![]() Shanghai success stories and overseas imports are moving into the area 1. Located in an old underground bomb shelter, this store is worth visiting for its minimalist interiors alone. This made-to-measure menswear business by three Europeans aims to bring affordable, quality suits to global customers. Men can customise suits at RJ Clothing 3. Standing for “never out of style”, NOOS sells dapper clothes from a range of hard-to-find British and Italian brands. One of Shanghai’s biggest menswear brands, STAFFONLY redefines traditional menswear with playful pieces and unusual silhouettes. ![]() One of their most popular items is a silk spray which helps reduce wrinkles. AndfunnsĪ new lifestyle brand for the Shanghainese of today stocking towels, candles and other products inspired by travel. An assortment of products at Xinlelu, including Andfunns 4. The idea was to create affordable and sturdy jewellery with a specific focus on originality. “Magnet Studio” written backwards, this jewellery brand was started by two fashion editors (one was Wu’s first assistant back in 2010) two years ago. Their style is a hybrid of Chinese and Western influences, with a sophisticated yet subtle power in their designs. This is a contemporary women’s brand inspired by female travellers and warriors. Arete Studio focuses on contemporary design for strong women (Photo credit: Arete Studio) 2. Her minimalist-yet-cosy boutique space showcases items from a wide range of local designers, including delicate gold jewellery, and often hosts visiting designer shows from around the region. Wu is known for working closely with designers to curate a store that’s all about the modern Shanghainese woman. This is the brick-and-mortar incarnation of Yilei Wu’s popular online store. “I wanted to bring together clothes that a modern working woman here would wear – it’s not all about qipaos” – Yilei Wu, founder of Xinlelu 1. Jing’an brings together the best of Chinese fashion and hip, global multi-label stores Shop both local and international brands at Xinlelu Art Decoįamous architect László Hudec is responsible for many of Shanghai’s most iconic Art Deco buildings, including the Pei Mansion located in Jing’an. Pei Mansion Hotel is an excellent example of Art Deco 3. British Concession designĭesigned like British townhouses, these luxury complexes were built in 1845 and feature a combination of British and Chinese architecture. Villas in Jing’an have a British Concession design 2. It served as a plastics factory in the days of the Cultural Revolution. Qing dynastyįirst established in the year 247, the current Jing’an Temple was completed during the Qing dynasty. ![]() Jing’an buildings reveal the area’s long history Jing’an temple was completed during the Qing Dynasty 1. Not that you'll see much of its age: as is often the case in China, there's been a fair bit of 'out with the old, in with the new.“Jing’an used to be just the temple and some shopping malls – now you see all these boutique stories” – Lyndon Neri, founding architect of Neri&Hu Heritage architecture At night, it's pretty dead: not even the desultory offers of dodgy massages that plague (male) tourists who wander near the Bund or Nanjing Lu.īut as the name of the metro station indicates, the spiritual heart of this neighbourhood is a Buddhist temple with a 800-year old pedigree. There are several mega-malls, a swanky Swissotel, and lots of Gucci and Prada to blow your money on. MOST PEOPLE WOULD not venture into this part of Shanghai looking for spirituality, unless you find inner peace whilst shopping for Western luxury brands. In the center of the modern city, on West Nanjing Rd, conveniently equipped with its own metro station. If you're looking for some traditional spirituality, this is probably as good as it's going to get in Shanghai. But it has seen a renaissance of sorts, attracting lots of worshippers, and maintaining a small community of monks. It's set in an unexpected quarter of the city, around the corner from Gucci and Hugo Boss shops, and surrounded by shiny office towers. Tourists, many of them provincial Chinese on a package trip to the big, flock here in droves. There's the old town, which over the years has gotten a Disney-like feel, with 'Ye Olde Qing' style shops and teahouses. Shanghai doesn't have much in the way of traditional Chinese culture. ![]() A very traditional Chinese temple, surrounded by gleaming towers and glittering brands. ![]()
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