Yuyuan Market in Shanghai
Where is Yuyuan Market?
Yuyuan Market is located next to Yu Garden, with beautiful Chinese architecture and design coupled with hundreds of shops selling jewelries, silk, antiques, arts, crafts, souvenirs and local snacks.
Brief Introduction of Yuyuan Market
Regularly packed with locals and tourists, this busy shopping area – located just outside the famous Yuyuan Gardens – is a good chance to get a glimpse of Shanghai’s everyday life. It covers an area of over 50 hectares and houses almost 3,000 shops and nearly 10,000 vendors. Among them are souvenir shops with tonnes of fine gift ideas, from painted snuff bottles and delightful Chinese kites to embroidered and clever palm-and-finger paintings.
The famous restaurant is the Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant selling Xiaolongbao (small steamed buns). You can taste some local snacks here and buy some souvenirs for your families and friends. The market is also fun to explore at night with all the eaves of the building lit up and travelers can get some amazing night photos.
How to Get to Yuyuan Market?
Travel with China Dragon Tours (top recommended)
If you want to get rid of hustle of transportation and troublesome navigation, you can book a private tour package which covers visiting, dining and transfer from us. Our local tour guide and driver will escort you to Yuyuan Market speed and convenience, and take care of all the details. You just need to focus on travel.
Independent Travel
Bus
Take Metro Line 10 and get off at Yuyuan Station. Or take City Sightseeing Bus line 1, 3, and 5 and get off at the Yu Garden station.
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Nearby Attractions
- Yuyuan Stage and Theater in Shanghai
- Shanghai Wanping Theatre
- He Luting Concert Hall in ShanghaiHe Luting Concert Hall in Shanghai
- Shanghai Stadium
- Shanghai Art Theater
- Shanghai Yun Feng Theater
- Shanghai Exhibition Center
- Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center
- Shanghai Mart Expo
- Shanghai East Asia Exhibition Center
- Shanghai Pudong Expo