What are some fun places to recommend in Xuhui District, Shanghai?

There are many interesting places worth checking out in Xuhui District, Shanghai. Xuhui is elegant, romantic, artistic and nostalgic. Stroll through the historical districts and see Shanghai’s urban changes. The editor below recommends many good places for you. Let’s check in on the weekend!

From 2010 to 2010, there was a century-old cultural building complex in the southwest of the central city of Shanghai. It witnessed the "sneak peek" of the Chinese people, nurtured the development of scientific civilization in modern Shanghai and even China, and inspired Shanghai-style culture. This is Xujiahui, the first open urban tourist attraction in Shanghai, the source of Xujiahui, and a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

The Xujiahuiyuan Scenic Area stretches from Wanping South Road, Tianping Road, and Huashan Road in the east, to Zhongshan South Road in the south, to Kaixuan Road in the west, and to Huaihai West Road in the north, covering an area of ??approximately 2.4 square kilometers. It consists of three major blocks: historical landscape, fashionable and vibrant shopping, and green leisure and entertainment. It includes a small building in the "March of the Volunteers" irrigation area, and the Gothic twin-tower Xujiahui Catholic Church, known as the "First Cathedral in the Far East."

Address: No. 90, Caoxi North Road, Xuhui District (Xujiahui Park Tourism Service Center)

1. Xujiahui Source

Xujiahui Church Square is a brand new landmark in Xuhui District The "Urban Living Room" combines the original space with the overall style of the surrounding area to present a public cultural and leisure space suitable for all ages. In front of the red wooden benches in the rest area, a smart and refreshing fountain sweeps away the summer heat. Newly planted plane tree arrays are planted on both sides of the central lawn. The tree arrays are located in prime locations of the site, both horizontally and vertically. From macro layouts to botanical accents, the Gothic aesthetic is everywhere. The slender tone complements the architectural beauty of the church. Take a nap on a bench under the dense shade of sycamore trees and enjoy the endless traffic flow in Xujiahui.

Address: No. 158 Puxi Road, Xuhui District

2. Xujiahui Church Square

Wukang Building (formerly known as Dongmeite Apartment, also known as Normandy Apartment) is a An apartment house with French Renaissance architectural style. The building was built in 1924 and designed by Hudak. It is 30 meters high and has an eight-story reinforced concrete structure. The plan is arranged in a wedge-shaped terrain, and the building is as long and narrow as a boat. Its front part is an arcade, which is a continuous arcade. This is the earliest balcony apartment in Shanghai.

Address: No. 1850 Huaihai Middle Road, Xuhui District

3. Wukang Building

Since October 2020, the block where Wukang Building is located has started the "micro-update mode" . The acute corner area of ??Tianping Road and Huaihai Middle Road is the best shooting point of Wukang Building. The corner space is expanded by 3.6m from the existing road along the top of the stone arc to form a 530-meter "Source Point" square. With this as the center, the all-round surrounding design is improved, and the space is slightly increased. The 360-degree tour guide information on the ground, combined with the newly added focus space of more than 530 square meters, brings more attractions and information to citizens and tourists, while forming an "architecturally readable" 720-degree full-sensory and interesting experience.

Address: At the entrance of Huaihai Middle Road, Tianping Road, Xuhui District, diagonally opposite Wukang Building.

4. Yuandian Square

The Wukang Building Post Office, located on the west side of Wukang Building, adopts a retro-style wooden decoration design, breaking people's traditional impression of the post office. With the elegant European architectural style and the open layout of the 1930s, it brings people a unique nostalgic experience, as if they have returned to old Shanghai in 1924, feeling the "Shanghai-style culture" of that time and experiencing the slow pace of urban life.

You can choose a quiet afternoon, sit by the window, with your back against Wukang, and drink a cup of warm coffee. This coffee is jointly launched by Post and Shanghai's time-honored brand "Qiaojiazhua". A well-customized coffee cup is worthy of your collection of empty cups. A famous Shanghai painter used a pen to draw Wukang Tower on the cup, which is simple and exquisite. Then buy a unique ice cream with the shape of Wukang Tower and a dense and thick taste. No matter which one you choose, taking photos with the actual building is a good choice.

Address: No. 1883 Huaihai Middle Road, Xuhui District

5. Wukang Building Post Office

Wukang Road Tourism Information Center (Xuhui Old House Art Center), relying on Hengshan Road Fuxing Road Historical Scenic Spot, as the government's public welfare window, provides convenient, enthusiastic and thoughtful public welfare services to tourists coming and going here. As public welfare government windows, the "two centers" after being put into use will provide basic services in accordance with the unified standards of the Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau.

At the same time, a comprehensive upgrade will be carried out based on the original basic functions of the tourism information center. Through the pictures, models, art, and photography of the Xuhui Old House Art Center, the historical details of the old houses in Xuhui and even Shanghai are explained to tourists from an artistic perspective.

