Shopping in the markets of Shanghai
Plan your Shanghai tour? Shanghai is a shopping paradise in China. Although malls and shopping centers are becoming more popular, the majority of Shanghai residents still shop in markets. Markets make life easy for the shoppers If you are wondering where to shop in the markets in Shanghai during your short Shanghai tours, here is a listing of some popular markets and shopping streets for your quick reference.
Yuyuan Market ( Yuyuan Bazaar) (上海豫园商城 批发市场)
Located next to the Yu Garden and also known as the City God Temple market, Yuyuan market is a wonderful place to experience local life. If you want to look back on the bygone days of Shanghai. Yuyuan Market will lead you back to 100 years ago.
Located next to the Yu Garden and also known as the City God Temple market, Yuyuan market is a wonderful place to experience local life. If you want to look back on the bygone days of Shanghai. Yuyuan Market will lead you back to 100 years ago.
There are over a hundred stores and shops in this area, selling a mish-mash of items including Chinese medicine, walking sticks, silk umbrellas, bamboo and rattan furniture, goldfish, etc. Local people in Shanghai enjoy shopping here. They can find things unobtainable elsewhere and they dine at their favorite restaurants.
Add: 218 Anren Street, Huangpu District (around Yuyuan Garden), Shanghai 黄浦区安仁街132号(城隍庙内)
Tel: (021)63260830
Public Transport: take bus 930 from Poeple’s Square (人民广场) and get off at the 5th stop of Xinbeimen (新北门站), have a 5-minute walk to Yuyuan Garden ( also the market)
Dongtai Road Antique Market (东台路古玩市)
Dongtai Road Antique Market is a famous street both home and abroad for its antiques in Shanghai. Dongtai Road is an open market about 200 meters long with about 125 stores opened on both sides of the road.
Dongtai Road Antique Market is a famous street both home and abroad for its antiques in Shanghai. Dongtai Road is an open market about 200 meters long with about 125 stores opened on both sides of the road.
There are antiques both real and fake, including ceramics, copper, jade, ancient coins, pocket watches, paintings and a host of other collectibles. It is getting hard now to find real antiques here. Many stalls sell many of the same and/or similar items, so shop around for the best price.
Add: Dong Tai Road, Shanghai 上海市卢湾区东台路浏河口路
Tel: 021-64393615
Hong Qiao New World Pearl Market (上海虹桥国际珍珠城)
Hong Qiao New World Pearl Market offers far more than just the pearls. It is an enormous shopping venue which is spread out over three floors and offers shoppers a large range of items.
Hong Qiao New World Pearl Market offers far more than just the pearls. It is an enormous shopping venue which is spread out over three floors and offers shoppers a large range of items.
You can find knock-off bags, scarves, Chinese junk and treasures on the first floor, and wares on the second floor. Remember to bargain hard with the vendors and don’t be afraid to walk away. Hong Qiao New World Pearl Market is the best place to shop for pearls for you.
Add: 3721 Hongmei Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 闵行区虹梅路3721号(近延安西路)
Tel: (021)62626278
Opening Hours: 10:00-22:00
South Bund Fabric Market (南外滩轻纺面料市场)
South Bund Fabric Market, which is originally known as the Dongjiadu Fabric Market, is a three storey building full of fabric shops and tailors.
Walking into the South Bund Fabric Market, you may find yourself lost in a maze of hundreds of fabric stalls. Its great values are Qipao, cashmere coats and men’s shirts. Most of the cloths is cheap here. Many shops have their own in-house tailors who can stitch you a suit, or anything else you want.
South Bund Fabric Market, which is originally known as the Dongjiadu Fabric Market, is a three storey building full of fabric shops and tailors.
Walking into the South Bund Fabric Market, you may find yourself lost in a maze of hundreds of fabric stalls. Its great values are Qipao, cashmere coats and men’s shirts. Most of the cloths is cheap here. Many shops have their own in-house tailors who can stitch you a suit, or anything else you want.
Address: 399 Lujiabang Road, Shanghai 黄浦区陆家浜路399号(近南仓街)
Tel: (021)63775858
Opening Hours: 10:00-19:00
Opening Hours: 10:00-19:00
Qipu Road Clothing Market (上海七浦路服装批发市场)
Qipu Road clothing Market is the largest whole sale and retail clothing market in Shanghai which offers a massive number of men’s wear, women’s wear and children’s wear. It has a history of over 100 years.
There are various of products sold here, both for domestic market and international market, such as clothing, apparels, children’s clothes, underwear, skirts, shoes, jeans, T-shirts, bags, and other related products. You have the chance to grab the latest fashion at extremely low prices in this market.
Add: 168 & 183 Qipu Road, near Henan Bei Lu, Zhabei District 上海七浦路，闸北区，上海
Tel: 021-5102 0001
Hours: Daily 6:30am to 6:00pm
Yatai Xinyang Fashion and Gift Market （亚太新阳服饰礼品市场）
After that famous “fake” market-Xiangyang market closed its gates in 2006, many vendors relocated to Yatai Xinyang Market. The vendors in this market create their own brands instead of the former fake. It is a great place to buy inexpensive souvenirs: T-shirts, chopsticks, cushion covers and pashminas.
Vendors here are reasonably honest but they’re trying to make as much money as they can. Just remember to bargain hard before you buy.
After that famous “fake” market-Xiangyang market closed its gates in 2006, many vendors relocated to Yatai Xinyang Market. The vendors in this market create their own brands instead of the former fake. It is a great place to buy inexpensive souvenirs: T-shirts, chopsticks, cushion covers and pashminas.
