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Xuhui徐汇区

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The former French Concession: plane trees, three-storey villas, coffee shops and the city's best hospitals. Slower and greener than Jing'an, and the reason a lot of people never move again once they land here.

At a glance

Life without Chinese
Metro access
Quiet at night
Value for money
Good for students

What is around

  • Metro26
  • Supermarket32
  • Park32
  • Pharmacy11
  • International hospital47
  • Shopping mall28

Counted from OpenStreetMap data for this district.

What works

  • The prettiest streets in the city, and genuinely quiet ones
  • Zhongshan and Huashan hospitals both have international wings
  • Jiaotong University and a dense student and academic crowd

What to expect

  • Heritage buildings mean small rooms, old wiring and damp in spring
  • Wukang Road and Anfu Road are packed with visitors at weekends
  • Parking is close to impossible
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