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Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road), Shanghai

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Explore one of the city's busiest shopping streets and commercial centers at Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road). Located between the Huangpu District to the east and the Jing'an District to the west, the largely pedestrianized road stretches a total of 5.5 km (3.4 mi). With over 1 million daily visitors, the highly commercial zone houses European-style restaurants, a century-old outdoor market, huge department stores, and traditional eateries. Inspect many remarkable places of interest during your stroll, such as the exhibition center, temple, and the hotel. During the Chinese New Year, the street becomes lavishly covered in lanterns and decorations, and it hosts majestic firework displays. Choose to start, finish, or center your holiday on a trip to Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road) by using our Shanghai trip planner.
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  • By chrispC2489CX
    Love walking Dow/up this street, especially now that they have extended the walk way all the way to the Bund - fabulous  more »
  • By EtaTandela
    Well this is a must place to visit when you go to Shanghai. You can shopping or eat or just chilling at a Cafe. Lots of light from building at night. There's a big Lego store in here  more »
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