Address: None. No. 393 A, Wukang Road, Xuhui District

6. Wukang Road Tourist Information Center

Shanghai West Bank is located on the bank of the Huangpu River in the southeast of Xuhui. It has a rich art corridor, a comfortable 8.4-kilometer riverside runway, a challenging rock climbing wall, a dynamic and avant-garde skateboard park, a densely planted river embankment, a waterfront platform with a wide view, and a unique old pier. In Here, it has transformed from an old industrial base into a vibrant public space suitable for all ages.

On this industrial relic, the first shows of international brands and blockbuster works of Eastern and Western art continue to appear on the West Bund Art Museum Avenue, with an endless stream of fashionable people. If you love literature and art, come here to visit gain something.

Address: Bank of the Huangpu River in the southeast of Xuhui

7. Shanghai West Bund

The Shanghai Film Museum is located at the original site of the Shanghai Film Factory, with a total area of ??15,000 square meters. It is an industry museum that integrates interactive display and visitor experience, covering cultural relic collection, academic research, social education, exhibition display and other functions. The museum exhibition is divided into four thematic exhibition areas, the fifth studio and an art cinema. It is one of the special exhibitions on film history with the most cultural and historical materials, the largest amount of information, and the highest technical content in China.

The Shanghai Film Museum presents the charm of Shanghai films over the past century, vividly interpreting filmmakers, events and the stories behind the films. It is an art palace that meets the needs of popular film culture and is the most important museum for Shanghai films and even Chinese films. One of the display windows will become a landmark of Shanghai’s urban culture.

Address: No. 595, Caoxi North Road, Xuhui District

8. Shanghai Film Museum

“Come to Anfu Road to watch a play, and come to the Drama Center to watch a play "This is not only the stage of the Shanghai People's Art Theater and Shanghai Youth Repertory Theatre, but also the world-famous Beijing Repertory Theater, Hong Kong Repertory Theater, Taiwan Repertory Theater, and even repertory troupes from the United States, Britain, Denmark, Israel and other countries. Anfu Road, a drama "specialty store", showcases their masterpieces.

The Shanghai Dramatic Art Center has three theaters: Drama Building Art Theatre, Drama Salon and D6 Space. Among them, the Art Theater is Shanghai's premier stage performance venue, with a capacity of 497 spectators. The 330-square-meter Drama Salon is by far the most advanced small theater performance venue in China. The 37-square-meter "D6 Space" is a multi-functional performance and communication venue that integrates fashion, avant-garde, and multimedia. Many classic performances are staged here, enriching Shanghai's entertainment life.

Address: No. 288, Anfu Road, Xuhui District

9. Shanghai Dramatic Art Center

The Wukang Road-Anfu Road block is located among the 12 historical and cultural reserves in Shanghai Hengfu Historical and Cultural District. It starts from Huaihai Middle Road in the south, Anfu Road in the north, Xingguo Road-Gaoyou Road-Huashan Road in the west, and Urumqi Road-Fuxing West Road-Yongfu Road-Hunan Road in the east. Here, we can not only trace the past of historical figures, but also read about many historical buildings.

The 1.5-kilometer-long Wukang Road-Anfu Road block is known as the "International Residential Architecture Expo Block" and embodies the characteristics of Shanghai's modern residential and public activities. It is an important carrying area for Shanghai's urban context. It is home to Chinese and Western buildings with different styles, former residences of celebrities, former Red Revolution sites, cultural venues, etc. It contains Shanghai-style intangible cultural heritage and high-quality human resources, enriching various cultural, business, and tourism activities and facilities.

10. Wukang Road-Anfu Road Block

Hengfu Music Street is the core area of ??Fuxing Middle Road. It gathers top music institutions and combines urban renewal to promote music-related performance venues and specialty merchants. The construction and transformation of other carrier spaces will attract world-renowned music institutions and music talents to settle in, perform and exchange, promote the creation of a music district atmosphere and the renewal of commercial formats, build an international center for elegant music cultural creation, performance and experience, and form a night-time A neighborhood with cultural and tourism consumption characteristics.

With the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall and M Blackstone Music Park in the north and south of Fuxing Road as the core, it further extends to well-known music carriers such as Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House, and He Luting Concert Hall on Fenyang Road. , is a good place for citizens to enjoy music and art.

11. Hengfu Music Street

Longhua Historical Street is one of the 12 historical and cultural districts in the center of Shanghai, with a thousand years of historical and cultural accumulation. There are many key cultural relics protection units such as the Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Site, Longhua Tower, and Longhua Temple, as well as many intangible cultural heritage projects such as the Longhua Temple Fair, with profound historical and cultural heritage.

Longhua Temple, a thousand-year-old temple, is well-known in Shanghai and is one of the oldest temples in Jiangnan. The Longhua Tower standing in front of the mountain gate is known as the "Crown of Towers" in Shanghai. The brand-new Longhua Plaza combines red culture, Jiangnan culture, and Shanghai culture, forming three public spaces: Longling Square, Tayuan Square, and Citizen Square, each with its own characteristics and organic integration. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Longhua Temple’s freshly baked mooncakes are also very popular, and citizens are welcome to buy and taste them.