On those rare days when Shanghai’s skies are cloud-free, the chic Ferguson Lane courtyard fills up in the blink of an eye with boutique browsers, latte lovers and brunch fanatics. Centred on a 1920s villa, the small art deco complex houses an art gallery, a couple of shops and a few tempting places to eat. It sits on historic Wukang Rd and is a lovely place to wander.

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  • metro: Shanghai Library, Jiaotong University

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1. Leo Gallery

Spread across two buildings in the charming Ferguson Lane complex, the Leo Gallery focuses on works by young Chinese artists.

2. Wukang Road Tourist Information Centre

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On one of the area’s best-preserved streets, this centre displays scale-model concession buildings, photos of historic Shanghai architecture and maps for…

3. Soong Qingling’s Former Residence

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Built in the 1920s by a Greek shipping magnate, this quiet building became home to Soong Qingling, wife of Dr Sun Yatsen, from 1948 to 1963. Size up two…

4. Ba Jin’s Former Residence

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This charming little pebble-dash residence with a delightful garden is where the acclaimed author Ba Jin (1904–2005) lived from 1955 to the mid-1990s. Ba…

5. Shanghai Library

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This is China’s largest public library, with a copy of Rodin’s sculpture The Thinker plonked outside. For a postmodern white-tile building, it is actually…

6. CY Tung Maritime Museum

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Named after the Shanghai-born shipping magnate, this small but fascinating museum in Jiaotong University explores Chinese maritime history, with model…

7. Shanghai Camera History Museum

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One for diehard vintage camera fans, this museum displays cameras from the 20th century, including old folding models from the 1920s and ’30s as well as a…

8. Community Church

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Shanghai’s largest and most popular, this nondenominational ivy-cloaked church was built in 1924. There are no cheesy Chinese Catholic frills and the…

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