Shanghai Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street

Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street is about 1,200 meters long, lined with shops on both sides. At a glance, modern buildings are interspersed with old European-style buildings, and there are endless vertical shopare endless, and the neon lights twinkling at night are especially charming.You can also take a ride on the “ding-ding” tram, a miniature version of the old tram, to get a taste of old Shanghai.

The pedestrian street starts at the west end at Middle Xizang Road (east of People’s Square) and ends at the east end at Middle Henan Road. There is a dark red marble stele at each end.Walking on the pedestrian street, you can see creative urban sculptures, as well as chic street lamps, flower beds, and telephone booths. If you look down, you can see manhole covers engraved with different urban architectural patterns. There are also plenty of chairs in the middle of the street for tourists to sit.

Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street is one of Shanghai’s bustling commercial streets. As early as the beginning of the 20th century, it was already a gathering place for department stores. Strolling here is sure to be very rewarding.Today, there are both old department stores such as Yong’an Department Store, Hualian Department Store, and Silk Department Store, as well as large shopping malls such as New World City, Bailian Shimao International Plaza, Landmark Plaza, Henderson Celebrity Shopping Center, and Hongyi Plaza. You can buy almost anything here.

Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street is also a paradise for foodies. The shopping centers here have a variety of trendy restaurants and coffee shops, as well as many restaurants and food stores, such as the Shanghai-style restaurants Lao Ke Le Restaurant, De Xing Guan, and Cui Ting Restaurant, as well as the food and dim sum stores such as Di Yi Shi Pin and Shen Da Cheng Dim Sum.