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Xīntiāndì
It brought a stylish twist to the fêted French Concession, and this restaurant, bar, entertainment and cultural complex quickly became an epicentre for fashionable alfresco diners and well-heeled Shanghai shoppers - uniformed security was at hand to shoo-shoo the hobos and keep a lid on downwardly mobile behaviour. It was only a matter of time before the tourist hordes turned it into a victim of its own success.
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Yuyuan Gardens & Bazaar
With its shaded alcoves, glittering pools churning with carp, pavilions, pines sprouting wistfully from rockeries, whispering bamboo, jasmine clumps, stony recesses and roving bands of Japanese tourists, the Yuyuan Gardens are one of Shanghai's top-notch sights. With over 1000 visitors daily, securing an early morning visit is advisable. The adjacent bazaar is great for a browse, if you can ignore the surrounding sales roar.
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Zhongshan Park
Known as Jessfield Park to the British, this is a moderately interesting park located in the north east, in the former 'Badlands' area of 1930s Shanghai. Kids will like Fundazzle (Fāndǒulè； 翻斗乐), an adventure playground with slides, mazes and tunnels.
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Zhou Enlai's Former Residence
In 1946 Zhou Enlai, the urbane and much-loved (although some swear he was even more sly than Mao) first premier of the People's Republic of China, lived in this Spanish villa. Zhou was then head of the Communist Party's Shanghai office, and spent much of his time giving press conferences and dodging Kuomintang agents who spied on him from across the road.
