Visiting Shanghai? Insiders share tips

Editor’s Note: CNN Insider Guides are thoroughly checked for accuracy. Mid-range Hengshan Picardie Hotel Located in a protected historic building, this best of Shanghai hotel is for travelers who want to trade Lujiazui’s gridlocked avenues for the tree-lined streets of the former French Concession. It’s also a quick stroll from Shanghai’s traditional bar district on Hengshan Lu, the shopping district of Xujiahui and Metro Line 1. It’s also at the south end of Yunnan Nan Lu, one of Shanghai’s original food streets with some of the city’s yummiest shengjian at Da Hu Chun. Hongqiao Bird and Flower Market, 718 Hongjing Lu, near Hongsong Lu Attractions Bund Jamie McDonald/Getty Images for Laureus The 1,100-meter waterfront known as the Bund forms Shanghai’s backbone.