This largest shopping mall within the Inner Ring Road, located at the intersection of North Zhongshan Road and Ningxia Road, was delayed until July this year before finally opening… Since it’s right downstairs from my home and on the必经之路 between my home and the gym, I basically pass by twice every day. I’ve become increasingly familiar with this place, yet I haven’t written about it on my BLOG before, so here goes….
Yuexing Global Harbor has a total construction area of 480,000 square meters and was designed by the British architectural firm Chapman Taylor. Two towers are still under construction, which will comprise serviced apartments, a five-star hotel, and office spaces. The mall below consists of six floors in total: four above ground and two underground, with the third basement level serving as a parking lot.
The second basement level mainly features fast food restaurants, beverage shops, cafes, bakeries and dessert shops, toy and accessory stores, and there’s also a Tesco~~~ The first floor is primarily occupied by luxury goods, major brands, Häagen-Dazs, Godiva, and jewelry. The second floor focuses mainly on casual wear, sports, and outdoor gear; for dining, there seems to be only one pizza place in the middle, along with two cafes. The third floor has fewer clothing stores but more accessories and children’s playgrounds, and dining options start to increase. Half of the fourth floor is dedicated to art galleries, museums, and exhibition halls, while the other half houses restaurants and a cinema, connected by a glass walkway in the middle~~~~
Overall, it pretty much has everything you need, making life much more convenient—and also making me more of a homebody… Currently, weekends are extremely crowded, and some restaurants are still under renovation, so you basically have to queue for dining. On weekdays, however, it’s not too crowded, and you generally don’t have to wait for a table at restaurants…. P.S. A big thank you to this place for providing free air conditioning during the hot summer~~~~ Haha
Taking advantage of the nice weather and Shanghai’s rare blue skies and white clouds, I brought my camera over to take some photos. They’re all taken with a wide-angle lens, mostly shots of the atrium—feel free to take a casual look~~~~
Photos in this post were taken with a SONY NEX-5R + 16-50 f3.5-5.6, post-processed in Lightroom.
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