Taikang Rd Art Centre

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  • Address
    Taikang Lu, lane 210, French Concession
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  • Transport
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underground rail: South Shaanxi Rd

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Lonely Planet review

This warren of shíkùmén architecture offers tranquil doses of genuine charm. A community of art galleries, studios, pocket-sized wi-fi cafés, petite shops and boutiques - the perfect antidote to Shanghai's oversized malls and intimidating skyscrapers. With families still residing in neighbouring buildings, a community mood survives, while the area's relative transport isolation has prevented it from being swamped by feral tour groups.

The mainstay multistorey warehouse, the International Artists' Factory is home to art galleries (some good, some bad) and studios. Jooi Design and other hip home décor boutiques and design studios can be found here. Also in the Factory is the popular Wuyi Chinese Kungfu Centre which offers classes in Chinese wǔshù (martial arts) as well as taichi.

Also on the main alley is the excellent Deke Erh Art Centre ( - ), owned by local photographer and author Deke Erh, who also runs the Old China Hand Reading Room. A fantastic range of books about Shanghai (many of which are collaborations by Deke Erh and long-term Shanghai resident Tess Johnston) are on display and you can sit down with a coffee at the ground-floor café.