Duolun Road Cultural Street

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  • Address
    off North Sichuan Rd, Duolun Rd, N Shanghai
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  • Transport
    underground rail: East Baoxing Rd
bus: 21 from Suzhou Creek

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Lonely Planet review

This nicely restored, if a little twee, street of fine old houses, just off North Sichuan Rd, was once home to several of China's most famous writers (as well as several Kuomintang generals), when the road was known as Doulean Rd. Today it is lined with art supply stores, curio shops, galleries, teahouses and cafés, as well as statues of the writers Lu Xun and Guo Moruo.

The main appeal of the street is its galleries and antique shops, including Wang Zaoshi's fabulous collection of 10,000 Mao badges (183 Duolun Rd; 多伦路183号; admission Y2 ) and Dashanghai (181 Duolun Rd; 多伦路181号), a marvellous deluge of Mao-era badges and posters, old records, photos, books, typewriters and assorted Shanghai bric-a-brac from the decadent days. With a bit of exploration you are bound to dig up something.

The League of Left-Wing Writers was established down a side alley (then known as Darroch Rd) on 2 March 1930. Today the building serves as a political museum (2 Lane 201, Duolun Rd; 多伦路201弄2号; adult/student Y5 / Y3 ; - ), perhaps worth a look for the architecture alone. Also wander down this alley for some lovely old architecture, pigeons in coops and further small alleyway openings.