Sinan Mansions
A preserved cluster of garden villas and lane-house buildings at 51-95 Sinan Road, totaling 31 protected historic buildings
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- Open all day
- Ticket
- Free
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A preserved cluster of garden villas and lane-house buildings at 51-95 Sinan Road, totaling 31 protected historic buildings; Sinan Road was laid out in 1914 and named after the French composer Massenet. Zhou Mansion (No. 73), where Zhou Enlai, Dong Biwu and others once worked and lived, is the 1946 site of the CPC delegation's Shanghai office and is open free of charge, with former residences of celebrities such as Mei Lanfang and Cheng Qian standing around it. Today it is a mixed district of hotels, dining, and cultural spaces; Sinan Literary House is the regular venue of Shanghai International Literary Week and the Sinan Reading Club, rich in the humanistic charm of the plane-tree district.
Getting there: Metro Line 10/13, Xintiandi Station
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