3-Day 2-Night Shanghai Travel Guide, a Must-See for Students

📍Accommodation Recommendations: It’s best to choose youth hostels near Nanjing Road or the Bund. They are affordable, convenient for getting around, and you can enjoy the stunning night view of the Bund. You can filter by the "18-25 Favorite" tag on Trip.com to find highly cost-effective accommodations.

🚗Transportation Guide: Use Alipay for the subway; using the Metro Metropolis app for student verification offers discounts. For short distances, try shared bikes to enjoy the fun of city walking. For late-night rides, use Trip.com’s ride-hailing service, where new user coupons can be directly applied.

Day 1: Bund Photo Walk Route
🌅Morning: Watch the sunrise at North Bund, fewer people and beautiful scenery. Take photos with the Mini Egg Dome and post them on social media for great effect.
📸Late Morning: Take photos at the Shanghai Post Museum courtyard "Magic City Gate," shooting upward with a wide-angle lens for great shots.
🌉Next: Stroll along Zhapu Road Bridge and Waibaidu Bridge. Take the "Four-piece Set" photo at Zhapu Road Bridge and recreate classic scenes from "Deep Love" at Waibaidu Bridge.
🏨Noon: Head to the Peninsula Hotel’s Dicos on the 2nd floor. Take photos by the vintage window frame with the Oriental Pearl Tower as the background for a cinematic vibe.
🖼️Afternoon: Visit the Shami Building, use the door pillars as a photo frame, focus on the Bund while blurring the crowd for a classy look.
⛴️Dusk: Take the 2-yuan ferry at the Bund, squeeze to the bow to capture the golden river surface and the international architecture.
🌇Night: Go to the Pudong Art Museum sunset corridor. At 7 PM sharp, capture the moment the international buildings light up; shooting a time-lapse video is stunning. Then visit the Lujiazui "Three-piece Set," place your phone on the ground at the Jinmao Hyatt entrance and shoot upward while striking funny poses for great fun.

Day 2: Trendy Instagrammable Streets
📚Morning: Visit Xujiahui Academy, take "intellectual style" photos in the light and shadow dome study area.
🏢Next: Arrive at Wukang Building, a must-shoot upward angle. Lower your camera across the street for a beautiful composition of the building, plane trees, and blue sky.
🍃Noon: Buy the trendy CORNER CONE GELATO on Wukang Road, take photos at Romeo’s balcony; then go to Anfu Road, pick spicy girl outfits at Brandy Melville, and browse second-hand books and records at the Duozhuayu recycling store.
⛩️Afternoon: Visit Jing’an Temple at dusk. The golden roof combined with lights and traffic gives a strong cyberpunk vibe. The pedestrian bridge is very stable for photos.
🤖Night: Head to Huaihai Road HAUS NOWHERE to take photos with the 4-meter-tall "Mechanical Giant," full of futuristic tech vibes. Then go to the "Jufu Chang" bar street, where Fumin Road, Changle Road, and Julu Road offer affordable craft beers, jazz bars, and street cocktail stalls for a tipsy night.

Day 3: Cultural and Artistic Journey
Morning: Visit the East Wing of Shanghai Museum to appreciate the rich collections and feel the charm of history and culture.
Afternoon: Go to the China Art Palace to see various exciting exhibitions and experience artistic inspiration.
Night: Visit Yuyuan City God Temple, which carries deep historical and cultural heritage. There are many old-brand delicacies, and wearing Hanfu to enjoy the lantern festival creates a great atmosphere.

🍜Food Recommendations:
For breakfast, try Dashu Chun Shengjian, crispy bottoms with juicy meat filling, 13 RMB for 4 pieces; also try Guangming Village fresh meat mooncakes, 6 RMB each, with hot and fragrant crispy crusts. For main meals, recommend Zhuang’s Longxing Crab Roe Noodles, 98 RMB for crab roe golden mixed noodles, full of tempting crab meat; Haling Noodle House’s bullfrog noodles come in a 30cm bowl bigger than your face, spicy bullfrog piled high. Snacks include Nanjing East Road Shen Dacheng’s double-stuffed dumplings, 8 RMB each, with red bean paste and black sesame, chewy and delicious; Hongkou Cake Factory’s family fortune rice cake dumplings with fried dough sticks, a perfect salty-sweet combo. For desserts, try Azabuya’s 38 RMB triple-matcha ice cream, with a level 5 bitterness and aroma; PAIN CHAUD’s pistachio cream puffs, 23 RMB each, bursting with green filling, both visually and taste-wise amazing.

💡Tips: Remember to bring your exam admission ticket; some attractions and exhibitions offer student or college entrance exam exclusive discounts. You can search for "Student Specials" on Trip.com for accommodations. Bring a fill light for night photography. Avoid snacks at City God Temple and the Bund sightseeing tunnel as they are not cost-effective. The limited-edition cultural creations at "Old Mac Coffee" next to Wukang Building are great for stamping and posting on social media, making meaningful souvenirs.