People who know history of old Shanghai know that there was a "West District" in the former Shanghai French concession which was famous for elegance and peace. The scope is almost as large as the core area of Xuhui District. With flowers and Chinese parasols well arranged, there are all kinds of high-level apartments and garden villas of unique models and styles.
According to statistics, there are 1450 garden villas, 184 luxury apartments and 3000 Linong residences arranged in checkerboard order; the area has the most garden villas in Shanghai. This kind of centralized garden villa community has become the only architectural scenery in China and rare architectural scenery in the world. This is the place gathering Shanghai culture. In 1930s-1940s, there were more than 2000 old garden villas lived in by high-brows, with architecture of different schools including Italian Renaissance classic style, English country-style, Spanish Mediterranean Style, etc. Walking among the buildings, killing time in a bar or enjoying some tea or having some coffee, you will feel as if the stories hidden behind tiles came alive in the night.
Night scene: Hengshan Road, stylish bar street of Taojiang Road, old houses of Wukang Road in the night.
Night shopping: Ferguson Lane of Wukang Road, creative shops in Hengshan Road
Night feast: Most of the shops are quiet and petit bourgeoisie foreign-style shops, such as: Rumors in Hunan Road, Old Villa Hotel Polaroid Hall, Petite Jasmine in Wukang Road and restaurants of many domestic and foreign countries in Fenyang Road.
Night shows: Fantastic shows in Hunan Road 1984 BOOKSTORE, international churches and various bars.