Jing'an temple to library walk
A day in Shanghai — 6 stops, about 3.63 km on foot, 52 minutes walking.
A compact Jing'an day that moves from a working Buddhist temple into the district's residential streets, with a mid-morning snack stop and two former residences before ending at the library. About 2.8 km of walking, suited to anyone who likes cities read at street level.
The route, in order
Jing'an Temple
Start at the temple while the morning is still quiet and the incense halls are the calmest thing in the district.
3 min walk — Head southeast toward 南京西路
Jing'an Temple Square （East Gate）
The square sits right beside the temple, so it costs nothing to step out here and see how the gilded roofs sit against the office towers.
4 min walk — Head northwest toward 南京西路
Liuchangsheng Former Residence
From the square the route turns into the surrounding streets, where this preserved residence shows the older, lower-rise Jing'an.
6 min walk — Head northeast
Wangjiasha
Opens 10:00
Timed for after 10:00, when the shop opens — a sit-down break for dumplings, noodles or something sweet before more walking.
4 min walk — Head northeast on 北京西路 toward 常德路
Zhang'ailing Former Residence
Back out on foot with the meal settled, this is the literary stop: Eileen Chang's Shanghai, best appreciated unhurried.
35 min walk — Head south on 常德路 toward 南京西路
Shanghai Library
The library closes the day indoors, with reading rooms and whatever exhibition is up, a quiet end after a morning outside.