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RIVERSIDE PROMENADE
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( Binjiang Dadao; 6.30am-11pm; Lujiazui) The best stroll in Pudong, the
promenade alongside Riverside Ave offers splendid Bund photo-ops across
the water and some choicely positioned riverfront cafes.
Promenade
North Shanghai (Hongkou)
Originally the American Settlement before the Japanese took over, Hongkou
also welcomed thousands of Jewish refugees fleeing persecution.
OHEL MOISHE SYNAGOGUE
( Moxi Huitang; 62 Changyang Rd; 62 admission ¥50; 9am-4.30pm;
Dalian Rd) Built by the Russian Ashkenazi Jewish community in 1927, this
synagogue lies in the heart of the 1940s Jewish ghetto. Today it houses the
synagogue and the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum, with exhibitions on
the lives of the approximately 20,000 Central European refugees who fled to
Shanghai to escape the Nazis. There are English-language tours every 45
minutes (9.30am to 4.15pm).
Museum
West Shanghai
QIBAO
( Click here Minhang district; admission ¥45; Qibao) When you tire of
Shanghai's incessant quest for modernity, this tiny town is only a hop, skip and
metro ride away. An ancient settlement that prospered during the Ming and
Qing dynasties, it is littered with traditional historic architecture, threaded by
small, busy alleyways and cut by a picturesque canal.
Historic Village
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