Shanghai has an array of Markets for shopping and spending hours browsing around, these are some of the more popular Markets used by Foreigners and Locals - it is impossible to list all of the markets in Shanghai and so we have chosen the preferred ones:

Bird Markets

There are four in Shanghai:

Mei Yuan Bird Market - Lane 49 Pudong Da Dao, Pudong - Tel: 6876 6638
Jinyang Bird Market - 621 Jian Shan Road, Minhang - Tel: 6452 6705
Jin You Bird Market - 119 Jiang Pu Road/Ben Xin Road - Tel: 6501 1390
Jiang Yin Bird Market - 18-28 Huang Jie Que Road - Tel: 6327 3603
Haggling is accepted at all of these outlets!

Shanxi Lu/Mao Ming Lu Flower Market

Another huge flower market to find anything 'Flowery', potted plants and a wide selection of Bonzai Trees. Haggling is accepted here!

Silk Market

Sat in the heart of Dong Jia Du Lu, this market is best reached by getting a taxi as finding it on foot is not easy and it's quite a hike. A wide array of silks, some better quality than others but bargain silk scarves and shawls to be found here. Haggling encouraged!

Xiang Yang Lu Clothes Market

As centrally located as you could wish for, please allow at least 3 hours to tour this market! Has toilets, refreshments and people offering you VCDs/DVDs for sale on almost every corner. This markets sits on the corner of Huai Hai Zhong Lu and Xiang Yang Nan Lu.

The clothes on offer here are amazingly cheap, but please do not just accept the first offer, haggle away to your hearts' content here. Some people say a better bargain is had in the early evening as the vendors are prepared to haggle and get lower prices. For anything you can imagine, this place is a Must-See in Shanghai.

Zhonghua Market

Found at 100 Heng Feng Lu, Zhonghua Market offers lots of weird and wonderful bits of craftwork, antiques, sculptures, chopsticks and anything sellable really!

Fish Market

Situated on Huang Pi Nan Lu, not too far from the Flower and Bird market. This place has oodles of fish for topping up your fish tank or for your pond if you have one. But we advise you to be a little selective and buy fish in small quantities here initially until you find a reliable vendor as some of the outlets sell fish that carry diseases and die within a few days of getting them home - hence don't go here and stock up your new fish tank in one go - they may all be dead within a week!

Yuyuan Market

Although not strictly a Market, Yu Gardens and the hive of activity around the entrance to them has stalls and shops galore in which you can buy almost any Chinese historical artefact copies, paintings, Chinese traditional clothes, chopsticks, teapots .... the list is endless. When visiting Yu Gardens which in their own right are worth a visit, the shops/stalls around here are a must-see too for some great momentoes to take home.

Pet Market

Situated at 16 Cao San Dong Lu, this Pet Market offers all types of pets from cats and dogs, to snakes and reptiles. Conditions here are not the best so if you don't enjoy some animals being kept in cramped environments, don't visit this market.