Family Travel Guide Near Shanghai Bund:
This is not only the soul of Shanghai but also a must-visit place for family trips! Wujiaochang is the hub of joy and top students, where the street food culture lets you feel Shanghai’s vitality and unique flavors. Wujiaochang = the center of the happy universe + the universe of top students! You will find an overwhelming number of food stalls near Exit 1, offering everything from snacks to creative cuisine. Just a few steps away is the "Wenqing Night Market" on University Road, gathering snacks from all over the country, where food lovers feast from dusk till dawn with endless appetites. Also worth mentioning is the "Warehouse No. 3," a wildly popular dining landmark in Shanghai that instantly excites your taste buds and stomach. Brand restaurants like Guigui, Longting Xiuchu, and others have brought Wujiaochang’s dining atmosphere to its peak, with long queues in front of every store, as if you could bump into a line-up king just by walking a few steps.
For activities, you must not miss the cyber neon and laser fountain at the sunken plaza when visiting with kids. The 360° light and shadow experience features a mirrored mini dome that looks like a polished silver egg during the day, giving photos a built-in filter effect. At 7 PM, the dome instantly transforms into a kaleidoscope, with rotating light beams changing colors every ten seconds, creating a dreamy atmosphere. Looking around, the gates of three prestigious universities—Fudan, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and Tongji—stand nearby. In the early morning, children with backpacks take photos with their parents holding “future admission letters,” making the school gates a popular check-in spot.
At noon, you can take the kids to the Fudan Museum to admire oracle bone script or visit the Finance Lab at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics to experience simulated stock trading. The rooftop of Tongji’s Architecture Department is a paradise for building blocks, often exciting parents even more than the children. The Four Great Shopping Malls are also great places for shopping and entertainment. Hopson One, Wanda Yong’anli, Bailian Youyicheng, and ZX Fun Zone are perfect for exploring Shanghai’s culture, shopping, and entertainment with kids, whether it’s cross-dimensional pop-ups or cosplayer gatherings.
For accommodation, we recommend the Time Walk Hotel, which features typical classic Shanghai elements, perfectly blending modern and traditional styles. The hotel lobby is gorgeous and modern, and the in-room snack mini bar is well-stocked. The most attractive service is the valet laundry: hand your clothes to the front desk, and after drying and folding, a robot delivers them back to your room, convenient and showing meticulous care. The free nightly late-night snack of preserved egg and lean pork congee and the simple yet delicious Yangchun noodles at breakfast are incredibly tasty, making you feel overwhelmingly happy with every bite.
For transportation, start from Wujiaochang Exit 3 and take Metro Line 10; in 20 minutes, you’ll arrive at the Bund. Upon exiting, the illuminated international architecture cluster dazzles, the breeze from the Huangpu River tousles your hair, and across the river are the skyscrapers and giant screen ads of Lujiazui. At night, neon lights reflect across the streets. Walking along Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, neon rain and the ding-ding tram intertwine, complemented by a giant naked-eye 3D screen, as if you’ve traveled back to 1930s Shanghai.
Staying in Wujiaochang, whether day or night, the campus literary vibe, the dimension-exploding shopping paradise, and the golden river views of the Bund turn a single metro ticket journey into a visual feast crossing academia, sci-fi, and nostalgia.