Historic site · SHANGHAI
Former French Concession
法租界 · Fǎzūjiè
About
Plane-tree-shaded streets of 1920s villas in central Shanghai. Wukang Road, Anfu Road, Yongkang Road — the city's most photographed cafe-and-villa district.
The French Concession was the French-administered area of treaty-port Shanghai (1849–1943), and the surviving architecture is a layered set of late-Qing courtyard houses, 1920s and 1930s European apartments, and shikumen lane houses. Wukang Road has the Norman-style Wukang Mansion (1924). Anfu Road has independent fashion and cafes. Yongkang Road is the bar street. Walking is the way to see it; a half-day covers the central blocks.
How to get there
Metro Lines 1, 7, 10, 11 to Shanghai Library or Hengshan Road.
When to visit
Afternoon for cafe culture; spring and autumn for the plane-tree shade.
Other attractions in Shanghai
Itineraries featuring this site
- Shanghai in 3 days
3d · Bund, French Concession, Pudong, Yu Garden, museums.
- Shanghai weekend — 3 days in the city
3d · Three full days in Shanghai covering the Bund, French Concession, Yu Garden, Tianzifang and Pudong — the city's distinct neighbourhoods at a pace that leaves time for coffee and wandering.
- Beijing + Shanghai — 5-day first-timer classic
5d · Two of China's three great cities in five days: imperial Beijing followed by the modern skyline of Shanghai, linked by a quick domestic flight or overnight train.
- Accessible China — mobility-friendly 7 days in Beijing and Shanghai
7d · Seven days in Beijing and Shanghai planned for visitors with mobility limitations — step-free access, English-language signage, accessible transport and accommodation notes throughout.
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