6 Tourist Friendly Markets in Shanghai

AP Plaza

Inside Metro Line 2, Shanghai Science & Technology Museum, 2000 Shiji Da Dao, near Yingchun Lu, Pudong District

地铁2号线上海科技馆站内, 世纪大道2000号, 近迎春路

AP Plaza is the biggest "fake market" in Pudong, and probably all of Shanghai, as of Summer 2026. Located underground in Metro Line 2's Science & Technology...

Fake Markets

Fashion

Markets

Qipu Lu Clothing Market

168 Qipu Lu, near Henan Bei Lu, Hongkou District

七浦路168号，近河南北路

Qipu Lu – aka, "cheap" street – is a series of malls crammed, jammed, and stuffed full of cheap, cheap, cheap clothes (we're talking 39rmb pleather shoes),...

Fabric Markets

Fake Markets

Fashion

Xing Guang Photography Equipment Center

288 Luban Lu, near Xietu Lu, Huangpu District

鲁班路288号, 近斜土路

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Spread across two buildings and open since the 2000s, this six-story market is the place in Shanghai for all your photography needs IRL, whether you're a...

Electronics & Appliances

Markets

Photography Equipment & Location

International Glasses City

Railway Station North Plaza 1688 Zhongxing Lu, near Henfeng Bei Lu, Jing'an District District

中兴路1688号, 近恒丰北路

The 3 story market is one of the best places in town to buy glasses - custom made glasses are still one of the few products that's much cheaper in Shanghai...

Glasses

Tourist Friendly Markets

Jing'an

Tianshan Tea City

520 Zhongshan Xi Lu, near Wuyi Lu, Changning District

中山西路520号, 近武夷路

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Tianshan is a giant multi-level complex devoted to tea. The market hosts around 150 stalls selling thousands of varieties of leaves. Walk into almost any of...

Markets

Tea

Tourist Friendly Markets