Vendors here are reasonably honest but they’re trying to make as much money as they can. Just remember to bargain hard before you buy.
Add: Science and Technology Museum Metro Stop (Metro Line 2), Pudong, Shanghai 浦东新区世纪大道2002号地铁2号科技馆站内(近二号线上海科技馆站)
Hours: 10:00-18:00
Tel：(021)68540000
Flower, Bird, Fish and Insect Market （上海花鸟市场）
As the most famous of its kinds in Shanghai, this market has everything that you expect to find. There are Spring’s orchid, Summer’s lotus, Autumn’s mum, and Winter’s plum, which are changeable following the seasons. All kinds of fish, birds together with the tools are also available. It’s worth the trip for the weird and unusual and you’ll take some great photos.
As the most famous of its kinds in Shanghai, this market has everything that you expect to find. There are Spring’s orchid, Summer’s lotus, Autumn’s mum, and Winter’s plum, which are changeable following the seasons. All kinds of fish, birds together with the tools are also available. It’s worth the trip for the weird and unusual and you’ll take some great photos.
There are a handful bird and flower markets in Shanghai. I just name a few：
Cao’an flowers market (曹安路花卉市场)
Add: 2207, Wuning Road (near Daduhe Road) 武宁南路2207号（近大渡河路）Wujiaochang birds and flowers market (五角场花鸟市场)
Add: 493 Guohe Road, Wujiaochang, near Changhai Road 地处五角场国和路493号，长海路口
Add: 2207, Wuning Road (near Daduhe Road) 武宁南路2207号（近大渡河路）Wujiaochang birds and flowers market (五角场花鸟市场)
Add: 493 Guohe Road, Wujiaochang, near Changhai Road 地处五角场国和路493号，长海路口
Hongqiao birds and flowers market (虹桥花市)
Add: Opposite Shanghai Zoo
Yangpu Park birds and flowers market 杨浦公园花卉市场
Add: 701 Longchang Road 隆昌路701号
Weekly Friday Muslim Street Market （常德路上海穆斯林市场）
Weekly Friday Muslim Street Market, which is located in front of the Huxi Mosque, is a small area of street with roadside vendors gathered selling Muslim foods and products.
Weekly Friday Muslim Street Market, which is located in front of the Huxi Mosque, is a small area of street with roadside vendors gathered selling Muslim foods and products.
Weekly Friday Muslim Street Market is an interesting place to see some non-Han Chinese culture. Check out the different offerings, sample some street food and even have a wander around the mosque. Most of the vendors come from Xinjiang Province and their cuisine is very different from eastern China.
Add: 1328 Changde Lu, near Aomen Lu, Northern Jing’an District, Shanghai , 上海常德北路
Cybermart (赛博数码）
Shanghai Cybermart is located at Huaihai Middle Road, surrounded by a lot of famous department stores and office buildings. It is the most central and reliable location for all sorts of electronic and computer equipment, including DVD players, iPods, laptops, etc.
If you are a computer craze, you can come here and have a look. You can find any digital products of any brands in this mart. Generally speaking, Cybermart is a good place to go if you do not have time to go to Xu Jia Hui
Shanghai Cybermart is located at Huaihai Middle Road, surrounded by a lot of famous department stores and office buildings. It is the most central and reliable location for all sorts of electronic and computer equipment, including DVD players, iPods, laptops, etc.
If you are a computer craze, you can come here and have a look. You can find any digital products of any brands in this mart. Generally speaking, Cybermart is a good place to go if you do not have time to go to Xu Jia Hui
Add: 1 Middle Huaihai Road, Shanghai 上海市淮海中路1号
Tel: 021-63855666
Web: http://www.cybermart.com.cn
Hours: 10:00-20:00
Hong Kong Famous Shops Street （上海人民广场香港名街）
Located at Renmin Road, Hong Kong Famous Shops Street is Shanghai’s first underground shopping street filled with booths on both sides.
Young people like to shop here for unique and good-looking products, including clothes, bags, headgear and jewelry. Visitors need to bargain for a good price. With the establishment of more shopping centers of its kind and the increasing price of renting a booth, goods here are more expensive than other places, but it offers a good selection of what is “cool” and “in.”
Located at Renmin Road, Hong Kong Famous Shops Street is Shanghai’s first underground shopping street filled with booths on both sides.
Young people like to shop here for unique and good-looking products, including clothes, bags, headgear and jewelry. Visitors need to bargain for a good price. With the establishment of more shopping centers of its kind and the increasing price of renting a booth, goods here are more expensive than other places, but it offers a good selection of what is “cool” and “in.”
Add: No. 9-99, Renmin Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai。上海人民广场
Tel: 021-63917770
How to get: Metro Line No.1, Metro Line No.2 (get off at People’s Square Station)
How to get: Metro Line No.1, Metro Line No.2 (get off at People’s Square Station)
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Hi
How i go to Shanghai Upholstery & Bedding Market from Xiujiahiu Nandan road. /use bus/
Hello Jack,
You may go to Shengyuan Dadi Furniture Store 盛源大地家具店. Only about 20-minute walk from Nandan Road.
Name: Shengyuan Dadi Furniture Store 盛源大地家具店
Tel： 021-64284958 021-62484958
Add： 200 Wending Road， Xuhui District, Shanghai 上海徐汇区文定路200号
Please ask your hotel or your Chinese friend for the direction of the store.
what month of the year does the Shanghai market close.
Please can someone assist
Thank you,
Hello Firdose,
Most of the makets in Shanghai will be closed or partly closed during Chinese New Year ( Chinese spring festival) similar to the Christmas in the west.