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Minhang / Changning

Hongqiao & the exhibition district

Not a sightseeing district — a transport hub, a convention centre and a business quarter. Useful if that is why you are here.

Feel
Business, wide, quiet after dark
Good for
Transit passengers, trade fairs, business travel
Half a day
1.5 hours
Best hour
After 18:30, when the plaza is lit and empty
Crowd level
Low except during major fairs
Metro
Line 2 / 10 / 17 Hongqiao Railway Station

Hongqiao is where Shanghai meets the rest of China: a railway station, an airport, and the National Exhibition and Convention Center — the four-leaf-clover building that hosts the import expo and most of the city's major trade fairs. If you are here for work or a connection, this is your neighbourhood and it is worth knowing what is actually in it.

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Hongqiao After Hours

You landed at Hongqiao, you have a hotel and two free hours, and every guide says the city centre is forty minutes away. Here is what is actually outside your door.

1.5 hours2.8 kmHongqiao
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