We were looking for oil paintings, eggshell porcelain, picture frames and found them here. This area has expanded to numerous buidlings over several acres. You could lose yourself here for a day just people watching, eating, and window shopping. If you're looking for something specific they have shopping guides who'll take you to shops which handle that product. More

This is the postcard standard image of China, but most of the shops are quite commercialized with rip-off prices. More

After a brief walk we turned the corner to be confronted with all our wonderful expectation, there were pagodas and Chinese style buildings as far as the eye could see. We later discovered thanks to our guide that many of the were modern built to resemble old, but across the zig zagging bridge was the tea house an original Chinese... More

Shanghai is one of the fastest changing cities in the world and many sections will soon disappear - Old Town, a block away from Yuyuan Gardens, is one of them. Here you will find vendors making food from scratch and serving them hot and fresh - everything from bowls of wonton soup to green onion pancakes, deep fried chicken parts.... More