Rare Spanish style

Head east down the road from the junction with Xikang Road and take time to stop at No. 1220, where you will find a beautiful lane reputed for its Spanish garden style building. Building No. 2 was once Avondale...

Old house fit for royalty

Address

No. 2-4, Lane 1094 Beijing Road W.
北京西路1094弄2-4号

Walk until you reach the junction of Jiangning Road and look through the car park, this is No. 2-4, Lane 1094 Beijing Road W., the former Henley House. The terrace house was built in 1910 by Dah Sing Tobacco Co...

Shanghai Maglev

Address	Longyang Road Station 龙阳路
Phone	021-2890 7777

Shanghai's Maglev train is something of a tourist attraction as well as a commercial transport link between the metro and Pudong Airport. 'Maglev' stands for magnetically levitating and as the name suggests a...

The legacy of a devoted philanthropist

Address

1320 Beijing Road W.
北京西路1320号

There is an impressive building in a modern Art Deco style that now houses the Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry. This was formerly the Henry Lester Institute for Medical Education and Research, whi...

Famous family's home

Address

1301 Beijing Road W.
北京西路1301号

Beijing Road W. is home to a tall building with a tremendous entrance arch carved with Chinese motifs. It is actually the back of what was once the Bei family's home. The front of the house could be seen on Nan...

Changde Apartment

Address

195 Changde Road
常德路195号

Built in 1936, Changde Apartments, also known as Eddington House, is a fine example of Art Deco building in the city. Apart from its charming external charisma, the former famous resident - one of Shanghai's mo...

Home with a history

Address

145 Yueyang Road
岳阳路145号

Built in 1928, this three-story garden home was once the private residence of T.V. Soong, the Minister of Finance in Chiang Kai-shek's National Party government, a position that served the multi-millionaire wel...

No. 320

Address

320 Yueyang Road
岳阳路320号