Worth Doing in Pudong, Shanghai (2026)

These are places I’d actually take my own family, friends, and clients.

Our editors’ own firsthand picks, verified against official menus and aggregated Dianping and Xiaohongshu reviews.

Worth Doing by neighbourhood Huangpu 23Pudong 18Jing'an 16Xuhui 11Changning 5Songjiang 3Putuo 3

Museum & Culture Pudong (Expo area) Researched & Verified

A House of Nobility: Mawangdui Han Tombs (China Art Museum)

中华艺术宫·马王堆汉墓文物特展

A House of Nobility is a Mawangdui Han Tombs exhibition at the China Art Museum in Pudong, showing 472 artifacts, including 31 sets of grade-one national treasures, that tell how Han-dynasty nobility lived 2,000 years ago. It runs July 3 to October 7, 2026 at the China Art Museum, the red crown-shaped landmark from Expo 2010. Time your visit around the silk banners: the Tomb No.1 banner of Lady Xin Zhui displays only until August 16, then the Tomb No.3 banner takes over from August 18 to October 7. Tickets are 98 RMB with early-bird tiers sold out; book ahead rather than gambling on the door.

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Museum & Culture Pudong Researched & Verified

Shanghai Museum East

上海博物馆东馆

Shanghai Museum East (上海博物馆东馆) is the vast new Pudong wing of the Shanghai Museum, on Century Avenue near the Science and Technology Museum metro. Opened in stages from 2024, it spreads the collection of bronzes, ceramics, jade, painting and calligraphy across bright modern galleries with room to breathe. General admission is free and individual visitors can walk in without a reservation, though special exhibitions may charge and book out. Give yourself half a day; it is far larger than the original People's Square building. Closed Tuesdays.

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Swimming Pool Pudong Researched & Verified

Oriental Sports Center

上海东方体育中心

Oriental Sports Center is a large public swimming and sports complex in Pudong, on the Huangpu riverfront near the former Expo site, right beside Oriental Sports Center metro station on Metro Lines 6, 8 and 11. Built for the 2011 World Swimming Championships, it houses a ten-lane 50m indoor competition pool, a training pool, a diving pool, and an open-air summer water-play area. Indoor swimming costs around ¥60 per session; the outdoor pool, open late June to late August, is ¥20 to ¥25. Bring your passport and a swim cap.

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Attraction Century Park, Pudong Researched & Verified

Century Park

Century Park is a large public park in Pudong, spread across roughly 140 hectares beside the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum on Metro Line 2. It gathers lakes, open lawns, birch and willow groves, cycling paths and boat rental into a genuinely spacious green escape, popular for jogging, family picnics, kite-flying and weekend cycling. Since the perimeter fencing came down in 2024 the park is free to enter and open around the clock. A calm, easy half-day outdoors and a good reset from the density of the city.

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Museum & Culture Lingang, Pudong (Dishui Lake) Researched & Verified

Shanghai Astronomy Museum

上海天文馆

Shanghai Astronomy Museum is one of the world's largest astronomy museums, in the Lingang area of Pudong, Shanghai, on Lingang Avenue beside Dishui Lake near the end of metro Line 16. Opened in 2021 as a branch of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, it has immersive galleries on the solar system, the wider universe and Chinese astronomy, plus a planetarium dome theater and rooftop observatory. Adult admission is around ¥30, with the dome theater about ¥40 extra. Tickets must be booked several days ahead through the official WeChat channel. It is closed Mondays and opens roughly 09:30 to 16:00.

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Theatre Pudong (Century Avenue) Researched & Verified

Shanghai Oriental Art Center

上海东方艺术中心

Shanghai Oriental Art Center is Pudong's main concert and opera venue, at 425 Dingxiang Road near Century Park. Designed by Paul Andreu as five linked glass shells that read as an orchid from above, it opened in 2005. Inside are a concert hall seating around 1,950, an opera hall and a smaller recital hall, hosting visiting orchestras, recitals, dance and family programming. Take Metro Line 2 to Science and Technology Museum station and walk about 400 metres northwest. It is the more comfortable choice if you live in Pudong and do not fancy crossing the river on a weeknight.

