Xintiandi is also called the "French Quarter" due to the fact that in this part of the city used to be the French Concession. Approximate time of occurrence of Xintiandi - in 1849, at this time, he was designated on the maps of the city. After 11 years, the old border area greatly expanded, and in 1917 began to flock here Russian who had fled the revolution. For 20-30-th years of the Russian population was one-third of the total number of foreign population of Shanghai.

Today French Quarter is called that part of the city, which is located between the streets Tszyulu and Huaihai Road. This area is considered the most beautiful, romantic and unusual area of ​​Shanghai. Especially attractive is the place for walkers. The buildings are very old-looking, strongly reminiscent of the classic European quarter. All the houses in this area are stored in the original form. Doors, pavers, brick walls, balconies - all this creates an atmosphere of Xintiandi 1920s.

The most notable building of the quarter - a house-museum 1 congress of the Communist Party of China. This museum contains wax figures of Mao Tse Tung, his associates, as well as many photos.

Main Street, which are all the restaurants, bars and tea area, Yandang called Liu. Not far away is the house where from 1918 to 1924 he lived Sun Yat-sen. Sun's apartment completely renovated and reconstructed in its original form, including a gramophone on a shelf and a lot of books. Next to his house is the former residence of first Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China - Zhou Enlai.

Maoming Nan Lu Street is famous for an abundance of bars and clubs, many of which are open until dawn. The main shopping street is considered Xintiandi Huaihai Zhong Lu, and at the intersection of the street and Shaanhi Nan Liu is the main market in Shanghai - Sanyan sold almost everything: clothes, shoes, souvenirs and equipment.