The Must Must Things..

Sunday, November 11, 2007

I've going through all many websites to gather all the info below:


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Shanghai Snacks



南翔小笼包 (nán xiáng xiǎo lóng bāo); 南翔小笼馒头 (nán xiáng xiǎo lóng mán tou)
Recommended places to try this snack:Shanghai Guyiyuan Restaurant: No.238, Guyiyuan Road, Nanxiang Town, Jiading DistrictNanxiang Mantou Restaurant: No. 85, Yuyuan Road, Huangpu District

蟹壳黄 (xiè ké huáng)

Try this snack at Wuyuan Bakery:No. 255, Yanping Road, Jing'an DistrictNo.1530, West Beijing Road, Jing'an District

生煎馒头 (shēng jiān mán tou)

Recommended places to try this snack:Xiaoyang Shengjian Restaurant (Yang's Fry Dumpling): No. 54 and No. 60, Wujiang Road, Jing'an DistrictFengyu Shengjian Eatery: No. 48, Guangling 2nd Road, Hongkou DistrictYoulian Shengjian Restaurant: No. 45, Xinzha Road, Putuo DistrictFeilong Shengjian Restaurant: 1F, Dongtai Plaza, No. 2002, North Sichuan Road, Hongkou DistrictDahuchun Eatery: No. 4-6, Lane136, Pudong Avenue, Pudong New Area


排骨年糕 (pái gǔ nián gāo)
Locations of the two restaurants:Shuguang Restaurant: at the intersection of Middle Sichuan Road and Fuzhou Road, Huangpu DistrictXian De Lai: No. 69, South Yunnan Road, Huangpu District


菜包子 (sù cāi bāo zi)
Where to taste:Chunfeng Songyue Vegetarian Restaurant: No.99, Jiu Jiaochang Road, Huangpu District (near Bailing Road)


擂沙圆 (léi shā yuán)
here to taste:Qiaojiashan Snack Store: No. 313, South Xiangyang Road, Xuhui District

馄饨 (hún dùn)
Recommended Restaurant:Jin Shifu Won Ton Restaurant: No. 78, Sinan Road, Luwan District


In addition to the above, there are many other snacks worth trying, including Date Paste Pastry, Gaoqiao Muffin, Yangchun Noodles, Sauced Cold Noodles, Glutinous Rice Dumpling, Fruit Sponge Cake, Cream Spiced Beans, and Mint Cake. In some ancient towns of Shanghai such as Qibao in Minhang District, Zhujiajiao in Qingpu District, and Fengjing in Jinshan District





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Four Streets


Nanjing Road, one of the four streets, enjoys the reputation of No.1 Commercial Street in China. Developed from the beginning of the 20th century, Nanjing Road has clusters of a wide variety of shops from those that are centuries old, to special ones and modern malls. In these modern times, Nanjing Road is not out done by its numerous competitors but becomes more and more prosperous.

Huaihai Road, no less famous than Nanjing Road, is celebrated for its elegance. It features top-end designer brands from all over the world.


North Sichuan Road offers good inexpensive merchandise and is always the first choice of ordinary people.


Food and tourism are well provided for on Middle Tibet Road, one of the Four Streets.




Four Cities


Yuyuan Shopping City, Xujiahui Shopping City, New Shanghai Shopping City and Jiali Sleepless City are the bustling "Four Cities" in Shanghai.


For inexpensive clothes, Hong Kong Famous Shops Street and Dimei Shopping Center beneath People's Square and Xiangyang Road Market will whet your appetite.


Xiangyang Road Market. This famous market used to be on the former Huating Road Clothes Street, which was the most renowned clothes street in Shanghai before relocating to its present place. Since 1980s, a number of the shops selling clothes and small ornaments led Shanghai's fashion trend. Foreigners carrying large travel bags once formed the scene on the street. In November 2000, the former Clothes shops on Huating Road were moved to Xiangyang Road Market. A notable feature here is the fact that you can find expensive goods at very low prices! But be warned that so-called brand names are often fakes but with care you can find items of a reasonable quality.Getting there: Subway line 1, Public Bus No. 24, 42, 45, 94, 96, 128

The distinguishing feature in North Shaanxi Road is its shoes. Not only abundant varieties and original styles, the prices are reasonable and moderate. Some shops selling Chinese-style clothes are on Maoming Road, Changle Road.

Fuzhou Road earned its fame as "Culture Street" a century ago. The outlets here deal mainly in manner of cultural items, ranging from books, music and art... It is now the fashion for Shanghai people to wander along Fuzhou Road after work to browse through all sorts of books and magazines in the stores along the road.Shanghai Music Bookstore: No. 365, Middle Tibet Road Tel: 63223213Shanghai Ancient Books Store: No. 424, Fuzhou Road Tel: 63223453Shanghai Foreign Languages Bookstore: No. 390, Fuzhou Road Tel: 63223200Shanghai Books City: No. 401, Fuzhou Road Tel: 63200651Shanghai Fine Arts Articles Shop: No. 402, Fuzhou Road Tel: 63528706

Dongtai Road Antique Market is a market mainly dealing with the porcelains, jade wares, bronze wares, wooden wares, calligraphy and paintings and embroidery utensils. Lots of tourists from home and aboard come to this famous market.Getting there: Public bus No. 17, 18, 23, 864

Houyin Fish (Noodle Fish), origin in Qingpu and Chongming counties, the Houyin Fish is scrumptious and delicious. Canned Anchovy, one of the specialties of Shanghai, is fried and exported overseas and is highly praised. Other local specialties like Pudong Chicken, Shanghai Juicy Peach, and Juicy Pear and so on will make your mouth water.