Standing at the arrivals exit of Pudong Airport, the damp subtropical atmosphere mixed with the unique electronic fragrance of the city fills the air. This city, known as the "Oriental Paris", is weaving invitations with neon lights and the rustle of wutong leaves. Let us use our footsteps as pens to write your own travel poems in this magical city where time and space intertwine.
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1. The Bund: A Dual Variation of Night and Day
The Light and Shadow Magic at 6pm at Dusk
As dusk paints the dome of the Customs Building with gold foil, millions of lights begin to float on the surface of the Huangpu River. Starting from Chen Yi Square, stepping on the granite pavement where cargo ships unloaded a hundred years ago, watching the "three piece set" of Lujiazui on the other side playing hide and seek with light and shadow between the glass curtain walls. Suggest renting a beige trench coat (ZARA flagship store displays the most popular oversized style of the season), allowing Jiang Feng to blow the hem into a free shape. At this time, press the shutter button, and every frame will have a retro movie feel similar to 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'.
The secret party at midnight
When the whistle of the sightseeing cruise ship disappeared into the night, the old buildings at the Bund began to shed their daytime solemnity. Step into the top floor bar of The Nest, order a special cocktail called 'Shanghai Sling', and listen to the DJ mix Zhou Xuan's' Night Shanghai 'with Post Malone's hot singles on vinyl records. The retro street lights hanging on the terrace railing cast your shadow onto the brick walls of a century old foreign company, and the current time and space mismatch is the most charming metaphor in Shanghai.
2. Lujiazui: New Wave Experiment in the Vertical Forest
City slicing on top of the cloud
Take the super high speed elevator of Shanghai center Building, and the eardrum can jump 474 meters above sea level in 18 seconds. Standing on the transparent viewing platform of the "Top of Shanghai" Sightseeing Hall, the moving lights of the Milky Way are under your feet, and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower in the distance is like a crystal marble held in your palm. It is recommended to come before 10am, when the sunlight slanted into the glass curtain wall, you can see financial elites performing a "real simulation city" in the office building downstairs - their figures in suits and leather shoes, forming an interesting contrast with the trendy skateboarders playing on the Global Financial Center Square downstairs.
The consumption frenzy of the underground seventh floor
From the sunken plaza of the Global Financial Center downwards, the luxury corridor of IFC Guojin Center is presenting the latest season's fashion narrative. The silk scarves in Hermes' window are printed with the patterns of the Jiuqu Bridge in Yu Garden, and Gucci stores pay tribute to the bamboo weaving technology in Jiangnan with bamboo knots. Don't forget to turn into the designer buying area of Lane Crawford, where you can find the "New Chinese Style Dress" of a local Shanghai brand: an oversized shirt made of silk Tang style clothing, paired with a pair of washed and worn jeans, which is currently the most popular "Shanghai Chic".
3. Wukang Road: Film Studio between wutong Leaves
Slow down at 3 pm in the afternoon
Looking out from the acute angle balcony of Wukang Building, the whole street is covered in the light spot of French wutong. Outside the cast iron fence of Ba Jin's former residence, the window display of the Old Camera Museum showcases Leica cameras from the 1930s, while the nearby "Farmer Bob" caf é emits the sweet aroma of crepes. Suggest renting a vintage bike (the classic permanent license plate can be found at roadside rental points), and when stopping in front of the Romeo balcony (the filming location of Lust, Caution), remember to wear a beret - the old lady who sells cultural and creative products will smile and say to you in English, "C'est la vie (this is life). "
The dressing laboratory deep in the alley
Entering the alleyway of Wukangting, the clothes rack of Vintage's boutique is adorned with 1940s cheongsams and 1980s shoulder padded suits. In the "Rarefied" studio, the French shopkeeper will cut a Chinese style stand collar shirt tailored for you. The fabric is digital printed silk customized in Suzhou, and the pattern is the lotus pond in Yu Garden. When you walk on Wukang Road in this shirt, the shadow of wutong trees will flow on the cloth, as if you wear the whole autumn of Shanghai.
The meditation moment at 7am in the morning
As the first incense of Jing'an Temple drifted towards the blue sky, the green light sign of Star Dad just lit up at the Jing'an Kerry Center in front of the temple. Donate a stick of incense in the temple and watch monks in robes walk past the prayer wheel on their iPhone sneakers. The copper bell in the corner of the temple resonates with the sound of the elevator in the adjacent office building. It is recommended to circle the temple clockwise and use your phone to record the rhythm of the monk knocking on the wooden fish next to the ancient well of the "Sixth Spring of the World" - this will be the most special "City Voice Diary" on your social circle.
Cross border experiment at 2pm in the afternoon
Coming up from the "Internet celebrity bow" exit of Jing'an Temple subway station, the "% Arabica" caf é on Yuyuan Road is making creative latte with Ethiopian beans. The smell of cedar mixed with old Shanghai Snow Cream came from the "Summer View" fragrance store next door. On the shelf of the "Plum" buyer's shop around the corner, the old Shanghai clam oil and Fulaishi facial mask were displayed side by side. Sitting in an open-air seat, watching the young girl in Hanfu pass by the investment banker in suits and leather shoes, this is the survival philosophy of Jing'an Temple business district: tradition and modernity never need to go their separate ways.
4. Disney: A Fairy Tale Refuge for Adults
The magic starts at 10am in the morning
As the steam train of the amusement park hotel honked into the main entrance, musicians on Mickey Avenue were playing 'Minuet'. Suggest heading straight to 'Thunder Mountain Drift' and capturing the surprise expression of Explorer Dora in the moment of splashing water; Don't miss the "Ocean Adventure" parade in the afternoon, where the feathered headpieces on the dancers' heads reflect a rainbow in the sunlight - a marine element specially designed by Disney for the Shanghai park.
The Light and Shadow Festival at 6pm
Waiting for the "Illuminate Dreams" fireworks show at the best viewing spot in the Wonderland Garden, when the spire of Cinderella Castle was lit up by magic, a girl in Hanfu behind her was explaining the story of "Mulan" to foreign friends in fluent English. It is recommended to turn on the "live mode" on your phone, and at the moment of fireworks blooming, you can capture the scene of light and shadow flowing on the faces of tourists looking up - the golden powder on their eyelashes is the most authentic appearance of fairy tales.
On the morning before leaving, go to the "Old Local Noodle Shop" on Zhapu Road to have a bowl of scallion oil mixed noodles. The scallions floating in the noodle soup and the wutong leaves picked up on the Bund three days ago are now the memory specimens in the luggage. The wonder of this city is that it allows you to see your future through the glass curtain walls of Lujiazui, and rediscover a childhood afternoon in the old western-style houses on Wukang Road. As the plane flew over the Huangpu River and the lights under the portholes connected, you suddenly understood: Shanghai has never been a single place, it is a flowing feast woven together by all the people who have been here in the folds of time.
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