Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street

南京路步行街

China's No. 1 Commercial Street: a 1.6-kilometer stretch from People's Square to the Bund, lined with century-old department stores, time-honored shops and neon signs, and the must-walk route to the Bund.

Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street runs along Nanjing East Road from Henan Middle Road to Tibet Middle Road. Built in 1999 and extended east to the Bund in 2020, it covers about 1.6 kilometers and is Shanghai's oldest commercial street. Along it are the former sites of the 'Four Great Department Stores' from the treaty port era: Wing On (1918, still open, with the Qiyunge rooftop pavilion), Sincere (now a fashion store), New Sun (now a food store) and Tai Sun (now First Department Store). You'll also find time-honored shops such as the No. 1 Food Store, where you can buy Shanghai specialties like White Rabbit candy and butterfly cookies, Zhang Xiaoquan scissors, Lao Feng Xiang jewelry, Shen Dacheng rice cakes and Taikang Food. Century Square at the eastern end and the street's tourist train (5 yuan per person) are signature sights. Food highlights include Shen Dacheng's qingtuan (green rice-cake dumplings) and tiaotou cake, Xiao Shaoxing's white-cut chicken, Xinya Cantonese Restaurant, and the butterfly puff pastries from Harbin Food Factory on Nanjing Road. The most effortless classic route is to start at People's Square in the evening, walk the pedestrian street down to the Bund, and arrive just as the Bund's lights come on. The street is free to walk; shopping malls are generally open about 10:00–22:00. Getting there: Metro Lines 1, 2 and 8 to People's Square Station, or Lines 2 and 10 to Nanjing East Road Station. Watch out: touts along the street may approach you with a 'tea ceremony performance' or 'bar' invitation, which is a scam, so never go with strangers. In crowds, keep an eye on your belongings.

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