Shanghai Shopping

Shanghai has been famed as "the Shopping Paradise" and "the Oriental Paris" in history. Nanjing Road is China's No.1 Commercial Street and a must see attraction for all visitors. Huaihai Road, an elegant and cultural commercial street, attracts thousands of young people who search for the latest fashion trends. Sichuan Road, a popular commercial street, is specially favored by the working classes. Shanghai is also famous for its great variety of local specialty products and artistic handcrafts.

When shopping in Shanghai, most items can be bargained down. Haggling can be fun for those who are accustomed to it, but those sensitive to the pressure might want to steer clear. Not only can it be stressful to haggle, but just walking in to the buildings can bring a horde of people upon you trying to sell you bags, watches, DVDs and all different kinds of goods. Below is a listing of some of Shanghai's shops.

Shanghai Antique and Curio Store
A huge selection of modern arts and crafts as well as antiques
Address: No. 218-226 Guangdong Road, Shanghai
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm.

Duoyun Art Gallery
Art related goods such as calligraphy scrolls can be found here.
Address: East Nanjing Road, Shanghai
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Duoyun Xuan Painting Studio
Good varieties of Chinese paintings from both local and national artists are available.
Address: No. 701-711 Huaihai Road, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 5306-8827
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Shanghai Friendship & Overseas Chinese Co. LTD. Antique & Curio Store
A rich collection of antiques and curios are available to choose from.
Address: Jinjiang Hotel, No. 59 Maoming Road, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6472-1508
Opening hours: 10:00 am -10:00 pm

Ming Qing Antique Furniture Co. LTD
Address: No. 280 Weining Road, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6241-9602
Opening hours: 9:00 am - 6:30 pm

Shanghai Bronze Ware Store
Address: No. 7 Renmin Road, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6320-1584
Opening hours: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

Jingde Zhen Ceramic Art Center
It sells the most famous ceramics in China - Jingde Zhen Ceramics which all come from Jingde Zhen in Jiangxi Province.
Address: No. 1253 Daduhe Road, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6245-3834
Opening hours: 9:30 am – 8:00 pm

Shanghai Foreign Language Bookstore
A good selection of travel books, maps, greeting cards, and other imported books.
Address: No. 390 Fuzhou Road, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6322-3200
Opening hours: 9:30 am – 6:00 pm

Shanghai Book City
It has mostly Chinese books, but boasts an impressive section of imports (mostly in English).
Address: No. 465 Fuzhou Road, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6352-2222
Opening hours: 9:30 am - 6:30 pm

Xinhua Bookstore
A good selection of English novels and travel books both in Chinese and English are available.
Address: No. 345 Nanjing Road, West Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6322-2964
Opening hours: 9:30 am - 6:30 pm

Music Bookstore
Carries a great variety of music from all over the world.
Address: No. 365 Xiznag Road, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6322-3213
Opening hours: 9:30 am - 6:30 pm

shanghai-Hong Kong Sanlian Bookstore
This is one of the most famous book chains in China. A good selection of books both in Chinese and English is available.
Address: No. 628 Huaihai Road, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 5306-4393
Opening hours: 9:30 am - 6:30 pm

Jiangyin Birds & Flowers Markets
This is Shanghai's largest market selling birds, pets, flowers and small household articles.
Address: Huangjiaque Road, Huangpu, Shanghai
Opening hours: 8:00 am – 7:00 pm

Flower Market
A great variety of flowers both from China and abroad for sale in retail or wholesale.
Address: No. 1778 Hongqiao Road, Shanghai.
Opening hours: 7:00 am – 7:00 pm

Shiliupu Fruit Market
Address: Shiliupu, Huangpu, Shanghai
Opening hours: 7:00 am – 7:00 pm

Lugong Stamp Trading Market
A rich collection of stamps both from China and abroad are for sale or exchange.
Address: No.600, Jumen Road, Shanghai
Opening hours: 8:00 am – 7:00 pm

Garments and Ornaments Market
A variety of world famous brands (fakes) for sale.
Address: Xiangyang Road, Xuhui, Shanghai
Opening hours: 8:00 am – 7:00 pm

Fuyu Market
This place sells a variety of local specialties and so-called antiques (mostly fakes) here. The market is open on Sunday mornings with 8-11am being the best time to go.
Address: Fuyu Road, Shanghai
Opening hours: 7:30 am – 5:00 pm

Shanghai Friendship Store
Great selection of goods including food, leather goods, Chinese medicines, arts, crafts and clothing, etc. are available.
Address: No. 40 Beijing Road, East Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 5398-0600
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 10:00 pm

Dafeng Native and Special Foodstuff Store
All kinds of local food specialties are available here
Address: No. 198 Xizang Road, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6322-6365
Opening hours: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Laodachang Food Store
Address: No. 558 Huaihai Road, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6358-3537
Opening hours: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Shanghai No.1 Department Store
Shanghai Premier Department Store was set up on Oct. 20, 1949. Now it is still an extremely popular department store that sells everything.
Address: No. 830 Nanjing Road, East Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6322-3344
Opening hours: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

Maison Mode
Boutique shopping with world famous brands.
Address: No. 1312 Huaihai Road, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6431-0100
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 10:00 pm

Hua Lian Department Store
It sells everything travelers could possibly need or want.
Address: No. 635 Nanjing Road, East Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6322-4466
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Nextage
This is Asia's largest department store with 150 retail outlets selling on 100,000 sq. meters of floor space.
Address: No. 501, Zhang Yang Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 5803-1111
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Shanghai Times Square
Address: No. 500 Zhangyang Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 5836-8888
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Gold Square
Address: No. 688 Mudanjiang Road, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 5660-3888
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Manhattan Plaza
As a popular shopping center, it mainly sells the latest goods
Address: No. 463-477 Nanjing Road, East Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6322-2239
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Fude Plaza
Address: No. 1688, Sichuan Road, North Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6357-8027
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 10:00 pm

Shanghai Clock and Watch Store
Shanghai is renowned for manufacturing clocks and watches for hundreds of years. This is one of the most famous stores selling clocks and watches made in Shanghai.
Address: No. 198 Xizang Road, Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6322-6365
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 8:00 pm

Laojiefu Wool and Silk Fabric Store
This fabric store sells goods from clothing to every type of silk
Address: No. 257 Nanjing Road, East Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6321-3221
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 8:00 pm

Wangxingji Fans Store
This is an age-old store selling fans made of different materials, mainly silk and sandal wood.
Address: No. 155 Xizang Road, South Shanghai
Tel: (8621) 6326-0160
Opening hours: 9:00 am – 10:00 pm

NOTE: Although this information is correct at the time of our web publication, it is still advised that you call the phone number and confirm the address before going to the venue because some venues may have changed their telephone numbers or address locations.