Dongjiadu Ferry Pier sits along the Huangpu River, defined by its function as a low-cost transit link connecting the Puxi and Pudong districts. The pier takes its name from the Dongjiadu district, a historic center of trade that served as…
Dongjiadu Tailors and Churches
Walk through Shanghai's oldest waterfront quarter to experience its vanishing working-class history, deep-rooted custom tailoring heritage, and historic religious landmarks.
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1. Dongjiadu Ferry Pier
2. St. Francis Xavier Church
St. Francis Xavier Church, also known as the Dongjiadu Catholic Church, is a Neo-Baroque structure featuring distinctive Gothic-style pointed arches. It sits on Dongjiadu Road in the Huangpu District, originally built on land granted by…
3. Dongjiadu Road
Dongjiadu Road sits in a district historically defined by the Huangpu River docks. For centuries, this was an economic hub for the entire Yangtze delta, where merchants from various regions built an intricate network of shipyards,…
4. Fabric Market
The South Bund Soft Spinning Material Market, located at number three hundred ninety-nine Lujiabang Road, is a multi-story building packed with hundreds of individual stalls. You can identify the structure by the dense concentration of…
5. Xiaonanmen Alarm Tower
The Xiaonanmen Alarm Tower is a steel-framed structure rising thirty-five point two meters above the old city of Shanghai. Built in nineteen oh nine by the city’s firefighters’ association, it functioned as Shanghai's earliest modern fire…
6. 梓园
At number one hundred thirteen Qiaojia Road, a two-story brick and mortar entrance gate marks the historic site of Zi Yuan. The structure features arched windows and Corinthian columns, and the name of the garden is carved into the eaves…