Shanghai/Putuo

Putuo (local government) is a district in Shanghai.

By train
Shanghai West Station is located in this district and is served by a few daily trains from around the area. Sales of tickets for travel within the same city are no longer permitted, so going to Shanghai Station now requires use of the subway or bus.

By metro
This area is crossed by a few metro lines. With line, will get you into the south part and take you all the way to  in the north.

Caoyang Rd. metro station (lines, and ) is located in the district, but the main attractions in the area require a bus ride from the station. Line now runs further into this district, but taxis may be hard to find outside some of the stations (for example, going from Zhenru station to the nearest shopping center is a rather arduous journey on foot with no bus service while going the other way there are taxis and pedicabs which make the journey significantly quicker and easier; passengers going to the Meichuan Rd/Zhenguang Rd area are advised to take the subway to Shanghai West one stop over to aid in finding transportation). In addition, the new line extends into this district.

By bus
Bus #947 runs from Zhongshan Park Metro station (lines, and ) through the important points in the district. Bus #837 runs from the main train station (lines, and ), #827 from Beixinjing station (line ) and Shuicheng Rd (line ), and #876 from Songhong Rd (line ) and Caoyang Rd (lines ,  and ). Also, Bus #807 runs from Hongqiao airport. In addition to these, Changzhen line 1 runs from Shanghai West and Qilianshan Rd stations (both line ).

M50 art district
This is an area of studios in a former textile factory at 50 Moganshan Road, along Suzhou Creek. Like Beijing's 798 district it is one of the main centers of contemporary Chinese art.

It now has dozens of studios, most of them open to the public, over 100 artists, and many galleries: