Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There
Metro
Lines 1 and 10 serve the area, both running east-west past Xintiandi. Line 1 continues on to People's
Sq, while line 10 serves the Old Town and E Nanjing Rd (the Bund). The two lines meet at the S Shaanxi Rd
metro stop.
The Sights in a Day
You can sleep in this morning because not much gets going in the French Con-
cession until 10am at the earliest. Begin the day at
Xintiandi
(
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)
,
where you can explore the Shikumen Open House Museum and stroll the prettified alley-
ways while boutique hunting. Lunchtime will arrive before you know it, so scout out Xin-
tiandi's fabulous collection of restaurants as you go -
Xinjishi
(
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)
and
Crystal
Jade
(
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)
are two favourites.
Follow the
walking tour
(
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) to get a feel for the Concession's back-
streets, shopping strips and historic architecture. Afterwards, head to
Tianzifang
(
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)
to check out the Liuli China Museum and assorted galleries before they
close for the day, and then it's on to a second round of boutique hopping - or perhaps
you'd prefer to celebrate happy hour at the
Alchemist
(
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)
or
Kaiba
(
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).
Evenings are ripe with promise. There's no shortage of great restaurants, such as
Di Shui Dong
(
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)
or
Cha's
(
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), which you can follow up
with a
massage
(
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)
or perhaps a concert at
MAO Livehouse
(
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)
.
