Qibao Old Street is a historic area of

Qibao Qibao (; Shanghainese: Tshih4pau2) is a town in Minhang District, Shanghai. Its formation can be traced back to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, to the Northern Song Dynasty. The name comes from the local temple, "Qibao Temple". Today, ...

in the

Minhang District Minhang District is a suburban district of Shanghai with a land area of and population of 2,429,000 residents as of 2010. The original Minhang consist of present-day Jiangchuan Road Subdistrict (Former Minhang Town) and the eastern strip of Wu ...

of Shanghai, China.

Overview

The area is now a tourist attraction, located by the with traditional Chinese architecture and a number of attractions, including museums and street food. It is located south of Qingnian Road. The area was once the residence of the painter and sculptor

Zhang Chongren Zhang Chongren (27 September 1907 – 8 October 1998), also known as Chang Chong-jen, was a Chinese sculptor best remembered in Europe as a friend of Hergé, the Belgian cartoonist and creator of ''The Adventures of Tintin''. The two met ...

, a friend of the Belgian cartoonist

Hergé Georges Prosper Remi (; 22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé (; ), from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials ''RG'', was a Belgian cartoonist. He is best known for creating ''The Adventures of Tintin'', ...

, on whom the character

Chang Chong-Chen Chang Chong-Chen (french: Tchang Tchong-Jen) is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Although Chang and Tintin only know each other for a short time, they form a deep bond whic ...

from "

The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 bande dessinée#Formats, ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one ...

" was based. Qibao is also known for

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

s (with a "Cricket House") in the Qibao Old Street area. The entire area is pedestrianised.

Attractions

The following attractions are located in Qibao Old Town, many of which can be visited with a combined ticket: * Bell Tower * Cotton Textile Mill * Shadowgraph Museum * The Old Trades House * Cricket House * Zhou's Miniature Museum * The Pawn Shop * The Memorial Hall of the Artist Zhang Chongren * Qibao Calligraphy Arts Room There are three arched stone footbridges over the Puhui River (from west to east): * Kangle Bridge * Puhui River Bridge * Anping Bridge

Tea house A teahouse (mainly Asia) or tearoom (also tea room) is an establishment which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. A tea room may be a room set aside in a hotel especially for serving afternoon tea, or may be an establishment whic ...

s line the Puhui River and there are boat rides from a wharf. There are many shops selling souvenirs and food, especially street food.

Transport

Qibao Old Town can be accessed by taking

Shanghai Metro Line 9 Line 9 is a southwest-northeast line of the Shanghai Metro network. The line runs from in Songjiang District to in Pudong. The line is colored on system maps. History In the initial planning of Line 9, the entire line was from Fengjing to Ch ...

to Qibao Station. The most convenient access is from Exit 2.

References

External links

Go Qibao website
Tourist attractions in Shanghai *Qibao Old Street Museum districts Restaurant districts and streets in China Minhang District Neighbourhoods of Shanghai {{China-museum-stub

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