Duolun Road, Cultural pedestrian street in Hongkou District, Shanghai, China.
The 550-meter Duolun Road features early 20th-century buildings, museums, antique shops, and bronze statues of writers along its cobblestone path.
Originally laid out in 1911 as Darroch Road after a British missionary, the street became a center for Chinese literature during the 1920s and 1930s.
The League of Left-Wing Writers Memorial Hall at number 145 displays artifacts and documents about the promotion of Marxism in Chinese literature.
Visitors can reach Duolun Road by taking metro line 3 to Dongbaoxing Road station and walking 15 minutes from exit 1.
The Hong De Tang Church combines Chinese architectural elements with Christian religious design, representing a rare architectural fusion in Shanghai.
Location: Shanghai
GPS coordinates: 31.26200,121.48200
Latest update: September 23, 2025 12:28
Beyond its famous landmarks, Shanghai hosts numerous cultural spaces that operate away from major tourist routes. This collection guides visitors to artist districts, private galleries, independent theaters, and historic buildings that offer insight into the city's artistic and intellectual life. These are places where contemporary art is exhibited, experimental performances take place, and Shanghai's history is presented from different perspectives. The selection includes converted industrial buildings now housing studios and exhibition spaces, small museums with specialized collections, and bookstores and cafés that serve as meeting points for artists and culture enthusiasts. These locations provide opportunities to explore the city beyond conventional paths and experience Shanghai's active cultural scene firsthand.
Shanghai brings together the past and the present in a single city. The Bund lines up colonial facades from the 1920s and 1930s directly across from the Lujiazui skyline, where glass towers rise on the opposite bank of the river. In the narrow lanes of the French Concession, old plane trees shade historic townhouses while just a few blocks away the new city center climbs with office towers and shopping malls. This mix defines the whole cityscape. The city preserves its religious and cultural roots in active temples such as Longhua and Jing'an, which stand in the middle of modern neighborhoods. The Ming Dynasty Yu Garden remains surrounded by traditional teahouses even as contemporary shops have grown up around it. Water towns like Zhujiajiao and Qibao sit on the outskirts and show how life looked centuries ago in the region. Museums such as the Shanghai Museum and the China Art Museum collect art and history from different eras. For families there are the Ocean Aquarium, Shanghai Disneyland, and the Science and Technology Museum. Places like Tianzifang, M50 Creative Park, and Duolun Road reveal contemporary cultural life in converted old buildings. Each neighborhood has its own character, from the wide boulevards at People's Square to the small workshops along old industrial structures like 1933 Old Millfun.
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