Historical Shanghai Old Town Walk Tour on 30t May 2026

Shanghai was used to be a fishing village in Tang Dynasty and then became a town in Song Dynasty. Finally, Shanghai was raised to county status in 1292 during Yuan Dynasty. The city walls were built in 1554 during the Ming Dynasty to protect the town from Japanese pirates. Now the walls were demolished in 1912 with only two parts remaining, and a broad circular avenue built over the former wall and moat: the southern half was named the "Zhonghua Road" and the northern half the "Minguo Road" (together making up "Zhonghua Minguo", or "Republic of China" in Chinese). (The northern half was renamed "Renmin Road" ("People's Road") in 1950 by the new Communist government of Shanghai).

In this 3K-walking tour you can follow our local guide who is passionate about digging into Shanghai history and get to know the over-700 yrs-old history since Yuan Dynasty. You will find out where the two Ming wall ruins are, the history behind it, the local life stories in Old Shanghai inside the valleys, visit the to-be-demolished old residential areas. The walk also contains other sites which are including Siming Guild Hall, Baiyun Guan, Ten Thousand Bamboos Elementary School, Confucius Temple. The year of 2022 marks the 100 years anniversary of Albert Einstein visiting Shanghai and we will see his banquet site at Ziyuan Garden.

Trip Specifics
Date: Saturday on 30th May 2026
Time: 9.30am to 12pm
Level: Easy/relaxing
Meeting Place: exit 4, Yuyuan Garden station of line 10
Finishing Place: Xiao Nan Men station of line 9
Cost: 180rmb per person for English speaking tour. Not including any entry ticket, personnel expense and tips to the guide (not mandatory).
Participants: 3 -12 pax
Registration Dealine: 27th May 2026

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