No visit to Shanghai is complete without visiting Nanjing Road, which presents souvenir shoppers, bargain-hunters, high-end fashionistas and everyone in between with an uninterrupted 3.4 miles of primo shopping options. To fully absorb the excitement of Nanjing Road, make sure you invest in a quality Shanghai serviced residence located close by, which is where you will find the Somerset Xu Hui Shanghai. With elegant interiors and proximity to world-class shopping and entertainment options, these Shanghai executive apartments are sure to provide you with a welcome home away from home. When you’re craving the purchase of anything (almost!) under the sun and you happen to be in Shanghai at the time, there’s only one place that can satisfy your cravings: Nanjing Road. Outfitted with an all-weather-inclusive pedestrian stretch, it offers everything from large and reputable malls and specialty stores to even theatres and international hotel brands. The almost 3-and-a-half-mile stretch features a dizzying 600 stores that beg perusal. You’ll find high-end offerings in the form of Mont Blanc, Tiffany’s and Dunhill. If you keep walking you’ll stumble across hundreds of more traditional stores offering the likes of embroidery, wool, silk, jade, handicrafts and more. Nanjing Street is even a delight to visit to simply soak up the cosmopolitan culture, as you will encounter open-air bars where you may run into a buddy from back home, come face to face (or kneecap, elbow and nose) with the quirky abstract sculptures dotting the promenade. Be serenaded and transported to a different realm as the street musicians skillfully ply their crafts, lending an element of local charm to an otherwise busy, international hub. You’ll also not want for food options, whether it’s upscale, junk food or street delicacies that you’re craving. And if you want the cheap tour of Nanjing Road at one go, hop aboard the trackless train that’ll transport you alongside the busy shoppers filing in and out of the various outlets promising entertainment and excitement for anyone who venture within this iconic shopper’s haven. Nanjing truly comes alive at night, where the flashing neon lights dazzle the skies with a singular allure that must be witnessed firsthand to be truly savoured. 
Angela Fernando is an impassioned travel writer who composes pieces under the pen name Sumaira Narayan. She loves writing about new and exciting places around the world and intends to visit them all someday.
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