Vintage tables and chairs are surrounded by antique trinkets and wares in cabinets here. Order a drink, soak up the sun and listen to jazz on the stereo in the garden outside. Meals and cakes are also served, but they're disappointing; come to enjoy the atmosphere and a book instead.
Antique Garden
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2. Sun Yatsen’s Former Residence
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Sun Zhongshan predictably receives the full-on hagiographic treatment at this shrine to China’s guófù (国父, father of the nation). A capacious exhibition…
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4. Zhou Enlai’s Former Residence
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7. Site of the 1st National Congress of the CCP
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