Begin your journey through the city’s reborn industrial quarter. Walk from Jiangning Road Station to M50 Creative Park, a transformed textile factory that is now a thriving art hub on the Suzhou Creek. Explore renowned galleries such as ShanghART, Island6, and M97, and enjoy open-air graffiti walls along Suzhou Creek.
Next, follow the riverbank to Changhua Road Wharf, where you’ll learn how the Suzhou Creek powered Shanghai’s industrial rise. View preserved riverside warehouses and bridges that tell stories of Shanghai’s industrial age.
Continue to Tian An 1000 Trees, an architectural landmark that celebrates nature and creativity on the old industrial site. Admire 1,000 concrete columns crowned with trees, symbolising rebirth and renewal.
Finally, pass through the former textile district, once the heart of Shanghai’s “Cotton Empire,” to reach the Shanghai Textile Museum. End the tour at the birthplace of Shanghai’s textile glory, from handlooms to haute couture.
