Garden
Ming-dynasty rockeries and koi ponds tucked behind the city's loudest bazaar.
Yu Garden Pavilions · Shanghai
Neon Mile · Nanjing Road
Shanghai4.41 hr 30 min14k saved
China's busiest shopping street, a river of people under a canopy of neon. Come after dark when the pedestrian stretch glows.
It sits in Shanghai, and rewards going slowly rather than ticking it off. Best after dark.
Good to know
- Best time — After dark
- Arrive early for the light
- Allow more time than you think
- Keep a few yuan in cash, just in case
Photo: Melvin Loi · CC BY-SA 2.0
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