Yu Garden with Shanghai Tower beyond

Neighbourhood guide · Shanghai

Yu Garden & the Old City: Our Favourites

Yu Garden, the Shanghai Museum on People’s Square and the Shanghai Grand Theatre.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Yu Garden and the Old City: the back story

    Old City·In depth

    A Ming dynasty garden, People’s Square’s museum and the lanes of old Shanghai.

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  2. The back story

    Two Shanghai Museums: the back story

    People’s Square·In depth

    A great museum of Chinese art, now on two sites: People’s Square and the new Shanghai Museum East in Pudong.

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What to see and do

  1. The city’s great museum

    Shanghai Museum (People’s Square)

    People’s Square·Museum

    The Shanghai Museum’s original home on People’s Square.

    201 Renmin Avenue, Huangpu, ShanghaiExplore View on map

  2. On People’s Square

    Shanghai Grand Theatre

    People’s Square·Theatre

    The theatre on People’s Square, beside the Shanghai Museum.

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  3. A Ming dynasty garden

    Yu Garden (Yuyuan)

    Old City·Classical garden

    A classical garden from the Ming dynasty, with more than 40 scenic spots, in the heart of the Old City.

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Where to eat

  1. Two MICHELIN stars

    Canton 8

    Old City·Cantonese restaurant·¥¥

    Two-star Cantonese cooking at a moderate price, near the Old City.

    63 Runan Street, Huangpu, ShanghaiExplore View on map

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