"Oriental Paris"

  Shopping in ShanghaiSource: China.com08-05-2007 20:01Known as "Oriental Paris", Shanghai is developing its own unique style. Now there are already some wonderful high end boutiques, which keep even the most fashioned shoppers happy. For those having less budget, there are plenty of special areas that have cool and interesting items worth wandering about. Explore the following shop streets, Shanghai will make every shopper satisfied.Hong Kong Famous Shops StreetLocated right beneath People's Square, Hong Kong Famous Shops Street is Shanghai's first underground shopping street. This street stands out for novelty goods. Stores there sell affordable yet chic clothes, accessories and make-ups. Visitors need to bargain for a good price.Susie is a store dedicated to women. VIP card is issued to those who buy things over RMB 2000, but it's hard to get as items there are not expensive. If you want to buy shoes, Xicun Mingwu is a nice place with good service. There is also a toy store, Tots Toy Store specializes in toys catering to both kids and adults. Red Earth is where girls have affordable make-ups.SusieLocation: No.98 Hong Kong Famous Shops Street, No. 9 Renmin Dadao, Huangpu DistrictXicun MingwuLocation: No. 9 Renmin Dadao, Huangpu DistrictTots Toy StoreLocation: No.119 Hong Kong Famous Shops Street, No. 9 Renmin Dadao, Huangpu DistrictLuv SymbolsLocation: No.88 Hong Kong Famous Shops Street, No. 9 Renmin Dadao, Huangpu DistrictYes Or NoLocation: No.28-30 Hong Kong Famous Shops Street, No. 9 Renmin Dadao, Huangpu DistrictRed Earth StoreLocation: Room 2A, No.9 Renmin DadaoQipuluNicknamed as "Cheap Road", Qipulu is is famous for cheap but fashionable goods. It gains popularity among young girls.Xinqipu Fashion MarketLocation: No.179 QipuluTel: 021-63571059/63571060ChangleluChanglelu is covered with small stores, some offer good quality Qipao (traditional costumes for Chinese women), the others house unique clothes. Shoppers like to dress different with others may try stores here.The only shopping mall on Changlelu is Jin Jiang Dickson Center. It is one of Shanghai's first two luxury shopping malls (the other is Maison Mode). The newly opened Gucci store on the ground floor catches people's attention. The Thing is a t-shirts store, where all t-shirts are designed by the shop keeper himself. He also makes special T-shirts for festivals, such as Valentine's Day and Spring Festival. Milanfang deals with second-hand top brand bags, like LV and Gucci. Owned by a Hong Kong pop star, ACU is China's first high end sneaker boutique collecting lots of classic Nike shoes which you won't see in other stores. In Maggie & Peggy, you'll buy cute accessories for girls. Garden Books has a small cafe where you may read and original English books.Jin Jiang Dickson CenterLocation: No.400 Changlelu, Luwan DistrictTel: 021-64726888Garden BooksLocation: No.325, Changlelu, Luwan DistrictTel: 021-54048729/54048728The Thing .