Shanghai escapades

From stunning Art Deco buildings dotting the Bund to hip cafes in heritage buildings, the Paris of the East has it all

The pool at Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai. The hotel, which opened in June, is a restored Chamber of Commerce building in Shanghai built in 1916. The hipster Tianzifang shopping area is where to find shikumen, or preserved heritage alley lane houses. An art
Shanghai is home to the world's largest Starbucks Roastery, which spans 30,000 sq ft in the bustling Nanjing Lu. PHOTO: JULIANA LOH, STARBUCKS, BVLGARI SHANGHAI
The pool at Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai. The hotel, which opened in June, is a restored Chamber of Commerce building in Shanghai built in 1916. The hipster Tianzifang shopping area is where to find shikumen, or preserved heritage alley lane houses. An art
The hipster Tianzifang shopping area is where to find shikumen, or preserved heritage alley lane houses. PHOTO: JULIANA LOH, STARBUCKS, BVLGARI SHANGHAI
The pool at Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai. The hotel, which opened in June, is a restored Chamber of Commerce building in Shanghai built in 1916. The hipster Tianzifang shopping area is where to find shikumen, or preserved heritage alley lane houses. An art
The pool at Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai. The hotel, which opened in June, is a restored Chamber of Commerce building in Shanghai built in 1916. PHOTO: JULIANA LOH, STARBUCKS, BVLGARI SHANGHAI
The pool at Bvlgari Hotel Shanghai. The hotel, which opened in June, is a restored Chamber of Commerce building in Shanghai built in 1916. The hipster Tianzifang shopping area is where to find shikumen, or preserved heritage alley lane houses. An art
The iconic Shanghai skyline. PHOTO: JULIANA LOH, STARBUCKS, BVLGARI SHANGHAI
Juliana Loh
Updated
Oct 21, 2018, 09:23 AM
Published
Oct 21, 2018, 05:00 AM
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Shanghai's futuristic cityscape - dominated by gleaming new skyscrapers - has been the backdrop of Hollywood blockbusters like James Bond flick Skyfall (2012) and science-fiction film Blade Runner 2049 (2017).

But the city is also home to well-preserved Art Deco buildings and shikumen, preserved 19th-century colonial alleylane houses.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on October 21, 2018, with the headline Shanghai escapades. Subscribe

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