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Shopping in Shanghai
(Source: China
Internet Information Center)
Since the first half of the 20th century, Shanghai has
developed into China's largest commercial city. Shops are in every corner of
the city, especially those on Nanjing, Huaihai, Sichuan, Jinling roads and
Yuyuan and Xujiahui commercial districts are very famous.
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Pedestrian-Only Nanjing Road:
Nanjing Road is famous as the first shopping street in
China and the busiest shopping center in Shanghai. It boasts more than 600
shops including old shops, famous shops and shops with distinctive features.
The Pedestrian-only Nanjing Road has become the largest round the clock
shopping center in the city, in the country and even in Asia.
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Cultural Street on Fuzhou Road:
Fuzhou Road is famous as a cultural street for
100-year-old bookstores and stationery shops. Today it still boasts more
than 30 bookstores such as Chinese Science and Technology Bookstore and
Foreign Language Bookstore.
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Shopping Street on Huaihai Road:
Huaihai Road is as famous as Nanjing Road for its tourist
and shopping street. This street boasts some 400 stores and shops. The
exterior appearance and interior layout of buildings demonstrate a strong
cultural flavor of a city, selling exquisite goods in the world.
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Curio Street on Dongtai Road:
This street is a handicraft market with special features
and deals mainly the classic handicrafts including ceramics, jade, bronze
and wood articles, paintings, calligraphic works, writing brushes, ink
sticks, paper and ink slabs and others. This market has got its name at home
and abroad.
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Clothing Street on Huating Road:
This street is famous for its private stands for selling
clothes and small decorations. It leads the fashion trends of the city.
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Flower and Bird Market on Jiangyin Road:
The largest of its kind in the city, the market is 200
meters long and boasts 100 stands. It is a good place for local people to
appreciate flowers, birds, worms and plants in their holidays.
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Yuyuan Tourist Trade City:
Yuyuan Tourist Trade City is next to Yuyuan Garden and
Town God's Temple and is famous for small commodities. The garden-like
buildings in this city are of the Ming and Qing dynasties in the southern
area of the Yangtze River. They have flying upturned eaves and carved beams
and painted columns, demonstrating a strong local flavor. It is a center of
shopping, tourism, cultural sites, food and amusement.
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Xuijahui Commercial City:
In southwest Shanghai, this city has Xujiahui Square as
its center and covers an area of 1.2 square kilometers. The city includes
Oriental Trade mansion, Pacific Department Store, Huijin Department Store,
Sixth Department Store, Zhongxing Department Store, Huilian Trade Mansion,
Bailaohui, Xinluda Department Store.
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First Department Store and Its New Building:
Built On October 20, 1949, this department store covers
an area of 120,000 square meters and has more than 1,000 counters. It deals
40,000 kinds of goods of 60 categories. It is the largest store which
receives the largest number of customers and registers the highest business
volume in the country. It leads its counterparts in the country. In the
second half of 1997, its new building was constructed to its east end.
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Parkson Shopping Center:
At the juncture of Huaihai Road and Shaanxi S. Road,
Parkson Shopping Center is run by the Parkson Group from Malaysia. The
Italian Café
room, McDonald's and snacks of Southeast Asian flavor are good for customers
to enjoy after shopping. Chaojiangchun Restaurant on the seventh floor and
Golden Times Night Club on the eighth floor are famous in Shanghai.
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Shanghai First Food Store:
It is developed from Xinxin
Co. and got the present name in 1956. It is the largest comprehensive food
store in the city and sells fresh and dried food from other parts of the
country or imported from other countries
Famous Shops and Contact Information:
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Arts and Crafts Trading Mansion,
Add: 190 Nanjing W. Rd. Tel: 086+21+63276530
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Jingdezhen Art Ceramics Co.,
Add: 1185 Nanjing W. Rd. Tel: 086+21+62530885
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Cultural Relics Shop,
Add: 192-240 Guangdong Rd. Tel: 086+21+63212864
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Duoyunxuan Arts Studio,
Add: 422 Nanjing E. Rd. Tel: 086+21+63510063
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Shanghai Friendship Store,
Add: 40 Beijing E. Rd. Tel: 086+21+53080600
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Old Zhou Hucheng Writing Brush Shop,
Add: 179 Henan M.Rd. Tel: 086+21+63297959
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Old Jiefu Woolen & Silk Fabrics Shop,
Add: 257 Nanjing E.Rd. Tel: 086+21+63213221
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Wang Xingji Fan Store,
Add: 155 Tibet S. Rd. Tel: 086+21+63260160
(Source:
China Internet Information Center Sep. 2004)
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