Seven jewels in city's cultural crown pull in the crowd

Shanghai has been the cradle of China's industrialization since the 1800s, and since much of the manufacturing mission has been accomplished, a lot of industrial legacy has been left to us. These old factories, shipyards and workshops date from the mid-1800s to the 1980s and are spread over the city, with diverse architectural structures and styles. Many have been refurbished and turned into shopping, lifestyle and art centers. Here are some of them:

M50

Arguably Shanghai's most recognized creative park used to be the home of Shanghai Chunming Textile Factory. M50 is named after its location, at 50 Moganshan Road. It covers 2.3 hectares. A few contemporary artists and galleries began to rent the abandoned factory workshops in 2000, because the floor height allowed them to work with large-scale artworks. Chunming Textile changed its name to M50 Cultural and Creative Development Co in 2011.