24 Hours in Shanghai Travel Guide

Duration: 2 days. Time: December. Per capita cost: 500 yuan. With whom: Couple. Activities: Photography, cultural exploration, independent travel, bourgeois lifestyle. The author visited these places: Wukang Road in Shanghai, Shanghai Automobile Museum, Wukang Mansion, Ba Jin’s former residence. Posted on December 20, 2019, 13:28. When two people are together, it is always felt that two people need to go through continuous running-in and even trial and error to achieve good tacit understanding, rather than looking for the person who never quarrels. It is the same for me and her. There is a seven-year age difference between us, and the living environments are 390 kilometers apart. How can there be no differences in living habits when we can come together? And traveling is a part of life and also a lubricant to help us run in. On the road, we have more opportunities to understand each other and thus more opportunities to enhance our relationship. This weekend trip to Shanghai is like this. She likes to go to artistic places to take pictures and have a cup of coffee; while I want to go to cool places and admire the things I love. Even if I can’t take them home, I can be satisfied. She chose Wukang Road in Jing’an District, and I chose the Shanghai Automobile Museum in Jiading District. This is easy to handle. When we arrive at noon on the first day, we go directly to the Shanghai Automobile Museum. At night, we stay in Jing’an District. The next morning, we check in at Wukang Road again. For this 24-hour light travel, we just be each other’s best listener! We set off from Changzhou to Shanghai in the morning. The fast train that takes about two hours is very convenient. At night, we chose to stay at the Mehood Lestie Hotel (Hengshan Road branch) in Jing’an District. It is a Chinese-style medium-to-high-end chain hotel. It is only 900 meters away from Wukang Road on foot, which is convenient for traveling the next day. And we chose a high-rise viewing room, from which we can have a panoramic view of Jing’an in winter. Shanghai Automobile Museum. The Shanghai Automobile Museum is located in Jiading District and is the first professional automobile museum in China. Its geographical location is relatively remote from the city center, but this is also an advantage. If you drive by yourself, there is neither traffic congestion nor difficulty in parking here, which is very convenient. If we come here by public transportation, we can take the bus from Hongqiao that shuttles between the Automobile City and Hongqiao Hub and get off at the Convention and Exhibition Center (Museum) stop. If coming from the urban area, you can take Metro Line 11 and get off at Shanghai Automobile City Station. Then you still need to walk about 1.8 kilometers or take a Didi ride for just over 10 yuan. There is also a relatively selective transportation method, which is to take a high-speed train from Shanghai Hongqiao or Kunshan in Jiangsu Province and other stations in the direction of Jiangsu and get off at Anting North Station (with fewer trains). Then it is only about 5 kilometers by taxi.
The themed building of the Shanghai Auto Museum is very distinctive. There are various styles of vintage cars outside for tourists to take rides and take pictures. If you are lucky, you can encounter the same model of Cadillac 1962 Sedan De Ville as in the movie “Green Book” and take a poster of the same style. We are relatively lucky. When we came, we encountered it. Since we had to store our luggage, we thought about taking a ride after finishing the visit. When we left, we didn’t encounter it. Therefore, when everyone sees it, they must take a ride as soon as possible and don’t leave any regrets! Now back to the main topic. The ticket price of the Shanghai Museum is 60 yuan per person. Opening hours: 9:30 – 16:30 from Tuesday to Sunday. Closed on Monday. What’s in the Shanghai Auto Museum? The entire venue has three floors and can be roughly divided into three major exhibition areas: the History Hall, the Treasure Hall, and the Automotive Exploration Hall. My leader is full of curiosity about this place, but it belongs to the type of cursory viewing. And when I come here, I am extremely excited. I mainly experience the following three kinds of happiness: gaining knowledge, finding sentiment, and having a light experience. Gaining knowledge: The museum exhibits a large number of exquisite vintage cars, which are beautiful and easy to take pictures. You can also learn about the evolution history of cars and big data at important nodes. Can you imagine that “the world’s first car” is this three-wheeled car of Mercedes-Benz? It was born in 1886, which is 101 years older than me. The speed can only reach 15 kilometers per hour, comparable to the current bicycle. Of course, if you don’t look carefully, you will definitely think it is a human-powered tricycle for touring Hutongs in Beijing? And it is single-person, with a 360-degree convertible design! Speaking of retro convertibles, I still prefer this Nicol touring carriage produced in 1905. It is a small, lightweight carriage that is easy for a single person to drive. It has been upgraded to four wheels, but there is still no door design. It was popular in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. Its elegant and lightweight shape was also favored by women at that time. There are also brands that we are familiar with, such as Cadillac. However, the style design always subverts my perception of this brand, but the color matching and paint finish are very beautiful. Among those from a slightly later era, the Maserati produced in 1970 is deeply impressive. The design of this sports car can be said to be full of retro fashion even now. The car is equipped with pop-up headlights, all-leather interior and alloy wheels. The maximum speed can reach 248 km/h and it is a representative of top sports cars in the 1960s and 1970s. Of course, there are also various firsts belonging to our Chinese people. For example, the Hongqi CA770 is the first car in New China that was built through a complete design and development process. The whole car is almost entirely handmade.

