Shanghai Street Map

Shanghai is the New York City of China. Commercially driven, fueled by high octane work ethic Shanghai never seems to sleep. Sleep is a waste of time and unless you’re a hotel, there is no money in it. The city of Shanghai is rewriting its physical history everyday.  Building, expanding, trading  and generally showing itself off to the rest of the world through the World Expo going on right now. So If you go to Shanghai be prepared to keep up with the energy level and pace of the crowd. Equip yourself with a Streetwise Shanghai street map because you must have a reliable up to date map to plan your day and navigate through the mayhem of Shanghai. In New York and London you can stop someone and ask for directions. Shanghai is different. You cannot stop someone on Nanjing Road and ask for directions. People won’t stop for you. You need to figure out where you want to go and find your way around Shanghai on your own. That’s the fun of it ! Spend a week in Shanghai using Streetwise Shanghai to see the sites and when you leave you’ll have matriculated to a higher grade of travel experience. There are  three things which make it easier for you to get around Shanghai on your own. Shanghai street signs are in english, The Shanghai subway system is very new and comprehensive and the Streetwise Shanghai street map is the most up to date map published and we include everything you need to know about Shanghai including many of the hotels which are sited and indexed.

Streetwise Shanghai has an overview map covering the inner ring with sites and the subway system overlay. In addition there is an enlarged inset map covering Downtown, Old Town and Pudong.  This inset map  is a very clear and detailed street grid with a detailed subway system overlay with sites and hotels . Wander around People’s Square and visit some of the Park’s museums like the Shanghai Museum or Shanghai MOCA. Next, head east walking down the famous pedestrian street Nanjing Road toward the Bund. The Bund has pinpointed all the classic buildings which have been written about extensively in every guide book. What the guides leave out  and the Streetwise Shanghai map includes are the cross over points where pedestrians can safely cross the multi lane expressway to reach the sightseeing bund. You will also find the location of the hilarious Bund sight seeing tunnel train in all its psychodelic glory. Most of the massive Pudong super highrise buildings are drawn in architectural detail for easy identification once you reach Pudong.  On the Pudong side of  the Huangpu River sit at one of the Riverside Park cafes and become mesmerized by endless ship traffic floating by.

The backside of  the map has the inset map of the French Concession. The French Concession is less  intense than the rest of Shanghai and since it still holds onto to the old world human scale of the 19th century walking is a very pleasant experience. Xintiandi, Fuxing, Xiangyang , Changle, Fenyang roads are all relaxing streets to walk along. When faced with crossing any of the yellow colored expressways look for the pedestrian overhead crosswalks colored blue and outlined in grey. These crossing symbols play an important role in making travel by foot more safe.

The Shanghai subway map will get you just about anywhere in Shanghai. Color coded and clearly labeled with terminal stations set off in color boxes to help you determine direction of travel.

STREETWISE^® Shanghai Street Map    $8.95    2011 updated map