Some Lights: Shanghai (2) - Sightseeing and Shopping

We have 28/05 & 29/05 for for our sightseeing & the planned late-minute shopping, before we wrapped up our China trip on the 30/05. The first destination was the area around City Gold Temple - Chenghuang Miao (城隍庙), the traditional district of commerce in the city, surrounding the City Gold temple. There are hundred of stores and shops in this area, and most of these buildings are nearly a century old.

The streets of Chenghuang Miao

Chenghuang Miao Area

Century old buildings in the Chenghuang Miao area

There were so many city dwellers and the tourists like us crowding the entire Chenghuang Miao area, probably to come for shopping as well as to feel the traditional ambience which is uncommon in other parts of the city.

Pavilions and teahouses in the Chenghuang Miao area

Chenghuang Miao area

The Entrance for City Gold Temple

We had a short stroll at People's Square (人民广场), a large public square adjacent to Nanjing Road. This is a good location for photo-snapping as there are many landmark buildings around such as Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Grand Theatre (上海大剧院), JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai and the others.

Entrance for Shanghai Museum

Shanghai Grand Theatre (in the front), JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai (in the centre)

Another view of skyscrapers around People's Square

Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (上海浦东市区中国科技馆) was also one of our sightseeing spot in the afternoon.

Shanghai Science and Technology Museum

Nanjing Road, the main shopping street in Shanghai, was our final stop for the day. The district is located in the city center, running in a west-east direction. We strolled along the bustling commercial street with stores on both side of the street packed with city dwellers and tourists. I picked some Shanghai Expo 2010 souvenirs from the souvenirs shop here.