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The architecture of Shanghai is a living catalog of design spanning centuries and styles. Structures like The Bund and Huangpu River and Former French Concession tell stories that words alone cannot — the materials, the proportions, the craft behind each facade. Look closer and you'll find surprises like Wukang Road — the kind of detail that only rewards those on foot.
Shanghai is China's most cosmopolitan city, where Art Deco mansions along the Bund face off against the futuristic Pudong skyline across the Huangpu River. Walking its tree-lined concession-era streets reveals a glamorous past meeting an ambitious future.
Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free self-guided architecture tour route in Shanghai. The audio walking tour can include stops such as The Bund and Huangpu River — a 1.5-kilometer waterfront promenade lined with 52 neo-classical and Art Deco buildings facing the futuristic Pudong skyline across the river, Former French Concession — a leafy neighborhood of plane tree-lined avenues, 1920s villas, and hidden lane houses now home to boutiques and cocktail bars, Shanghai Tower and Pudong Skyline — the world's second-tallest building at 632 meters with the highest observation deck in China, twisting 120 degrees as it rises, plus hidden gems like Wukang Road — a tree-lined street in the Former French Concession with beautifully restored Art Deco and Spanish-style buildings.
Use this page as a starting point for a Shanghai walking tour, a free self-guided route, or the Roamee app for Shanghai. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.
Visitors come to Shanghai for architecture and food, but buildings like The Bund and Huangpu River and Former French Concession tell their own story through materials, height, and the relationship to the street. Walking with an architecture lens means looking up more often and noticing what most people miss. Unexpected finds like Wukang Road prove that the best details are often above eye level.
The Former French Concession is best explored by wandering without a fixed plan — the joy is in discovering hidden courtyards and cafes behind unassuming gates.
October through November offers crisp autumn weather with clear skies, or March through May for pleasant spring temperatures and blooming plane trees.
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