Shanghai 4K | Stunning Rainy Night Drive | China's Most Developed City

SZ Bay RoadTour: Winter rainy night drive in Shanghai 4K, rainy night downtown Shanghai, China night city drive — this video captures the magic of exploring the heart of China’s most dazzling metropolis under shimmering rain. Starting from Middle Jiangxi Road in the historic Bund area of Huangpu District, the journey travels through many main of Shanghai’s most iconic destinations before ending in Gubei, a vibrant neighborhood in the city’s western downtown.

On this winter night, the Bund glows through a soft veil of rain and mist, its grand international architecture illuminated like scenes from an old Shanghai dream. As traffic flows toward Huaihai Middle Road—Shanghai’s most glamorous boulevard—the city’s major shopping districts and commercial centers reveal their brilliant neon charm.

The route continues past Xintiandi, a landmark redevelopment of classic Shikumen architecture that has become a cultural beacon of dining, lifestyle, nightlife, and tourism. Nearby Madang Road expands this energy into a broader boutique commercial zone filled with character and style.

The drive concludes in Gubei, one of Shanghai’s main international residential hubs, known for its authentic global cuisine and upscale commercial centers. Home to one of the largest Oversea Japanese communities outside Los Angeles, Gubei offers countless Japanese restaurants, bakeries, and specialty shops—another testament to Shanghai’s global spirit.

Enjoy this atmospheric rainy-night drive through downtown Shanghai, a city where modern skylines, historic architecture, and world cultures blend seamlessly into one unforgettable nightscape.

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00:51 Jiangxi Rd (M)
2:40 Guangdong Rd
3:53 The Bund
4:01 The Bund – Zhongshan Rd (E-1)
5:11 Yan’an Rd (E)
6:44 He’nan Rd (S)
7:20 Jinling Rd (E)
10:18 Longmen Rd
10:40 Huaihai Rd (M)
12:36 Madang Rd
13:10 Xintiandi – Madang Rd
15:23 Fuxing Rd (M)
23:35 Huaihai Rd (M)
27:28 Huaihai Rd (W)
31:33 Hongqiao Rd
35:05 Gubei - Hongqiao Rd
35:44 Yili Rd (S)
38:39 Hongsong Rd (E)

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Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. The population of the city proper is the second largest in the world with around 24.87 million inhabitants in 2023, while the urban area is the most populous in China, with 29.87 million residents. As of 2022, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of nearly 13 trillion RMB ($1.9 trillion). Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for finance, business and economics, research, science and technology, manufacturing, transportation, tourism, and culture. The Port of Shanghai is the world's busiest container port.

Originally a fishing village and market town, Shanghai grew to global prominence in the 19th century due to domestic and foreign trade and its favorable port location. The city was one of five treaty ports forced to open to trade with the Europeans after the First Opium War, with the Shanghai International Settlement and French Concession subsequently established. The city became a primary commercial and financial hub of Asia in the 1930s.

Shanghai is the home of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the largest stock exchange in the Asia-Pacific by market capitalization and the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone, the first free-trade zone in mainland China. It is ranked eighth globally on the Global Financial Centres Index. Shanghai has been classified as an Alpha+ (global first-tier) city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. As of 2024, it is home to 13 companies of the Fortune Global 500—the fourth-highest number of any city. Shanghai is the world's second largest city by scientific outputs and home to several highly ranked universities, including Fudan, Shanghai Jiao Tong and Tongi. The Shanghai Metro, first opened in 1993, is the largest metro network in the world by route length.

Shanghai has been described as a global finance and innovation hub, and it is one of the ten biggest economic hubs in the world. Featuring several architectural styles such as Art Deco and shikumen, the city contains the Lujiazui skyline, and museums and historic buildings such as the City God Temple, Yu Garden, the China Pavilion and buildings along the Bund. Shanghai is known for its cuisine, local language, and cosmopolitan culture. It ranks sixth in the list of cities with the most skyscrapers.
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