1933 Shanghai (Old Millfun)
1933老场坊
Creative park converted from the former Shanghai Municipal Council slaughterhouse, where spiral walkways, cattle ramps and geometric light and shadow make it a photographer's favorite.
1933 Shanghai is on Shajing Road in Hongkou District. It was the Shanghai Municipal Council's slaughterhouse, completed in 1933 and designed by British architects. Its reinforced concrete interior has spiraling walkways, cattle ramps, umbrella-shaped columns and hollow window grilles that create distinctive layers of light, and it was known as the “First Slaughterhouse in the Far East.” It has now been renovated as a creative industrial park, housing restaurants and studios. Visitors can enter and look around for free, though some areas are closed to the public. It is about a 10-minute walk from Hailun Road Station on Metro Lines 4 and 10.
Opening hours
Open all day (some areas 10:00–22:00)
Nearby sights
- Garden Bridge (Waibaidu Bridge) & North Bund
- Duolun Road Cultural Street
- Oriental Pearl Tower / Lujiazui
- Shanghai Ocean Aquarium
- Museum of Art Pudong
- Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum
- The Bund
- Lu Xun Park & Lu Xun Memorial Hall