Puxi

Worth seeing in and around Puxi

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Shanghai World Financial Center

   The Shanghai World Financial Center is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by the Mori Building Company, with Leslie E. Robertson Associates as its structural engineer and China State Construction Engineering Corporation and Shanghai Construction General Co.

   3.6 km · skyscraper in Shanghai · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Shanghai Tower

   The Shanghai Tower is a 128-story, 632-meter-tall megatall skyscraper located in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. It is currently the tallest building in China, the world's third-tallest building by height to architectural top, and the world's second-tallest building by height to highest occupied floor.

   3.5 km · megatall skyscraper in Lujiazui, Shanghai, China · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Fudan University

   Fudan University is a public university in Yangpu, Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education and is co-funded with the Shanghai Municipal Government.

   6.9 km · university in Shanghai, China · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Jin Mao Tower

   The Jin Mao Tower, also known as the Jinmao Building or Jinmao Tower, is a 420.5-meter-tall, 88-story landmark skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, China.

   3.5 km · landmark skyscraper in Shanghai · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Oriental Pearl Tower

   The Oriental Pearl Tower is a futurist TV tower in Lujiazui, Shanghai. Built from 1991 to 1994, the tower was the tallest structure in China until the completion of nearby World Financial Center in 2007.

   2.8 km · TV tower in Shanghai, China · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Shanghai Jiao Tong University

   Shanghai Jiao Tong University is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China.

   5.9 km · university in Shanghai, China · Wikipedia
7. 07
   East China Normal University

   East China Normal University is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education and co-funded with the Shanghai Municipal People's Government.

   6.5 km · university in Shanghai, China · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Shanghai Museum

   The Shanghai Museum is a public municipal museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People's Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, China. It is funded by the Shanghai Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau.

   1.6 km · museum in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, China · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Shimao International Plaza

   Shanghai Shimao Festival City, previously known as Shimao International Plaza, is a 333.3 m tall skyscraper of 60 stories in Shanghai's Huangpu District. It was completed in 2006 under the design of Ingenhoven, Overdiek und Partner, East China Architecture and Design Institute.

   1.2 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Shanghai Stadium

    The Shanghai Stadium is a converted football-specific stadium in Shanghai, China. Between 2009 and 2019, the stadium hosted home matches of the Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG, and has been the current home of Shanghai Shenhua since 2023.

    7.3 km · stadium in Shanghai, China · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Where to go in Shanghai depends largely on available time and your interests. For the areas with most of the main tourist attractions, see the Downtown and Pudong sections above and the district articles they link to. If you read Chinese well, the Meituan app, Amap, or Baidu search engine may also be helpful.

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Things to do

The municipal government runs the Shanghai Cultural Information website which has good listings of current events (special exhibits at museums and galleries; shows such as acrobatics at the circus, touring musicians, and plays; sporting events).

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Where to eat

Many food options in Shanghai are much as anywhere else in China. A lot of the street food is cheap and interesting; roasted sweet potatoes are a common and low-risk item. Hole-in-the-wall restaurants, especially West-of-China Muslim noodle places or spicy Sichuan places, often have good cheap food as well.

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Getting to Puxi

Airports

Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA), 14 km · Shanghai Pudong (PVG), 34 km · Sunan Shuofang (WUX), 102 km

Stations

Shanghai railway station, 1.7 km · Xujiahui station, 6.2 km · Shanghai West railway station, 7 km

• Wuxi → Puxi

  117 km · quickest by road, 2h 18m · ¥50–70
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• Hangzhou → Puxi

  163 km · quickest by road, 2h 41m · ¥70–90
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• Ningbo → Puxi

  152 km · quickest by road, 3h 13m · ¥85–110
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