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Fangbang Lu old town Walk
   
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Thu 28th March 2019
 
10:00 meet up and 10:15 we walk
   
Join Waiting List finished on Wed 27 Mar 2019 30 rmb members
50 rmb out of town guests
   

The tour will start from 1 Fangbang Middle Road, at the East Gate (photo below) and will finish at 269 Dajing Lu at the Dajingguandi Taoist Temple.

The closest Metro is Yu Yuan Garden Station Line 10, Exit 1, turn left onto Fangbang Lu and walk towards the Bund to meet at East Gate.

For those keen, we can discuss the walk over a vegetarian Chinese lunch at Chun Feng Song Yue Lou, 23 Bailing Lu.

Fangbang Lu is a lively street in the oldest part of Shanghai, ideally viewed first thing in the morning before the shops open and visitors arrive. It is an area where you can still see pyjama-clad locals hanging out their washing, stray cats gnawing on restaurant leftovers and antiquated electrical wiring hanging precariously above the shikumen dormer windows. The existing Hukou (government household registration) holders have been given notice that the dwellings are to be demolished as the area is being redeveloped.

The buildings along Fangbang Lu, and the residents of the lilong, will be changed forever, so join us for a tour before the inevitable redevelopment occurs.

 

   
Fangbang Lu old town
   
1 Fangbang Middle Road, at the East Gate
   
T's & C's
We are no longer taking reservations for this event. All reservations must have been received by Wed 27 Mar.
It is no longer possible to cancel reservations. Cancellations will incur any charges that are not refundable by Brits Abroad. Failure to attend an event may also incur charges.
Brits Abroad will make every effort to honour your reservation but occasionally, due to circumstances beyond our control, this might not be possible. As such, Brits Abroad reserves the right to cancel your reservation at any time before the event at the discretion of the event organiser.
If you have any questions please email BritsAbroad57@hotmail.com with Fangbang Lu old town Walk as the email subject.