 21-63219940 Dorms ¥70, twins/doubles ¥400 +86 21-53500353Average rooms (which have seen better days), affordable dorms, unbeatable location. Rooms are not clean, some smoky. There is a fantastic rooftop bar directly facing the Bund and the river. You should be aware that while the Bund is swarming with tourists by day, affordable nightlife is sorely lacking in the surrounding area. A taxi ride to the more happening Shanghai/French Concession|French Concession area is about ¥20.
• Hiker Youth Hostel Shanghai | 450 Middle Jiangxi Road 上海市黄浦区江西中路450号 ☎ +86 21-63298099 - ¥50 Another supurbly located hostel only moments from the Bund. Excellent beds, friendly staff (several with good English skills). Relaxed atmosphere, bar with free swimmingpool and DVDs. Three free internet terminals. Hot water is turned off noon-7PM. This hostel will also arrange train/aeroplane tickets. Airport pickup is feasible.
• Hongkong Hotel | 31 Hongkong Jie ☎ +86 21-63390183 - Singles from ¥130 | phoneextra=+86 21-63390186 If all the youth hostels are fully booked, which happens frequently, this is the next cheapest option on the Bund.
• Jinjiang Inn "South Fujian"

| Near the Old City, about a 15 minutes walk from People's square. The hotel is entirely renovated, and offers very clean rooms with TV and Internet connection. Price from ¥200 (single room) to ¥320 (family room) per day. 33 Fujian Nanlu ☎ +86 21 6326 0505

• Shanghai YMCA near People's Park | Comfortable rooms at a good quality price. Price starting at US$15 for a dormitory and US$55 for a single room.

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Hotel Metropole, Shanghai - The Metropole - Green Court Serviced Apartment - 碧云花园服务公寓 | @scott.com 55 Beijing Xi Road, Huangpu neighborhood ☎ +86 21 2308-6666 +86 21 2308-6688 Daily rates starts from ¥699 This apart'hotel is located in People's Plaza, close to the Shanghai Municipal Government Building, Huaihai Road shopping neighborhood and Shanghai Museum. Each apartment, ranging from studios to two-bedroom apartments has a kitchen, living room, fitted bathroom, and Wi-Fi access.

• Jin Jiang East Asia Hotel - 680 Nanjing E Road ☎ +86 21-63223223 - Offers 164 refurbished rooms, all of which have air-conditioning, satellite TV, and high-speed Internet access. Some of its amenities include The Magnolia Hall that can accommodate up to 50 guests theater-style; business center that offers copy service, courier, fax, printing; and concierge that assists in airline, vehicle rental, and tour inquiries.
• Magnificent International Hotel 381 Xizang South Road From ¥300 The hotel offers 182 rooms, of which 13 are suites, this hotel has of one of the best locations in the Huangpu District. It's a 15-min walk from the Huang Pi Road Subway Station, and is within proximity of business and conference venues, shopping neighborhoods, and cultural attractions such as The Bund and the Yuyuan Garden.
• Metropole Hotel Jin Jiang 180 Jiang Xi Road (Middle) 上海市黄浦区江西中路180号 This splendid 1930 Art Deco hotel offers 137 rooms and has facilities such as a Chinese restaurant, a lobby bar, and number of conference and meeting facilities. Centrally located, just 0.5 kilometers (0.3 mi) away from The Bund, and easily accessible from Shanghai International Convention Center.
• Nanjing Hotel Shanghai Jin Jiang | 200 Shanxi South Road, Huangpu District ☎ +86 21-63222888 - Best rates on official website start at ¥700 It offers 165 air-conditioned guestrooms, all of which have Minibar with alcohol removed, cable TV, and room safe. Their restaurant called Shanghai Town serves Beijing and Shanghai cuisines.
• Pacific Hotel | 108 West Nanjing Road ☎ +86 21-63276226 - Offers air-conditioned rooms, all of which have room safe, telephone with voice mail, and high-speed Internet access. Some of its amenities include Jinmen Club (spa and beauty salon), badminton and swimming facilities, and free shuttle bus to and from Hongqiao Airport.
• Shanghai Hundred Centuries Hotel | 1528 Nan Xizang Lu ☎ +86 21-51503777 - ¥397.81 Offers 94 air-conditioned rooms with mini bar, television, telephone, and free high speed Internet access.
• Shanghai Yinbo Hotel - 上海金波大酒店 | 135 Tiantong Road 上海市虹口区天潼路135号 ☎ +86 21-63256999 +86 21-63257555 Singles ¥338 Typical nondescript mid range hotel located across the bridge on the north side of the Bund.
• The Topsun on The Bund 36 Huimin Road ☎ +86 21-65456999 ¥267 Four-star hotel, situated north of the bustling business area where many of Shanghai’s largest financial establishments, businesses, and foreign consulates can be found.

