# Nanjing Road (南京路)

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality · East China, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free
- **Opening hours:** 2026.01.01-2026.12.31 open all day
- **Time needed:** 1-3 hours
- **Address:** Nanjing East Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai
- **Getting there:** Next to the east side of Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street (bus stop)
- **Good for:** Hiking & Outdoors, Waterfront

## About Nanjing Road

Rather than shopping, here it is better to simply stroll. Once known as the 'Ten-Mile Foreign Settlement', Nanjing Road is Shanghai's oldest commercial street and is now also called 'China's Number One Commercial Street'. It runs from the Bund in the east to the junction with Yan'an West Road at Jing'an Temple in the west, stretching 5.5 km, with more than 600 shops lining both sides. The newly opened Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, running from West Tibet Road in the west to Henan Central Road in the east, is especially suited to those who want to experience urban commercial charm while wandering. At night, neon lights flicker and the street glows brilliantly, with a prosperity rivalling New York and Tokyo. For shopping, especially clothing, it is less affordable than nearby Qipu Road and North Sichuan Road, and slightly less upscale than Huaihai Road or Xujiahui. The TV series 'Blossoms Shanghai' also displays the Shanghai atmosphere of this street to the fullest.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 939. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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