Out on the town, Shanghainese style (eastday.com) Updated: 2006-04-10 14:51
New to Shanghai? Whoever you are, whatever your taste, Shanghai's unique
style is infectious. To help you get to know the city like the back of your hand
we have compiled list of 22 places to go in Shanghai. In other words how to
live it up in Shanghai like the Shanghainese do.
1. Take a walk on Hengshan Road. Hengshan Road is best around sunset,
when the streetlamps start to glow and there's no one around. Colonial manors,
historic churches, street-corner parks, private gardens,bars and restaurants
line this sycamore-shaded street.
2. Give your eyes a treat at Xiangyanglu. This clothing supercenter, where
you can buy the most fashionable skirts, avant-garde T-shirts, trendy handbags
and the most new-wave shoes is a visual feast of color and fashion.
3. Pick up some DVD's on the cheap. Zixilu holds Shanghai's biggest
concentration of pirated DVD shops. Here you can findthe latest and hard-to-find
movies.
4. Take a date to Haagen-Dazs] Delicate ice cream combined with an
elegant atmosphere makes H?agen-Dazs the most romantic and fashionable place to
have a date. Haagen Dazs makes ice cream with only the finest ingredients and
regularly introduces new flavors. So if you love her, then take her to
H?agen-Dazs and get some sweets for your sweetie. (Flagship store address: No.
558, Huaihai Zhonglu. Reservations: 021-63593481.)
5. WHAT IS PARKSONS? WHY IS IT A GOOD PLACE TO GO? Parksons on Huaihailu is
located at the heart of this famous street, the frontline of fashion. (Location:
Shaanxi Nanlu metro entrance, Huaihai Zhonglu)
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