Discover Shanghai Tianzifang-Great Shanghai Tours

Even with all the businesses selling souvenirs, the China tours area does not have the look of having been overly developed. It is distinctly different from Xintiandi, another redevelopment in the vicinity, in that it has managed to preserve its residential feel, adding to its appeal.

Shanghai's trendiest fashionistas, hippies, hipsters and artists are flocking to Tianzifang (Tiánzǐfāng, 田子坊), one of Shanghai's youngest art districts, to browse the boutiques and Yangtze River cruises lounge about in the many stylish hole-in-the wall cafés.

A decade ago, Tianzifang's art scene began with a single four-story former candy factory being renovated into an artist's factory and art quarter. Today, it's a bustle of locally owned art shops, interior design stores, jewelry and clothing boutiques, bag shops, cozy cafés and restaurants—all tucked into a tiny bohemian oasis. Though Xintiandi and Moganshan Lu must be mentioned for sake of comparison, there's really nowhere else like Tianzifang in the city.

You might occasionally have to duck some hanging laundry and stumble into the back door of someone's house while in search of a toilet, but that's what makes Tianzifang so fun—it's immediate, organic connection to the China tour surrounding neighborhood, not a sterile development drawn up by planners and corporate architects.

Wandering around and seeing the old lanes and buildings from different angles, then you could take a cup of drink and immerse yourself in the vivid atmosphere Shanghai tour of Tianzifang.

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