ItineraryDay 1 Shanghai (L)
Pick up from hotel and start our one-day tour to old Shanghai.
Nongtang(Shanghai Alley):
First Stop: Hengmaoli, aka Tibetan South Road No.68, locating in the southwest of the district and between Jinling Middle Road and Ninghai West Road, was built at the end of 19th century. Ku An Li, in 1932, was named after its owner’s name “Heng” and “Mao” so that its present name came out. It covers 1.2 hectares, owning 94 buildings and 3300 residents, including a workshop of Leather Shoes Factory and a subsection of Jianxin Middle School.
Second Stop: Jiangyuanlong, aka Xinchang Road No. 432, was built in 1899, locating in the northwest of the district and between Xinzha Road and Qingdao Road. It gained its present name cause there’s a old famous shop—Zhang Zhenxin Jiangyuan. It owns 43 buildings and 800 residents.
Third Stop: Huaihaifang, aka Huaihai Middle Road No. 927, was built in 1924, locating in the northwest of the district and between Ruijin First Road and Chengdu South Road. Its original name was Xiafei Fang while in 1949 it’s renamed cause it’s located on Huaihai Middle Road, covering 1.7 hectares, 199 buildings and 2000 residents.
After lunch, continue our old Shanghai tour.
Shikumen:
Fourth stop: Yuyangli, aka the Huaihai Middle Road No. 567 and named Ming De Li before, locates in the north of the district and between Yandang Road and Sinan Road. It was built from 1912-1936, covering 0.3 hectares and owning 33 buildings and 400 residents. Yuyangli No. 6 is the site of Central Organ of Chinese Socialist Youth League. In 1961 it was listed as National Importantly Protecting Unit of Cultural Relic.
Fifth stop: Yongquanfang, aka Yuyuan Road No. 395, locates in the west of the district, between Zhenning Road and Urumqi North Road. It was built in 1936 and named after the original Yongquan Shore, covering 0.5 hectares and owning 16 buildings and 350 residents. It was awarded as one of the most brilliant architectures in Shanghai in 1989.
Shantytown:
Sixth stop: Fangualong, locates in the south of the district, at the northwest of the juncture of Tianmu Middle Road and Gonghexin Road. Before 1949, it was a Shantytown. It is said that a residents have gained a super large Fangua (pumpkin) so people gave him a name—Fangualong (who can cultivate pumpkin pretty good), that’s how Fangualong came. In 1965, it was rebuilt into a newly five-story building town and the name was kept, covering 6 hectares, 57 buildings and 6000 residents. Its northern shanties was protected and for this reason it was the municipality-level key site.
At last, we come to French concession to feel Old Shanghai’s glamour. Till now, the tour is over.
L for Lunch
