Hongfang Creative Industrial Zone
Free: All time Like the Moganshan Art District, the Hongfang (Red Town) Creative Industrial Zone are housed in a cluster of renovated factory buildings. Created in 2005, the compound houses galleries showcasing work by Chinese and foreign contemporary artists. Entry...
Mao Zedong’s Former Residence
Free: All time A small residence, tucked in between small shops, was once home to the great Chairman Mao Zedong during his time as a communist activist in Shanghai. Mao lived in the residence in the latter half of 1924 with...
50 Moganshan Road (M50) Art District
Free: All time M50, short for 50 Moganshan Road, is a contemporary art district in Shanghai. Tucked away in an old industrial area, the art quarter houses a thriving community of more than a hundred artists whose studios are open...
Shanghai Museum
Free: All time Housed in a four-floor building, the Shanghai Museum is one of mainland China’s best collections of ancient Chinese artifacts. The museum boasts more than 1,000,000 objects, about 120,000 of which are precious national treasures. Its collection of...


