Originally Posted by moondog

xiangyang market ( 襄阳市场 ) is the local fake market. it's not as good as it's counterparts in beijing, shenzhen, and guangzhou, but does have all the staples.

personally, i prefer several of the boutiques along shanxi road north of huaihai road. my favorite is a shirt store on changle road just west of shanxi road (in fact, i plan on going there today); they sell really nice zegna and paul smith shirts (if they're fake, i can't tell) for y80 - y150. there is nice leather in the area as well.

if you want antique furniture, there are a number of restoration factories on hongmei and hongxu roads in gubei. prices are a little on the high side (more than in other parts of china), but quality is great (i once bought an opium bed out there for around $700, which i later sold in dc for $5000).

for tea, smaller antiques, and art, focus on the markets between the bund and huangpi road. (the jade market is the most famous and touristy, but there are lots, each with different specialties)

as far as actual stores are concered, the glitziest are concentrated in the 3 areas: along nanjing road, along huaihai road, and at xintiandi. ime there is no point shopping at high-end western stores because the prices are much higher in china than other places (less sales, in particular).

that's all i can think of for now.