At that time, its purpose was for official business, military parades and protocol. In today’s military parades, we still see Hongqi cars. One can imagine the high historical status of this first Hongqi car. Of course, there are still many knowledge points in the venue that I cannot list completely. In half a day, it is impossible for me to fully understand it. Veteran drivers should all come and recharge. Key points: It is recommended to write down useful knowledge points in a notebook or take photos with your mobile phone and save them for digestion later. Then you will be the most dazzling car expert at the dinner party. Looking for sentiment: The word “sentiment” is different for people of different ages and regions. Seeing a Haiyan car, it is the Haiyan AW710 produced in small batches in the 1960s. Fifty-one of them were supplied to the Shanghai Taxi Company at that time and also appeared in the 1962 movie “Football Fans”. As a post-80s from a small county town, Haiyan is obviously not my sentiment. However, I have been a football fan since I was a child. In my vague memory, it seems that I really have watched the movie “Football Fans”. And my car sentiment is like this. When I was a child, the concept of a car was the dark red Santana running all over the street in the early 1990s. In our small county town, Santana is synonymous with cars. It is the official car of many enterprises and also a luxury for “ten-thousand-yuan households”. At that time, I thought I might never be able to afford this car in my lifetime, but now I already have a car much better than it. I also found it in the automobile museum, but it is white. It is also the chariot in Han Han’s movie “Duckweed”. As a movie fan, in addition to domestic ones, we also need to find the cars that appear in Hollywood blockbusters. The Mustang produced in 1966, this “American muscle” appeared in one of the “Fast and Furious” movies. It is said that when this car was sold at that time, the grand occasion was unprecedented. Sales stores needed to ask the police to come and maintain order. I remember that after middle school, when classmates talked about cars, they always bragged about the brand Rolls-Royce. Although we had never seen it, we always knew that it might be one of the best cars in the world. And in the Shanghai Automobile Museum, we also saw the Silver Ghost of this brand. This car has excellent performance and very little noise, and is deeply loved by British nobles. At that time, the British car magazine “AutoCar” wrote like this: It is precisely because of the Silver Ghost that Rolls-Royce is called the best car in the world.” I always have no resistance to these retro cars. There are really too many in the entire museum. Domestic and foreign ones are all an eye-opener. Of course, when I understand these knowledge points and find my own sentiment, I always can’t help but talk endlessly.
Believe that many people will also have such experiences in life, even if you don’t usually like to talk. Thank my leader for being my loyal listener for a whole afternoon and being able to take pictures for me. When it comes to some resonant points, there will also be twinkling little stars in her eyes. Light experience: On the third floor of the museum, more attention is paid to the experience of tourists. This floor has remote-controlled racing cars, DIY, disassembly, etc. suitable for parents and children. On that day, I also saw children having a great time here. I was so itchy for a moment that I wanted to take the remote control and run a lap. But only children play with remote-controlled cars. Adults play simulated racing games where you can step on the accelerator hard. This is also a characteristic experience project in the museum. Dare to challenge it? Wukang Road. Early the next morning, we walked to Wukang Road. At this time, there are not many tourists. Shanghai is really too big. Countless streets crisscross. Even if you live here for several years, I think you may not be able to walk through them all. This is not important! Because Wukang Road is a popular online road known to many people. Even if you haven’t been to Shanghai, you may have seen it. It often appears on various social platforms led by Weibo and Moments, or in many film and television dramas. Don’t believe it? Look at the Wukang Building below. Is it familiar? Wukang Road may be the most artistic road in Shanghai. It once had an English name, Route Ferguson. It was built in 1907, during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. These are all related to modern history and will not be elaborated too much. What’s more interesting is that quilts are drying on the balcony. Can we infer that there are still people living in this over 100-year-old building? That’s so happy! Standing by the window, making a cup of tea, basking in the sun, and watching tourists on the opposite side of the road pay attention to oneself may also be a kind of enjoyment. Wukang Road is also known as the ‘celebrity road’ that ‘condenses a hundred years of modern Shanghai history’. There are a total of 14 outstanding historical buildings along the line and 37 historical buildings are preserved. Among them, No. 113: Ba Jin’s former residence is highly recommended for punching in. It is precisely because there are many buildings with a sense of the times that Wukang Road has become a shooting location for many film and television dramas, including the scene where Tang Wei lets go of Tony Leung Chiu-wai in ‘Lust, Caution’. However, the entire Wukang Road is not very long. In addition to historical buildings, there are also many popular online stores here. Almost every store needs to line up during peak hours. And it’s much more comfortable for us to come in the morning. There are very few people. In addition to punching in at popular online stores, of course, taking beautiful photos is also indispensable. We also found many beautiful small scenes along the way. The rest is that I operate the camera and take a lot of pictures of her.
While she is happy, I also enjoy pressing the shutter button. Gradually, I have learned to like this place. Wukang Road is not just the stereotypical place with people lining up to check in as I thought before coming here. Its literary atmosphere permeates every street scene. Surprisingly, I found the Construction Bank on the street. A place that is extremely ordinary in daily life is also decorated with full literary style. Isn’t it? TIPS: Remind everyone that on that day, I saw many tourists who wanted to take a photo with Wukang Building actually standing directly in the middle of the road. No matter how important taking photos is, it is not more important than traffic safety. The traffic conditions here are already very complex with many side roads. Observing traffic rules, paying attention to safety and not affecting traffic is also being responsible for oneself and others. Let me also mention how to reach here. In Shanghai, take (transfer to) Metro Line 11 and get off at Jiaotong University Station. Then walk about 800 meters after exiting the station to reach Wukang Road. This is the most convenient way. To sum up at the end, in fact, getting along with each other is also very simple. Mutual respect and understanding are the most important prerequisites. Be sincere and careful towards girls, and use some small tricks to make them feel your concern. Actually, they are quite easy to coax. And boys are even easier to satisfy. Just cater to their interests. For example, which boy doesn’t love cars? Bringing your boyfriend to the Shanghai Automobile Museum is the right choice.

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