Goings On About Town

Zhang Yuan’s preserved Shikumen lanes remain Shanghai’s most atmospheric open-air stage. Throughout the autumn season, limited-edition botanical installations and runway capsule rooms turn North Maoming Road into a living lookbook.

Along five kilometers of Huangpu riverfront, vaulted concrete umbrellas and former cement silos host the city’s most ambitious contemporary art exhibitions.

Between the monumental bronze galleries at the new East Branch in Pudong and the blockbuster special exhibition at People’s Square, Shanghai Museum anchors any serious cultural itinerary.