Areas
Jing'an
静安寺 / 南京西路
Jing'an Temple and the West Nanjing Road shopping strip, with Moller Villa to the south and Suzhou Creek's warehouses and art spaces to the north.
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Jing’an (静安, Jìng’ān) is named after Jing’an Temple, the rebuilt Buddhist temple that stands among shopping towers on West Nanjing Road. The road is one of the city’s main shopping streets, and most of this area’s hotels are on or near it.
What to see
The temple is the one sight right on the main road. South of the shopping strip is Moller Villa, a Nordic-style garden villa that is now a hotel. North of the shopping strip, the Shanghai Natural History Museum sits in Jing’an Sculpture Park.
Further north the area runs to Suzhou Creek, where the old industrial bank of the creek has been turned to new uses. M50 is a former textile mill full of galleries; next to it is the terraced, tree-topped 1000 Trees. Downstream, the Sihang Warehouse holds a free memorial hall about the fighting of October 1937. The Jade Buddha Temple is a short taxi ride west of M50.
Getting around
The temple and the shopping street are on the metro. The creek-side sights are a longer walk north, or a short taxi ride; plan them as a separate half-day.
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Places to see
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Building· 2021
1000 Trees
天安千树Tiān'ān Qiānshù
Heatherwick's terraced, tree-topped development on Suzhou Creek, opened in 2021 on a former flour mill site next to the M50 art district.
Temple· 1918–1928
Jade Buddha Temple
玉佛禅寺Yùfó Chán Sì
A working Buddhist temple on Anyuan Road, built 1918-1928 around two jade Buddhas brought from Burma; the statues came through 1966 undamaged.
Temple· c. 1880–1881
Jing'an Temple
静安寺Jìng'ān Sì
A rebuilt Buddhist temple on West Nanjing Road, dated by its own stele to 247, now beside a metro interchange and shopping towers.
Industrial· c. 1937
M50 Creative Park (50 Moganshan Road)
M50创意园M50 Chuàngyì Yuán
A former textile mill on Suzhou Creek, now a cluster of art galleries and studios; the artist scene began here around 2000.
Building· c. 1927–1936
Moller Villa
马勒别墅Mǎlè Biéshù
A Nordic-style garden villa of the 1920s-30s with Gothic and Tudor details, listed nationally in 2006 and now a hotel on Shaanxi South Road.
Site· 1920
Ohel Rachel Synagogue
拉结会堂Lājié Huìtáng
Built in 1920 by the Sassoon family, Shanghai's first purpose-built synagogue seated 700. It sits in a compound and is rarely open to visitors.
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Museum· 2015
Shanghai Natural History Museum
上海自然博物馆Shànghǎi Zìrán Bówùguǎn
Shanghai's natural history museum, in a nautilus-shaped building in Jing'an Sculpture Park since 2015; its old home was on Yan'an Road.
Museum· c. 1931–1935
Sihang Warehouse
四行仓库Sìháng Cāngkù
A 1930s bank warehouse on Suzhou Creek, site of the October 1937 defense, now a free memorial hall in its west part.
Shopping district
Suhewan Commercial District
苏河湾商圈Sūhéwān Shāngquān
A riverside district on the north bank of Suzhou Creek, rebuilt around sites such as Sihang Warehouse; a long-term city-level centre.
Shopping district· 1862
West Nanjing Road Shopping District
南京西路商圈Nánjīng Xīlù Shāngquān
Shanghai's high-end mall strip, along a 3.8 km road; one of the 29 city-level commercial centres in the city's 2022–2035 plan.
Also nearby
Site· 1992
Huxi Mosque
沪西清真寺Hùxī Qīngzhēnsì
Temple· 1934
Yuanming Lecture Hall
圆明讲堂Yuánmíng Jiǎngtáng
Where to stay
Staying in Jing'an
Why stay here
- +Jing'an Temple station is an interchange for Lines 2, 7 and 14.
- +West Nanjing Road has the big malls, and the side streets have cafés and restaurants.
- +A good choice for a business trip with some sightseeing.
Downsides
- −Hotels along West Nanjing Road are mostly international business hotels at business prices.
- −The old buildings are scattered; this is not an area of continuous historic streets.
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Getting to and from
| Pudong Airport | 67 minLine 2 from Jing'an Temple(estimate) |
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| Hongqiao Airport | 24 minLine 2 from Jing'an Temple(estimate) |
| Hongqiao Railway Station | 26 minLine 2 from Jing'an Temple(estimate) |
| Shanghai Railway Station | 18 minLines 7 and 3 from Jing'an Temple(estimate) |
Where to stay
Hotel recommendations for this area are being checked.
Getting here
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