Shanghai/Changning

Coming from outside Shanghai, you will find that Changning is home to one of Shanghai's biggest transport interchanges, with (mostly handling domestic flights) and Hongqiao Railway Station (offering high speed rail connections to other cities), right next to each other.
The district is well served by Metro from other parts of Shanghai. Lines and run east-west from downtown to the airport and railway station, while lines and run north-south across the eastern part of the district.

is a major hub where lines , and meet; it also gives access to the park and a large shopping mall. Line also runs through the district, roughly parallel to line 2 but a bit South of it. Lines 2 and 10 both go to Hongqiao railway station and airport.

• Red Town

  address: 570 Huaihai Xi Lu, 淮海西路570号
  A former steel factory that has been converted into an area of galleries, sculpture parks, media companies and cafes. Has a sizable grassy area full of sculptures that families come and picnic on.

• Zhongshan ParkEstablished as 'Jessfield Park' in 1914 by a British property developer, it was renamed later in honour of Dr Sun Yat-sen.

• László Hudec Memorial Hall

  address: 127-129 Panyu Road
  House built for his own family by Hungarian–Slovak architect active in Shanghai from 1918 to 1945, who created at least 37 of the city's most notable buildings. There are exhibits inside, a yard around the house, and a staircase to see the house from above.

• Happiness Alley

  address: 381 Panyu Road
  If you happen to be nearby, it's worth to see the cafés, the pond, the fountain and the funny statue on this alley-shortcut between Panyu Road and Xingfu Road.

• New Town Central Park

  address: 2238 Yan'an Xi Lu
  130,000-square-meter park, 115 plants species and a 52,000-square-meter grassland

• Shanghai ZooSee the giant panda and many more exotic animals at this spacious and modern zoo that's for the most part a far cry from the concrete animal prisons found elsewhere in the country (such as Beijing). Be prepared for some some shocking behaviour by other visitors. Note that the good amount of space given to the animals means that a lot of walking is involved. There are some fairground rides for the children as well.

• Brilliance West MallThere are many clothing shops and restaurants as well as a home furnishings store, Hola, below the mall. There are a Watsons pharmacy and a Decathlon sports equipment store on the western side facing Jianhe Lu.

• Cloud Nine shopping center9 flours above ground (hence the name) and 2 below heading into metro line 2. Floors 1 to 5 are mainly clothing and fashion accessory Asian and western brands. Floors 6, 7 and 8 have an extensive selection of good restaurants. In the basement is a Carrefour supermarket, a small pharmacy and plenty of fast food restaurants. Worth a look.

• APITA

  address: Maotai Road crossing Loushanguan Road
  A complex with shopping mall and office building. Open to the public around late 2015. The shopping mall comprising a super market called APITA, lots of restaurants and stores.

Several restaurants are available at Brilliance West Mall. You can also do grocery and household shopping at Century Mart. There is a large selections of good restaurants in the Cloud Nine shopping center, concentrated on the upper floors, very popular with the locals, most have menus with pictures of dishes and basic English text.

• Chor Bazaar

  phone: +86 21 6239-9919
  address: 530 Jianhe Rd, Block 9
  An Indian restaurant.

• Renaissance Hotel Zhongshan Park

  address: Cloud Nine mall, 26F
  All-you-can-eat dim sum with tea. Not a bad price, but avoid the other two buffets.

Budget

• Jin Jiang Galaxy Hotel

  phone: +86 21-62755888
  address: 888 W Zhongshan Rd
  Offers air-conditionined guestrooms, all of which have broadband Internet access, mini-bar, and color TV. 3 in-house restaurants.

Mid-range

• Jin Jiang Cypress Hotel

  phone: +86 21-62688868
  address: 2419 Hongqiao Rd; 上海市长宁区虹桥路2419号
  4-star hotel surrounded by 40 acres of lush gardens.

• Rainbow Hotel

  phone: +86 21-62753388
  address: 2000 Yan'an Rd W; 上海市长宁区中山西路888号
  A 4-star business hotel located in the Hongqiao business district.

• Mercure Shanghai Royalton

  phone: +86 21-52068000
  address: 789 Wuyi Rd; 上海市长宁区武夷路789号
  A proper four-star hotel, whose low prices are explained by its out-of-the-way location amidst a sea of residential buildings.

Splurge

• Ambassador Hotel Shanghai

  address: 818 Wanhangdu Rd
  Five star situated in the heart of the Caojiadu Commercial Zone. Offers 308 rooms, complete with flat-screen TVs and wireless Internet access. It also has restaurants and meeting facilities.

• La Casa Elegant Hotel Shanghai

  phone: +86 21-54760066
  address: 3300 Yan'an W Rd; 上海市延安西路3300号
  A 4-star hotel along Yan'an West Road.

• Grand Mercure Hongqiao Shanghai

  phone: +86 21-51533300
  address: 369 Xi'an Xia Rd; 上海市长宁区仙霞路369号
  In the centre of the Hongqiao district, close to restaurants, exhibition centers, bars, shopping and local offices.

• Hongqiao State Guest Hotel

  phone: +86 21-62198855
  address: Hongqiao Rd; 上海市长宁区虹桥路1591号
  This 5-star has 218 guestrooms spread over sprawling gardens, which are suitable for wedding ceremonies. Restaurants with cuisines that include Japanese and Shanghai crab, among others. Various meeting rooms are also available.

• Jinjiang Dahua Hotel

  phone: +86 21-62512512, +86 21-61226688 ext 7800
  address: 918 Yan'an W Rd 上海市长宁区延安西路918号

• Millennium Hongqiao Hotel Shanghai

  phone: +86 21-62085888
  address: 2588 Yan'an Xi Rd; 上海市长宁区延安西路2588号
  A 5 star international hotel centrally located in the Hongqiao district within close proximity to Shanghai Mart and 6 km from the domestic airport.

• New World Shanghai Hotel

  phone: +86 21 6240 8888
  address: 1555 Dingxi Road

• Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel

  phone: +86 21 6115 8888
  address: No. 1018 Changning Road
  Well furnished and good sized rooms on floors 27 to 57 of the building providing impressive views of the area. Reception on floor 25, restaurants on next level and a Marriott club members lounge at the top (58 and 59) providing a good breakfast selection.