# Things to Do in Shanghai

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Looking for things to do in Shanghai? This list of 10 includes Yu Garden (Huangpu, Shanghai). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [China](/china.md) / Shanghai
**Updated:** 2026-08-26 03:24:55

1. **[Yu Garden](/e/yu-garden---1569.md)** (attraction) — Ming-dynasty garden of rockeries, ponds and pavilions beside the Yuyuan bazaar; entry needs a real-name, timed reservation through its WeChat mini-program and it closes Mondays. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://m.sh.bendibao.com/tour/246010.html, https://www.yugarden.com.cn/Page/ArticleView/articleIndex6.html
2. **[The Bund](/e/the-bund---1570.md)** (attraction) — A 1.5km riverside promenade below 1930s bank towers on one side and Pudong's skyline across the water; the classic evening walk, humid and crowded in late-August heat. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://whlyj.sh.gov.cn/gqfc/20250221/db645ed1893344389e44078b95440bdd.html, https://www.shanghai.gov.cn/huangpu/index.html
3. **[Zhujiajiao Water Town](/e/zhujiajiao-water-town---1571.md)** (attraction) — A 1,700-year-old canal town of over 30 stone bridges, including the five-arch Fangsheng Bridge, on the edge of Dianshan Lake southwest of the city center. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_5376772, https://www.shqp.gov.cn/shqp/ggfw/mszt/jxjd/20210603/840328.html
4. **[Tianzifang](/e/tianzifang---1572.md)** (attraction) — A maze of shikumen lane houses off Taikang Road, converted from lane factories and homes into small galleries, studios, cafes and craft shops. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianzifang, https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1421593
5. **[Xintiandi](/e/xintiandi---1573.md)** (attraction) — Former French Concession shikumen lane houses rebuilt in 2001 into a car-free district of restaurants, bars and shops around Taiping Lake. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.shanghai.gov.cn/nw4411/20250419/a8809bfe736040f7a4b6bbfed0253944.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xintiandi
6. **[Shanghai Tower Observation Deck (Top of Shanghai)](/e/shanghai-tower-observation-deck-top-of-shanghai---1574.md)** (attraction) — A 118th-floor, glass-walled deck in China's tallest building, reached by one of the world's fastest elevators; tickets are real-name and ID is checked at entry. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.shanghaitower.com/shagnhai.html, https://sh.chinadaily.com.cn/2017-04/27/content_29106048.htm
7. **[Shanghai Museum East](/e/shanghai-museum-east---1575.md)** (attraction) — The Shanghai Museum's Pudong building, holding its permanent collection of bronzes, ceramics and painting; opened in stages from December 2024, with the People's Square original being repurposed. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://english.pudong.gov.cn/chinashftz/2025-05/30/c_1008362.htm, https://whlyj.sh.gov.cn/wlyw/20241203/a4f01fa0d284419090dd69ac3f747f52.html
8. **[West Bund Art District](/e/west-bund-art-district---1576.md)** (attraction) — A former industrial stretch of the Huangpu's west bank rebuilt into a riverside culture corridor, anchored by the Long Museum and the Chipperfield-designed West Bund Museum with Centre Pompidou. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.westbund.com/en/index/POPULAR-VENUES/detail_695y4T.html, https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2006189
9. **[Jing'an Temple](/e/jing-an-temple---1577.md)** (attraction) — A Tangmi Buddhist temple tracing to 247 AD, rebuilt after Cultural Revolution damage and now standing on West Nanjing Road directly above a major metro interchange. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jing'an_Temple, https://www.jingan.gov.cn/rmtzx/003008/003008005/20220105/01db49ff-052a-4820-b2a9-88090ee20e54.html
10. **[Power Station of Art](/e/power-station-of-art---1578.md)** (attraction) — Mainland China's first state-run contemporary art museum, converted from a riverside coal power plant in 2012; permanent-collection entry needs a WeChat reservation, special shows ticket separately. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://m.sh.bendibao.com/tour/246510.html, https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E5%BD%93%E4%BB%A3%E8%89%BA%E6%9C%AF%E5%8D%9A%E7%89%A9%E9%A6%86

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