01 / At a glanceInside the Longtang
- At a glance
- Full day · about 7 hours
- Scope & pricing
- CNY 1,180 · per person, per route
- How the day runs
- 09:30 Meet in the former French Concession. Briefing on what a lilong is and why it matters. · 10:00 Walk into a working lilong: shared kitchens, the laundry, the courtyard, the rules nobody wrote down. · 11:15 A neighbourhood wet market. What is in season, what it costs, what people actually cook. · 12:30 Lunch at a Shanghainese place your guide eats at — you order and pay. · 14:00 Shikumen architecture: how a Chinese courtyard met a British terrace and produced this. · 15:30 A former residence or a lane museum, depending on what is open. · 16:30 Route ends at a café or metro station of your choosing.
- BOUNDARIES
- Each route is led by us: design, interpretation, cultural briefing and materials. Transport, admission tickets and meals are not included and are never collected by us.
Lane houses, a wet market that opens at five, a shikumen courtyard that survived, and the food that comes out of all of it. A day built around how this city is actually lived in.
02 / How the day runsHow the day runs
- 01
09:30 Meet in the former French Concession. Briefing on what a lilong is and why it matters.
- 02
10:00 Walk into a working lilong: shared kitchens, the laundry, the courtyard, the rules nobody wrote down.
- 03
11:15 A neighbourhood wet market. What is in season, what it costs, what people actually cook.
- 04
12:30 Lunch at a Shanghainese place your guide eats at — you order and pay.
- 05
14:00 Shikumen architecture: how a Chinese courtyard met a British terrace and produced this.
- 06
15:30 A former residence or a lane museum, depending on what is open.
- 07
16:30 Route ends at a café or metro station of your choosing.
Suggested itinerary. Stops, timing, accessibility and availability are confirmed before booking.
03 / Before you bookBefore you book
These are residential neighbourhoods. We keep groups small, we do not photograph residents, and we leave if we are asked to.
Includes
- Bilingual guide for the full day
- Explanation of lilong life, shikumen architecture and Haipai culture as you walk
- Translation at the market and in the restaurant
- A written one-page route summary with a short glossary
- Practical help: paying, ordering, and getting a taxi afterwards
Not included
- Lunch, snacks and anything you buy at the market
- Admission to any museum or former residence on the route
- Transport to and from the meeting point
- Guiding inside any building that requires a licensed tour guide
Languages
- English
- 中文
- Deutsch
- ไทย
- Français
