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As an international large city, Shanghai is developing its own unique style in various aspects, including fasion, finance, and even sciences. There are wonderful high-end boutiques, which satisfy even the most fashioned shoppers. Meanwhile, there are plenty of special areas for those having less budget, which have cool and interesting items worth wandering about. Just take some time to explore various markets. You will find what you want.Â
Changle Road was once where you went to buy factory surplus and slightly damaged clothing meant for export to department stores in Japan and Europe. These days Changle Road is full of small stores, some of which offer good quality Qipao (traditional costumes for Chinese women), and a few local designers with their own stores sell home-grown version of funky underground street wear. Shoppers like to dress differently from others may try stores here.
Shanghai was once the center of the book industry in China. Nearly all the influential bookshops in China were distributed in Fuzhou Road and thereabouts. Like Liuli Chang in Beijing, Fuzhou Road also enjoyed the reputation of being a "Culture Street" lined with bookstores and art stores selling materials for Western and Chinese arts and crafts. Located right beneath People's Square, Hong Kong Famous Shops Street is Shanghai's first underground shopping street. This street stands out for novelty goods. Stores there sell affordable yet chic clothes, accessories and make-ups. Visitors need to bargain for a good price. Huaihai Road, as famous as Nanjing Road, has lots elegant top-end designer brands all over the world and the well-known old shops, such as Avenue des Champs Elysees in Paris, the Fiftth Avenue in New York and Wujie Road in Singapore. An increasing number of stores here are attracting visitors at home and abroad, including large shopping cities like PCD Stores, Maison Mode and Parkson, Shanghai Women's Store, gourmet restaurants ranging from Chinese traditional snacks to Europen and American food, old-age and charming cinemas like Guotai Cinema. Almost all visitors to Shanghai go to the most popular street full of both modern shopping malls and old stores of centuries. Nanjing Road is the miniature of the history and culture of Shanghai for a century. Nanjing Road is divided into two, the east and west roads. Generally, products in Nanjing East Road are more expensive than those in Nanjing West Road. Nicknamed as "Cheap Road", Qipu Road gains popularity among young girls for cheap but fashionable goods. Qipu Road is famous for affordable clothes, shoes, accessories, bags, swim wears, and jewelry. There are three shopping malls, on each corner of an intersection of Qipu Road, each with about 4-5 stories of shops, all filled with trendy and fashionable made-in-China clothing. Shaanxi Road South lies between Nanjing Road and Huaihai Road. Most stores there sell clothes and shoes. Less than 10 years ago, Taikang Road was a typical Shanghai lane community, full of the noise and smells of families living within whispering distance of each other. Today new galleries, cafes and boutiques are opening like clockwork, and a massive expansion program is under way to fully exploit the thousands of visitors seeking to experience the earthy atmosphere of old Shanghai. There are many shops and cafes to go through and it’s a lot of fun just to wander and stop in where you like. Xujiahui is located in the southwestern part of Shanghai and is 600-years-old. People enjoy shopping in Xujiahui business center because it is convenient. Xujiahui is one of the centers of business and public activities in Shanghai. A cluster of large shopping malls gather in a circular shape making it easy to get around. You can find almost everything here, from clothes to computer gadgets, catering for all budgets. It also offers quality dining, dancing, movies and gaming services.Â
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