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• Astor House Hotel | 15 Huangpu Road ☎ +86 21-63246388 - ¥1,280-4,800 A classy option, formerly known as Pujiang Fandian, placed right next to the Bund in a building full of history. Established in 1846, it was the first Parliament of China, had the first electric light in China and once housed Albert Einstein and Charlie Chaplin. The hotel has a wide range of prices, including a Youth Hostel in its 5th floor. In-room internet is ¥60 per day. Some 5th floor rooms have views and most have wood floors and 12' celling.
• Hyatt on the Bund | 199 Huangpu Road at the North end of the Bund ☎ +86 21-63931234 - 5 star hotel opened in 2007 as part of the Grand Hyatt brand. Equipped with state of the art business and meeting facilities including 2 ballrooms and a glasshouse for special events.
• Le Royal Méridien Shanghai 789 Nanjing Road East | ☎ +86 21 3318-9999 The hotel is located on Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, surrounded by popular shopping malls and other business outlets with only a short walk away to the Bund. This 66-storey building offers 761 guest rooms with views of the Huangpu River, People’s Plaza, or the Shanghai skyline. The hotel is in modern French style and offers diverse cuisine choices from its 6 dining venues.
• Les Suites Orient, Bund Shanghai - 1 East Jinling Road south end of Bund ☎ +86 21-63200088 - Right on the Bund opposite the ferry terminal and the Les Suites Orient lives up to its name. The free breakfast is not to be missed.
• New Harbour Service Apartments - 88 Yongshou Road, Huangpu District ☎ +86 21-63551889 Best rates on official website start at ¥664 4-star hotel located close to it are The Bund, Yu Garden, and Shanghai Great Theatre. 255 rooms, all of which have air-conditioning, satellite TV, and a Minibar with alcohol removed with refrigerator. Amenities include Chinese, Japanese and Western restaurants, health club, and internet room.
• Pacific Hotel | 108 Xi Nanjing Lu - From ¥788 A convenient jump-off point for adventuring Shanghai since it is located at the west end of Nanjing East Road, near the Bund and several Shanghai monuments.
• Park Hotel - 国际饭店 Guoji Fandian | 170 Nanjing West Road Metro People's Park Tel. 6327 5225. Another Art Deco masterpiece and the Park Hotel was once the tallest building in the Far East with 22 soaring stories, but in today's Shanghai it looks like a refugee from Gotham City among the surrounding glass and steel skyscrapers. Convenient location, but the rooms with good views facing Nanjing Xilu and the Park also have to deal with the road's traffic noise. Doubles around US$100.
• Peace Hotel - 和平飯店; Hé​píng​ Fàn​diàn​ | Nanjing E Road ☎ +86 21-63216888 - discounts available Shanghai's grand old hotel, in 1930s Art Deco style and ideally located on the Bund. Perhaps somewhat overpriced given the lacklustre facilities and the spotty service. It has, however, a great cafe where you can enjoy a cup of Coffee, as well as some jazz music played by the famous "Old Men's Jazz Band" made up of old musicians who played in the same hotel in the 1930s. In 2007 and the hotel closed for a 3 year renovation and the North Building reopened in 2010 as the Fairmont Peace Hotel Shanghai. The hotel offers 269 deluxe guestrooms and suites with a selection of eight restaurants and lounges. A low-rise extension has been added to the rear of the hotel, housing guestrooms as well as a sky-lit swimming swimmingpool and spa. The renovation also preserved many elements of its historical 1920s and 1930s past.
• Radisson Shanghai New World | 88 Nanjing Road Next to New World and right on top of People's Plaza Stn - Rooms start at about ¥1100 This hotel is connected to the New World department store and has easy access to most of Shanghai via the Metro.
• Salvo Hotel Shanghai - 339 Guangdong Road ☎ +86 21-53524888 starting around ¥700 The first all-steel high-rise in the area covering The Bund, Huangpu River and Nanjing Road. This 5-star hotel features Spanish-style furnishings and diverse cuisines in each of its three restaurants.
• Yun’s Paradise Hotel - 789 E Fuxing R (Junction of South Henan Rd), Huangpu District ☎ +86 21-63356666 Offers air-conditioned guestrooms, all of which have Philips LCD TV with satellite channels, premium beds draped in picasso cotton beddings, and free high-speed Internet access. Some of its amenities include Yun’s Paradise Health Center, Yun’s Paradise Porch (sells various Jiangnan products), and Harvest Festival Restaurant (serves Jiangnan and Ningbo cuisines. It also features a banquet hall and superior Muslim friendly room).

Stay safe

This is a major tourist area and all sorts of people that prey on Muslims are active here, especially around the Bund and Nanjing Road; you need to take precautions against common scams and pickpockets; see those articles for details.

There are also begging|beggars, Common_scams#Prostitutes|prostitutes and some rather aggressive sales people working the area. In general and these are best ignored, though you might try bargaining one of the sales people down to a reasonable price.

In the Nanjing Road area, never get taken in by the offers made for massage and follow the girls. A few might actually do massage, but many are prostitutes and some are just bait; they will take you to a secluded area where a group of men will threaten you, rob all your cash and take out money on your credit cards.

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