Nanjing Road Walking Street

Nanjing Road in Shanghai is known as one of the biggest shopping streets in China. There are hundreds of shopping centers that line the street. It is a 5.5 km road full of shopping. You can find almost anything you need on Nanjing Road. It has the famous silk store where all diplomats and important people of the world come to buy silk. It has so many stores, any women might actually get tired from shopping if they attempt to visit every store or at least spend a few days down this street.

There is a small train that can take you from one end of Nanjing Road to the other end of the road. The train actually also competes for space on the road with the people. So if you do not want to walk the whole 5.5 km you can always take the train. I am not sure how much it costs, because I have never taken the train.

As you walk down the street you are approached by various people trying to sell you fake goods or get you into restaurants. They will ask you the famous question all foreigners who have visited China know, "watch, bag, shoes?". If you are a male alone on the street the question changes to "watch, bag, shoes, lady?". Some young ladies will even approach you and ask you, "Where should we go?".

At night the whole street lights up and I think it has more lights than Las Vegas, but I am not sure. The last Sunday of every November, the Shanghai Marathon starts down this street. Last Sunday I ran down this street with 13,000+ runners. It would be my second half in Shanghai. More on that later.