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Health Club Zhangyang Road, Pudong Researched & Verified

BodyLab Dance Center

BodyLab Dance Center is an international dance and fitness studio on Zhangyang Road in Pudong, near Minsheng Road, offering classes for children and adults. The bright, mirrored studio teaches ballet, hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, rhythmic gymnastics, Zumba, and yoga, with professional gymnast and dancer coaches leading regular classes and school-holiday camps. Adult drop-in and package pricing sits alongside kids programs, and local and international cards are accepted. Class packages start at around ¥1,800, while the two-week rhythmic gymnastics camps run ¥4,000 to ¥6,000. It works for families and adults who want a steady weekly movement practice.

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Fitness Huamu, Pudong (New International Expo Centre) Researched & Verified

Kerry Sports

Kerry Sports is a fitness and wellness club inside Kerry Hotel Pudong at 1388 Huamu Road in Pudong's Huamu area, spanning three levels and about 6,000 square metres. It features a 24 hour gym with over 80 machines, an indoor pool, an outdoor tennis court, a boxing ring, a climbing wall, group classes, a spa, and a large children's play zone. Individual annual membership is around 21,000 RMB, and family plans are near 38,000 RMB. Day access is usually available to hotel guests. A well equipped option for those in east Shanghai.

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Shopping Lujiazui, Pudong (Shangcheng Road) Researched & Verified

LU1885

陆家嘴1885广场

LU1885, also known as Lujiazui 1885 Square, is a low-rise dining and lifestyle block in the Lujiazui financial district of Pudong, set around Shangcheng Road near Nanquan Bei Lu and metro Line 9. Four two-story bungalows blend Shanghai shikumen and European villa styles, housing mid-range and upscale restaurants, cafes, cocktail bars and wellness studios around a small landscaped square with a fountain and wisteria frames. In summer it stages an open-air cocktail festival with pop-up bars. Dining runs around ¥150 to ¥250 per person, while wandering the square and courtyards is free. A quieter counterpoint to the Lujiazui towers.

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Attraction Former Expo 2010 site, Pudong Researched & Verified

Mercedes-Benz Arena

梅赛德斯-奔驰文化中心

Mercedes-Benz Arena is an 18,000-seat indoor concert and events arena on the Pudong waterfront in Shanghai, built on the former Expo 2010 site. Opened in 2010 as the Shanghai World Expo Cultural Center, its saucer-shaped hall hosts major concerts, touring pop acts, sports and award shows. The complex also includes smaller clubs, a cinema, restaurants and retail around the main bowl. Walking the grounds and riverside promenade is free; you pay only when there is a show, and concert tickets generally start around ¥280. It sits beside the China Art Museum, a five-minute walk from China Art Museum station on Metro Line 8, so it pairs easily with the wider Expo park.

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Shopping Qiantan, Pudong Researched & Verified

Taikoo Li Qiantan

前滩太古里

Taikoo Li Qiantan is an open-air shopping and dining district in Qiantan, Pudong, Shanghai, with low-rise lanes, rooftop gardens and around 250 shops. Developed by Swire Properties with Lujiazui Group, it opened in 2021. Low rise lanes and rooftop gardens link around 250 shops, from luxury houses and fashion labels to lifestyle, wellness and arts spaces. There's also a rooftop running loop. Dining is a highlight, with cafes, dessert bars and full restaurants. Meals typically run from about 150 to 400 RMB per person. Entry is free, and most shops open daily from 10:00, with restaurants running later.

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Attraction Pudong (Chuansha) Researched & Verified

Shanghai Disneyland

上海迪士尼乐园

Shanghai Disneyland is a theme park at Shanghai Disney Resort in Chuansha, Pudong, about 45 to 60 minutes from central Shanghai on Metro Line 11 (Disney Resort station). One adult day ticket is priced by date, ranging roughly 400 to 800 RMB, so a quiet weekday and a summer Saturday offer different experiences. Most visitors spend well past 700 RMB for the day when adding food and a souvenir. Ticketing is real-name, meaning the name on the booking must match the passport you present at the gate. Bring the physical passport.

