Shanghai old street

Shanghai old street, also known as "Xiaodongmen", is located in the old city of Huangpu District, Shanghai, which is also the location of Xiaodongmen. Because of historical reasons, the city gate has not been preserved, but the nine gates around the old city are still deeply engraved in the hearts of Shanghai people. Xiaodongmen District, where Shanghai old street is located, used to be an important place for Shanghai's foreign trade and small commodity trading, witnessing Shanghai's economic and social development.

Shanghai old street

Shanghai old street

(Shanghai old street), also known as the "little East Gate", is located in the old city of Huangpu District, Shanghai, where the gate is located. Because of historical reasons, the city gate has not been preserved, but the nine gates around the old city are still deeply engraved in the hearts of Shanghai people.

Xiaodongmen District, where Shanghai old street is located, used to be an important place for Shanghai's foreign trade and small commodity trading, witnessing Shanghai's economic and social development. The original urban area of Shanghai was within the ring of the city. Transportation: bus No.11, 926, 920, etc. Address: fangbang Middle Road (Zhonghua Road Henan Road).

historical significance

Walking into the old streets of Shanghai, you seem to return to the bustling market of Shanghai 100 years ago. This Yu Garden commercial tourism area has a unique feature of tourism, shopping, consumption, entertainment, cultural display in one of the multi-functional street, in the name of miaqian street in history, gathered a group of Shanghai's earliest Qian Zhuang, Jin Dian, Silver Tower, wine shop, teahouse, opera house, business, has been connected to the sixteen shop (small East Gate) and Town God's Temple, Yu Garden pedestrian corridor. . Its unique geographical location and cultural landscape along the street make it rich in commercial culture.

geographical position

Address: fangbang Middle Road (Renmin Road to Henan South Road), Huangpu District, Shanghai

Traffic information

11, 26, 55, 64, 65, 66, 71, 220, 576, 920, 930, 930, 930, 930, 930, 930, 930, 930, 930, 220, 576, 576, 920, and so on.

Travel Tips

1. "Chunfengyilou" near the intersection of Xuechang is a famous old teahouse. The signature tea is 18 yuan Yuanbao tea. There are two green olives in the tea (which is similar to "please come here" in Shanghai dialect). There are Pingtan performances in the teahouse from 14:00 to 16:00 every Saturday and Sunday.

2. The old Shanghai teahouse is also worth sitting down. The teahouse displays more than 50 pieces of cheongsam from the 1930s in Shanghai, which is a collection of teahouse owners.

3. You can walk to the XiaoTaoYuan mosque, where Muslims worship every Friday. There are many halal food nearby.

Cultural characteristics

Shanghai old street, formerly known as fangbang Middle Road, starts from Henan South Road in the West and ends at Renmin Road in the East, with a total length of 825 meters. The architectural style and business layout from west to East show the historical and cultural evolution of old Shanghai from the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the Republic of China and the influx of western culture. The commercial operation of the whole street takes the traditional characteristic industries as the mainstream, highlights the traditional folk culture, and creates a Shanghai style cultural atmosphere. The old street in Shanghai is divided into East and West sections with Guanyi street as the boundary. After decoration and transformation, the east section retains the characteristics of residential buildings in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. On both sides of the old street, lattice windows, door panels, fan's railings, floor rocker doors, etc. are restored, with cornices and angles on the roof, lace dripping water and horse head walls. The facades of the houses in the west section are similar to those of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, highlighting the folk customs of the old city of Shanghai, with black tiles, pink walls, red columns and cornices,

Shanghai old street reappears the century old shops such as Tong Hanchun, Lao Tongsheng, Wu Liangcai, Wan Youquan, Qiu Tianbao, old Shanghai teahouse, Deshun restaurant, chunfengyilou, Xishi tofu shop, dingniangzi Buzhuang, rongshunguan, boyintang, etc. Meanwhile, Danfeng teahouse, mingyitang and other traditional shops are opened. Together with the "Star Street" on the north side, it presents you a "riverside picture of Qingming" of all kinds of businesses and markets in old Shanghai.

Kangjianong on the old street of Shanghai fully depicts the long history of this historical and cultural city. The style of its residential buildings confirms the style of old Shanghai. The winding alley, commonly known as "tiled house", is still inhabited by a large number of local residents in Shanghai. Due to the establishment and planning of the historic preservation area of the old city, the task of reconstruction of the old area is still arduous. However, considering that the structure of the historic preservation area can not be destroyed, it has been preserved so far. Foreign friends and Chinese tourists come to Shanghai in an endless stream Here, feel the real meaning of old Shanghai.

Surrounding scenic spots

Yu Garden, old city god temple, Taoyuan mosque, aloes Pavilion, Confucious'temple.

Address: No.416, fangbang Middle Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai

Longitude: 121.49696777783

Latitude: 31.225328049875

Tel: 021-63741777

Tour time: 3 hours

Traffic information: bus No. 11, 926, 920, etc.

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

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