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Essentials in Xuhui, Shanghai (2026)

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Shanghai Municipal Marriage and Adoption Registration Centre
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Shanghai Municipal Marriage and Adoption Registration Centre

上海市婚姻和收养登记中心

Shanghai Municipal Marriage and Adoption Registration Centre handles marriage registration for foreign nationals, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan residents, and overseas Chinese. Located on the third floor of the Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center at 80 Caobao Lu, Xuhui, registration is free and completed the same day at windows 1 and 3. Open Monday to Saturday, 9:00 to 11:30 and 13:30 to 16:30. Book a slot via the Suishenban app or Alipay's marriage registration function. Foreign-language documents must be translated into Chinese by a qualified company, with a stamped business license copy attached.

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City'super (IAPM)
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City'super (IAPM)

城市超市

City'super is a high-end imported-goods supermarket in Xuhui, on the B1 level of the IAPM mall at 999 Huaihai Middle Road. Originally from Hong Kong, it offers imported groceries, fresh seafood and produce, international wines, specialty pantry items, plus deli and prepared-food counters. It's a go-to for hard-to-find overseas brands, with prices well above standard supermarkets; a typical basket runs 150 to 400 RMB and up. The IAPM location connects directly to South Shaanxi Road metro station.

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IKEA Shanghai Xuhui
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IKEA Shanghai Xuhui

宜家上海徐汇商场

IKEA Shanghai Xuhui is a long-running flat-pack furniture and home goods store on Caoxi Road in Xuhui District. This is one of the earliest IKEA branches in the city, laid out on the familiar route: a showroom of room settings upstairs, a market hall and self-serve warehouse below, plus a Swedish restaurant and food market. The range covers sofas, beds, storage, kitchen fittings, textiles, and lighting. The nearest metro is Caoxi Road on line 3, close to Shanghai South Railway Station. Standard hours are 10:00 to 21:00 daily. It is a large branch and remains open after IKEA China's 2026 store adjustments.

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