From the restored Shikumen compound of Zhang Yuan along tree-shaded Yuyuan Road to the 1920s country-club pool of Columbia Circle.
Zhang Yuan
From the restored Shikumen compound of Zhang Yuan along tree-shaded Yuyuan Road to the 1920s country-club pool of Columbia Circle.
Essays
NEIGHBORHOODS · WEST-CENTRAL TRAIL
Yuyuan Road, Zhang Yuan & Columbia Circle: Where Heritage Lanes Meet Pop-Up MetropolisITINERARIES & SIGHTS · THE 72-HOUR BLUEPRINT
Three Perfect Days in Shanghai: The Hour-by-Hour Insider BlueprintNo tourist buses, no filler. How to weave the Bund, the plane-tree lanes of the Wutong Quarter, soup dumplings, art corridors, and a symphony-and-vinyl night into seventy-two effortless hours.
CITY LORE · ARCHITECTURAL ACCESS
How to Actually Step Inside Shanghai’s Art Deco Icons: Which Landmarks Are Free, Which Require a Drink, and Which Are Private HomesShanghai holds one of the world’s greatest concentrations of 1920s and 1930s Art Deco architecture. Here is the insider protocol on how to legally walk past the brass doors.
Esta Semana
Century-old Shikumen brickwork meets botanical Eastern perfumery and Shanghai’s sharpest fashion houses. Eligible for ¥200+ instant tax refund.
Hotéis
Piero Lissoni’s masterwork of Milanese restraint and Shanghainese craft, steps from Zhang Yuan.