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Yuyuan Road, Zhang Yuan & Columbia Circle: Where Heritage Lanes Meet Pop-Up Metropolis

From the restored Shikumen compound of Zhang Yuan along tree-shaded Yuyuan Road to the 1920s country-club pool of Columbia Circle.

Yuyuan Road, Zhang Yuan & Columbia Circle: Where Heritage Lanes Meet Pop-Up Metropolis
Shikumen brickwork at Zhang Yuan and leafy Yuyuan Road.
ВЕРДИКТ РЕДАКЦИИ
Start at Zhang Yuan (West Nanjing Rd Station) → JC Plaza near Jing’an Temple → Stroll west along Yuyuan Road (Fu Chun Xiaolongbao & indie select shops) → Finish at Columbia Circle (Tsutaya Books inside the 1924 Country Club).

Yuyuan Road has never changed its name in over a century. Along its 108 side lanes, wet markets and cobbler stalls sit effortlessly beside independent zine shops, Fu Chun’s steaming dumpling baskets, and the private garden villa of Fu 1015.

Лучшее время без толп и расписание подсветкиZhang Yuan lane light: 10:00–11:30 A.M.; Columbia Circle pool reflections: 5:30–7:00 P.M.