A Shanghai Citywalk: Julu Road to Yanqing Road
This walk runs from Julu Road through Fumin Road, Changle Road and Xinle Road to Yanqing Road — five streets close enough together to cover on foot in a single afternoon. Go on a clear day: the plane trees throw dappled light across the pavements, and the whole stretch is quiet compared with the crowds on Wukang Road.
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1. Julu Road (巨鹿路)
Start here. Julu Road sets the tone for the whole walk: plane trees overhead, small boutiques at street level, vintage stores and cafes packed in alongside each other. The anchor for many people is Supreme, China's first location, which releases new stock weekly — expect a queue on drop days. Also on or around this stretch: streetwear label MondaySleepingClub, GOODBAI, and Rapha, the British high-end cycling lifestyle brand.
2. Fumin Road (富民路)
A short hop from Julu. Fumin keeps the same plane-tree shade and the same density of small shops, and it is where the walk settles into its rhythm — stroll, stop, look in a window, carry on. Nothing here demands a detour; the point is the pace.
3. Changle Road (长乐路)
Quieter again than the famous streets, Changle packs its artistic shops closely together, which makes it the densest browsing stretch of the route. For vintage, look for Times Remake, which does remake-style secondhand pieces rather than straight period clothing, plus COSMOS RETRO Flower Shop, 巨浪ROGUE WAVE and BASEMENT FG.
4. Xinle Road (新乐路)
Xinle is the photography stop. The sightlines down the street are long and clean, so it is where you get the plane-tree corridor shot rather than a shop-front detail. Come through in the afternoon when the light is coming in low.
5. Yanqing Road (延庆路)
The walk ends here, on the quietest of the five. Same plane trees, same scattering of small boutiques, but with fewer people on the pavement — a good place to finish over coffee. Slab Town, MANUAL and Plusone are the cafes and brunch spots worth knowing on this route.
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