Duolun Road

Why go

The road’s appeal is the concentration of different buildings and intellectual connections within roughly 550 meters. Writers associated with the surrounding area included Lu Xun, Mao Dun and Guo Moruo. Look at the houses and Hongde Church as evidence of early twentieth-century Shanghai’s mixed architectural vocabulary, then use the street’s commemorative details to connect those façades with its literary reputation.

What to look for

• Hongde Church’s combination of Chinese and Western architectural forms
• Historic residences along an L-shaped pedestrian street
• The red-brick Xishi clock tower marking the literary street

Useful to know

• Walk the short L-shaped street before deciding which indoor cultural spaces to enter.
• Continue toward Lu Xun Park if you want more context on the area’s writers.

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