A great example of art deco architecture, this 1933 apartment building is the former residence of Eileen Chang (Zhang Ailing; 1920每95), the celebrated novelist. It's not open to the public.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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One of Shanghai＊s few active Buddhist monasteries, this temple was built between 1918 and 1928. The highlight is a transcendent Buddha crafted from pure＃
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China＊s tallest building dramatically twists skywards from its footing in Lujiazui. The 121-storey, 632m-tall, Gensler-designed Shanghai Tower topped out＃
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Tianzifang and Xintiandi are based on a similar idea 每 an entertainment complex housed within a warren of l辰ngt芍ng (讀斻, alleyways). Unlike Xintiandi,＃
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With its shaded alcoves, glittering pools churning with fish, plus pavilions, pines sprouting wistfully from rockeries, and roving packs of Japanese＃
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With its own namesake metro station, Xintiandi has been a Shanghai icon for over a decade. An upmarket entertainment and shopping complex modelled on＃
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Symbolic of concession-era Shanghai, the Bund was the city＊s Wall Street, a place of feverish trading and fortunes made and lost. Originally a towpath for＃
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If you tire of Shanghai's incessant quest for modernity, this tiny town is only a hop, skip and metro ride away. An ancient settlement that prospered＃
Shanghai World Financial Center
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Although trumped by the adjacent Shanghai Tower as the city＊s most stratospheric building, the awe-inspiring 492m-high Shanghai World Financial Center is＃
Nearby Shanghai attractions
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On the corner of ritzy West Nanjing Rd sits Nobility of Time, a bronze sculpture created by Salvador Dal赤, who constructed this signature dripping clock＃
2. Former Residence of Liu Changsheng
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Inside a red-brick villa, this museum details the rise of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC). It's the former residence of underground CPC leader Liu＃
3. Mao Zedong's 1920 Apartment
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Though Mao Zedong only lived at this two-storey apartment for a few months in 1920, it's here the seeds were laid for the formation of the CCP. Within is＃
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Located within the former short-term 1920s residence of Mao Zedong, this somewhat paradoxical pop-art gallery offers an intriguing insight to modern China＃
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With the original temple dating back to AD 1216, the much-restored Jing'an Temple was here well before all the audacious skyscrapers and glitzy shopping＃
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Across from Jing'an Temple, this atmospheric landscaped garden is 33,600 sq metres in size and a nice little oasis in the city. Stroll past flowerbeds,＃
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This art deco theatre was once the biggest nightclub in the 1930s. The first Chinese jazz band, Jimmy King, played here, and both the former ruler of＃
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The hulking monolith of the Shanghai Exhibition Centre was built in 1955 as the Sino-Soviet Friendship Mansion 每 a friendship that soon turned sour and＃