Old Town Nanshi

In the shadow of the ancient Yu Garden, one of the few genuine relics of the Ming Dynasty in Shanghai, lies a bustling commercial quarter styled like an old Chinese town. This area, most commonly called Nanshi ("Southern City"), has no single historical name—over time, it has been referred to as Lao Xiangchang ("Old Trading Yard"), Yuyuan Laojie ("Old Street of Yu Garden"), or simply Mingqing Jie ("Ming and Qing Street").