China: Shanghai - Trams and pedestrians on Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road) c. 1935.

Nanjing Road is the main shopping street of Shanghai, China, and is one of the world's busiest shopping streets. Today's Nanjing Road comprises two sections, Nanjing Road East and Nanjing Road West. In some contexts, 'Nanjing Road' refers only to the pre-1945 Nanjing Road (pictured), today's Nanjing Road East, which is now largely pedestrianised. Prior to 1949, the road's English name was rendered Nanking Road, using the standard romanisation of the time.

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