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The “Wukang Mansion” building is an icon of Shanghai. Located in the heart of the Xuhui district —a central location of what is known as “The former french concession” — it is one of Lazlo Hudec’s masterpieces peppered around the center of town.

Dingxiang garden is a beautiful mix of western and Chinese culture, tucked away in a quiet corner of the former french concession. The garden contains a english style villa, a chinese garden with an impressive dragon wall, and a Cantonese restaurant with a…

Wukang road — once known as “Route Ferguson” — is the equivalent of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris. The history and modernity of Shanghai is on full display here: ancient European style villas set the background for a collection of hipster boutiques, coffee-shops, and…

This one is a little bit like the “pro tip” to go visit the bund. Instead of going there from Nanjing road, where the crowd is, we’ll walk through a little neighbourhood north of it: HongKou, starting at the North Sichuan road…

There are a few small roads tracing from Huaihai road to Hengshan road, and ultimately Xujiahui. One of them is Tianping road. It’s quite an up and coming place, where recently several coffeeshops opened, and it is surrounded by architectural heritage and history.

Today, let’s start from our previous walk and venture further east down Jianguo road — it will allow us to experience the eclecticism of traditional Shanghai culture, markets and ramshackle houses, and recently built high-rises. Two traditional…