One of the most picturesque streets in the French Concession is Fuxing Xilu (see last pic). The district not only boasts a graceful ambience, it also has a colorful history. It was once home to revolutionaries (Song Qingling, Sun Yatsen and Zhou Enlai lived here), triads, whores and writers. Many years on, the French Concession still remains the most happening place in Shanghai with its lion’s share of trendy restaurants, pubs, boutiques, art galleries and publishing houses. Bohemians will feel right at home here.
While the French Concession is quaint, the Bund is more spectacular and showy with its grandiose buildings. The Broadway Mansions (third last pic) at the northern end of the Bund, used to house the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in the 1930s and was one of Shanghai’s tallest buildings in its heyday.
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