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Attraction Houtan, Pudong Researched & Verified

World Expo Culture Park

上海世博文化公园

World Expo Culture Park is a two square kilometre riverside park in Pudong, built on the old Expo site between the Huangpu River and Lupu Bridge. Free and open around the clock, it offers variety: Twin Hills, the first artificial hill in the country above 40 metres, a large conservatory garden, the world horticulture garden, four retained Expo pavilions, and the Houtan riverfront walk. Inside, Shen Garden, a classical Jiangnan garden, is ticketed and keeps shorter hours, while Twin Hills requires a booked slot before climbing.

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Museum & Culture Pudong (Expo area) Researched & Verified

China Art Museum

中华艺术宫

China Art Museum is Shanghai's municipal art museum, housed in the former China Pavilion of the 2010 World Expo at 205 Shangnan Road in Pudong. The permanent collection of modern and contemporary Chinese art is free, special exhibitions are 20 RMB, and the scale of the building means it rarely feels crowded on a weekday. Individual visitors book a timed slot at least two days ahead, choosing from seven hourly windows between 10:00 and 17:00, and can add up to five companions per booking. It opens Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 with last entry at 17:00, and closes on Mondays outside public holidays. China Art Museum station on Metro Line 8 is at the door.

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Shopping Lujiazui, Pudong Researched & Verified

Superbrand Mall

正大广场

Superbrand Mall is a thirteen-floor shopping centre at 168 Lujiazui West Road in Pudong, a short walk from the Oriental Pearl Tower and Lujiazui metro. Opened in 2002, it packs more than 300 shops, restaurants and a cinema across roughly 250,000 square metres, which makes it the obvious rainy-day or post-Bund stop on the Pudong side of the river. It runs daily from 10:00 to 22:00, and the upper-floor food courts are where most visitors actually end up.

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Attraction Pudong Researched & Verified

Jinmao Tower

金茂大厦（88层观光厅）

Jin Mao Tower is an 88-story skyscraper in the Lujiazui financial district of Pudong. From the 88th-floor Sightseeing Hall, about 340 metres up, you get a 360-degree view over the Huangpu River and the city's towers. High-speed lifts climb in under a minute. You can also look down into the Grand Hyatt's atrium. Adult admission is around 120 RMB at the gate, closer to 90 RMB online, with discounts for kids and students. Open daily from morning to evening.

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Attraction Pudong Researched & Verified

Oriental Pearl Tower

东方明珠广播电视塔

The Oriental Pearl Tower is a broadcast tower and observation landmark in Lujiazui, Pudong, recognizable by its cluster of pink spheres along a 468-metre spine. Visitors can ride to several viewing levels, including the Space Capsule near 351 metres, a Sightseeing Galleria at about 263 metres, and a glass-floored observatory at 259 metres. A revolving restaurant occupies an upper level, and the Shanghai History Museum is at the base. Ticket packages vary by how many levels you enter, generally from around 160 RMB upward. Open daily from morning to evening.

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Attraction Nanhui New Town, Pudong Researched & Verified

Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park

上海海昌海洋公园

Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park is an all-age marine theme park in Nanhui New Town, Pudong, that supports a slower-paced, multi-day family visit if you pair it with an overnight stay. The park runs marine performance shows, orca displays, mermaid performances, and interactive dolphin shows, suited to both young children and grandparents. For my own 2D1N stay I chose the Haichang Penguin Resort Hotel, a satellite property about a 10-minute shuttle ride from the park gates. It's quieter and better value than staying right on-site. If you'd rather skip the shuttle and don't mind more noise for a bigger budget, the resort hotel inside the park itself is the trade-off, and it's a fine option too. Either way, an overnight stay unlocks two full consecutive days of park entry, so you can move through the park without rushing a single-day visit. Around New Year's Eve and national holidays, the park runs drone light shows and fireworks with seasonal decorations and limited-time performances. This is one of my go-to recommendations for a family or multi-generational short trip within Shanghai.

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