Shopping Heaven on Xujiahui Street
» Shanghai, Jiang Su

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Shanghai is hailed as the "Shopping Paradise" and "Oriental Paris." So if you come to Shanghai, shopping should not be missed any more than its other charming attractions. Providing the very best of shopping has become an indispensable part of Shanghai's tourism industry.

Four Streets and Four Cities in Shanghai

Shopping areas in Shanghai are clearly divided into "Four Streets and Four Cities." Nanjing Road, one of the four streets, enjoys the reputation of No.1 Commercial Street in China. Huaihai Road, no less famous than Nanjing Road, is celebrated for its elegance. North Sichuan Road offers good inexpensive merchandise and is always the first choice of ordinary people. Food and tourism are well provided for on Middle Tibet Road. Yuyuan Shopping City, Xujiahui Shopping City, New Shanghai Shopping City and Jiali Sleepless City are the bustling "Four Cities" in Shanghai.

The name fo Xujiahui

Xujiahui literally means "Xu's junction." The "Xu family" actually refers to the family of Xu Guangqi (1562 - 1633), China's most notable Catholic convert, agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician in the Ming Dynasty.

Oriental manhattan - Xujiahui

Xujiahui, which lies in the southwestern section of central Shanghai, is one of the most successful and modern commercial centers. Whereas Nanjing Road has a long history, Xujiahui is focusing on the future with two major computer markets and a number of large department stores and shopping centers. In just ten years, Xujiahui has become one of the four biggest shopping destinations in the city of Shanghai. Many people enjoy shopping at Xujiahui because of the number of modern and fashionable shopping malls all within walking distance from each other.

Modern Xujiahui

Xujiahui is a fast growing commerce hub in between the Shanghai Stadium and Hengshan Road. You'll find all of the "it" brands in the shopping centers circumspread in Xujiahui, Armani, Diesel, Versace, Adidas and many more. There are lots of banks such as ICBC Bank, BANK of China, CITIC Bank, Merchants Bank, Agricultural, and a few City Bank ATMs. The new Grand Gateway towers that house Multinationals like Yum, Microsoft, Softbank, IBM, Lenovo, and the Swatch Group are giving the Xujiahui skyline a unique appearance.

What to purchase

Everything from cosmetics to cars to cucumbers is available within five minutes, but the type of product that Xujiahui is most famous for is electronics. It is one of the biggest places for people to get electronic equipment, from cameras to PSPs to XBoxes and modchips for those XBoxes and other game consoles as well.

If you're looking for anything electronic, this is the place to start. Pacific Digital Plaza Phase 2 is the place to start, conveniently connected to exit number 10 of the Metro station. There are more electronics markets nearby, such as Pacific Digital Plaza Phase 1 and Buynow. Popular game consoles such as Wii, PS3, and Xbox360 are abundantly available as are laptops, MP3 players, memory cards, and computer accessories. The metro station exits at the intersection of 5 roads. There's at least one shopping mall on each of the 5 corners. Grand Gateway is the most upscale of them, and also the best-air conditioned in the summertime. The 5th and 6th floors of Grand Gateway offer a good selection of restaurants.

What to taste

Apart from various merchandise, countless restaurants and Starbucks attract you to have a try.

  • *Uighur Restaurant
    Uighur Restaurant claims to be the "original" Xinjiang cuisine restaurant in the city, and probably the best-known. The typical main dishes are moderately spicy preparations of lamb, but the menu also features some rather adventurous items like camel feet, sheep's eyeballs, and a bull's you-know-what. Also music and dance shows with the obligatory audience participation.
  • The Foodrepublic
    Also, the basement of MetroCity has a Foodrepublic, a food court of sorts housing many different restaurants including a Burger King. They don't accept cash (Most of them- the restaurants that have their own seating area separate take both cash and cards), so you'll have to add money to (and put down a deposit for) a stored-value card specific to the other Foodrepublics. You can see plastic models of all the dishes before you order them, though, so you'll have a decent idea of what you're getting ahead of time. Expect copious MSG, but delicious food.

Department stores

Xujiahui has a wide range of prices. Each of the giant department stores is positioned for certain markets. Examples include: the Pacific Department Store, the Oriental Department Store, and Huijin Department Store all offer up-scale and relatively expensive shopping with many international brands and No. 6 Department Store (near the Pacific) is a medium range choice in the area. Grand Gateway Plaza, Pacific Digital Plaza, Metro City and Digital Malls are worth visiting.

How to get there

Xujiahui is the popular commercial area of Shanghai's Xuhui district. The main Xujiahui shopping district is centered around the intersection of the streets Hongqiao Road, Huashan Road, Zhaojiabang Road and North Caoxi Road.

Metro Line 1 runs under Xujiahui, and Xujiahui Station is one of the biggest metro stations in Shanghai. The station connects most, if not all, big shopping malls in the Xujiahui commercial circle and contains an underground market all the way along the station from Hongqiao Road to Nandan Road.

Sightseeing

The Xujiahui Shopping City also provides some places for tourists to enjoy after bustling shopping amongst prosperous department stores.

  • Xujiahui Park
    Xujiahui Park was completed in 2002, adding unique glamour to this commercial district of downtown Shanghai. The Shanghai Conservatory of Music - located to the park - often stages free performances during the Spring and Autumn months in the park, as these are the times when weather in Shanghai is the best.

