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Nanjing Road East

Shopping street·People’s Square

From People’s Square to the Bund

About Nanjing Road East

Nanjing Road East is a busy pedestrian shopping street leading from People’s Square towards the Bund and the Fairmont Peace Hotel. It is brightest in the evening.

Why it's on our list

  • Pedestrian street
  • Leads to the Bund

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Nanjing Road East before you go.

Hotels nearby

The closest hotels in our guide to Nanjing Road East, as the crow flies.

  1. Bvlgari Hotel ShanghaiSuzhou Creek800 m10 min walk
  2. Fairmont Peace HotelThe Bund1.0 km13 min walk
  3. Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the BundThe Bund1.1 km13 min walk
  4. The Peninsula ShanghaiThe Bund1.1 km14 min walk
  5. The grand hotels of the Bund: the back storyThe Bund1.2 km15 min walk

All hotels

What’s nearby

Distances from Nanjing Road East are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Key sights

  1. Shanghai Museum (People’s Square)950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
  2. The Bund1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
  3. Yu Garden1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
  4. Xintiandi1.8 kmWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
  5. Oriental Pearl TV Tower2.0 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
  6. Shanghai Tower2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
  7. Jing’an Temple3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 14 min
  8. Wukang Mansion5.3 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 18 min
  9. Shanghai Museum East6.0 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 19 min
  10. West Bund Museum7.7 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 24 min

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