East Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street
ShoppingThe Bund & East Nanjing Road
EAST NANJING ROAD PEDESTRIAN STREET · NANJING DONGLU
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The neon-lit pedestrian shopping street running from People's Square to the Bund — a 1.2 km river of people, department stores and heritage shopfronts. Worth walking once at night for the spectacle, even if you buy nothing.
AdmissionFree
It is never empty; evenings are the point. If crowds drain you, walk the parallel Jiujiang Road one block south and cut back in for the highlights.
Good to know
- Walking east the street dead-ends into the Bund — do Nanjing Road at dusk, then arrive at the Bund right as the skyline lights up.
- Politely ignore anyone offering 'tea ceremony', 'art student exhibition' or bar invitations along this street — these are the city's textbook tourist scams.
Source · TripMind verified 2026-08-18+ Add to trip