  • Xujiahui Cathedral (St Ignatius Cathedral)

The Xujiahui Cathedral is the largest Catholic Church in Shanghai with a long history. It has a high status among the Chinese adherents. Established in 1904, it follows a typical Gothic style in middle ages. The building is narrow. There are two Gothic towers of 60 meters high, and the principal part of the church is at the center.

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  Weather

  1. What should we need to know when visiting Shanghai in different seasons?
  2. What's the best season for traveling there?

  Transportation

  1. What about the transportation between Shanghai and its surrounding cities?

  Food

  1. What's the specialty of Shanghai cuisine?
  2. What are the must-eat Shanghai snacks? And what to notice?

  Shopping

  1. Where is the most famous area for shopping here?
  2. Where can we visit on our spare time?

  Travel

  1. How about Shanghai's nightlife?

  Other Hints

  1. How many airports do Shanghai have?
  2. What is the city code of Shanghai?

  • What should we need to know when visiting Shanghai in different seasons?

    The four seasons are easy to tell apart. The weather is pleasant, and the number of all kinds of products is large in Spring and Autumn.

    Every June and July is the mold rain season, so it is usually humid in hotel rooms. Umbrella is a necessary thing to bring with during the rainy weather.

    The coldest time is from late January to early February. Even though there is not much snow, warm clothes are still needed, because cold wind is always unendurable. Hotel rooms are equipped with air-conditions, so please stay warm in the room.

    It is usually super hot in July and August. Weather with higher than 35 C usually stays for about ten days, so that prevention from overheat is very necessary.


  • What's the best season for traveling there?

    After humid mold rain season and cold winter, there comes the Spring with blooming flowers, or the Autumn with falling red leaves, which are the best the seasons for trevaling.


  • What about the transportation between Shanghai and its surrounding cities?

    Travel line in the east China includes Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. It usually takes about 2C3 hours to travel between cities. Medicine that prevents car-sickness is necessary.

    Multi-city traveling usually requires travelers to put up each night in different cities. Please take care of your belongings when checking out.


  • What's the specialty of Shanghai cuisine?

    Shanghai cuisine is a mixture of five different cuisines and western food. Apart from its local food, it also has Beijing cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Guangdong cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Yangzhou cuisine, Chaozhou Cuisine, Anhui Cuisine and vegetarian cuisine, etc.

    Of course, Italian food, Russian food, French food, Vietnamese food, Korean food and Japanese food can also be found in Shanghai.

    Local people like food with light seasoning and light sweetness. Rice is their main food. People that like strong seasoning can prepare their own seasonings.

    Travelers with special needs please give us notice before hand, so we can prepare for you earlier according to your requirements.


  • What are the must-eat Shanghai snacks? And what to notice?

    Shanghai Nanxiang Dumplings, Crab Roe Dumplings, Steamed Dumplings Filled with Minced Meat and Gravy, Fermented Rice with Pigeon Eggs, Rib Rice Cakes, Eggs Boiled with Five Ingredients, Five Ingredients Beans, etc. There are a lot of delicious local food.

    Please mind the sanitation when enjoying the tasty food.


  • Where is the most famous area for shopping here?

    The shopping heaven in Shanghai is Nanjing Road. It has a name of 'the number one shopping street in China.' Now all kinds of stores have been opened by all kinds of business people. There are not only old stores that have hundreds of years, but also modern shopping malls like Friendship Europe Shopping Mall, Mancton Square, HUalian Shopping Center, etc.

    Huaihai Road is as famous as Nanjing Road. Shopping malls are standing at each side of the road: Guangna World Center, Paris Spring, Meimei Shopping Center, Parkson, etc. World famous brand can all be found in the shopping malls, which make Shanghai a shopping center of world class.

    Sichuan North Road's stores offer reasonable prices, which attracts a lot of common people. Xizangzhong Road had developed food and travel industry.


  • Where can we visit on our spare time?

    Shanghai is where Chinese movie originated. It is also where a lot of international movie festivals take place. There are world-class theaters. Famous movies and latest movies can all be found in Shanghai's movie theaters.

    Huanyi Movie Theather on Nanjing West Road, Yongle Palace on Anfu Road are the most famous movie theathers in Shanghai.

    You can also go to teahouse. Different from traditional teahouse, the teahouse in Shanghai adds more modern atmosphere that attracts more and more young people.

    New theme parks and amusement parks in Shanghai are good choices too. Modern equipments and beautiful natural scenes will bring you to the ideal land.


  • How about Shanghai's nightlife?

    Bars, KTV and DISCO are indispensable in a busy city like Shanghai. Beautiful lights are like the reflection of the stars, lightening the whole city and bring the city endless liveliness.

    Blue Belt Night Club, Night Paris and the famous Big World are all well known and loved by young people. Dancing people and fragrant martini will make you forget about tiredness and start to enjoy the charm of Shanghai city.


  • How many airports does Shanghai have?

    There are two international airports in Shanghai, which are Hongqiao Aireport and Pudong International Airport.

    Hundreds of airlines are in service, which can reach to every big and medium city in China and some cities in each country.

    Air traffic is very convenient. Pudong International Airport is mainly for international airlines, while Hongqiao Airport is mainly for national airlines.


  • What is the city code of Shanghai?

    Shanghai's area code: 021


The newly-established shopping and entertainment plaza, Xujiahui consists of large stores where you can obtain both costly and middle-range priced goods in abundance.



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