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Gangster Tour: 2.5 hour Shanghai Walking Tour
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- Free cancellation available
- 2h
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
Overview
- Explore the gangster underworld of Shanghai
- See where one of the richest opium dealers in Shanghai once lived
- Admire the house where one of Shanghai’s wealthiest banking families lived and find out how dog food brought a bloody end to it’s empire
- Visit the luxurious mansion presented to Shanghai's most powerful criminal mastermind
- See the clubhouse in which “Big Eared” Du stored his opium and find out how he avoided arrest
- See where the Chinese customs officer once lived, and discover why he was such a thorn in the side of “Big Eared” Du
- Visit the mansion that was built by a Dutch con-man who got away with daylight robbery
- See where the White Russians used to live and work
- Stroll past the former home of Chiang Kai Shek and find out just how corrupt he really was
Activity location
- Shanghai
- Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Outside exit 3 of Changshu Road Metro Station (lines 7 & 1) near the junction between Huaihai Road and Changshu Road.
- Xuhui Qu, Shanghai Shi, China
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Standard Option
- 2h
What's included, what's not
- English native speaking tour guide
- All admission fees
- Transport to and from start and end point of tour (this can be arranged as an additional service in your choice of taxi or private vehicle upon request)
- Tax invoices (available for an additional 15% of the total cost of the tour)
- Additional fees
Know before you book
- Not allowed: Intoxication, Unaccompanied minors
What you can expect
This 2-hour tour of Shanghai takes you on a journey into its notorious gangster underbelly. You will learn about the crime lords who once ruled the city like kings, from “Big Eared” Du with his lucky monkey heads, to “Pockmarked” Huang and his police car drug distribution.
Guests on the Gangster Tour will have exclusive access to a set of colonial costumes and accessories provided by Newman Tours to get them in the mood.
After meeting your guide, you will be taken around the French Concession as it was in the 1930s and be told the darkest tales and deepest secrets behind the lives of Shanghai's most powerful gangsters and leading criminal families.
Visit famous haunts and hidden corners, including a property that once belonged to one of the world’s most influential families.
Find out how to cheat at Black Jack and Craps and learn how colonial Shanghai’s casinos ensured that they always came out on top.
If hanging round criminal estates and learning how to cheat still hasn’t got your heart pumping, then how about shooting some guns? If you are game, as an optional extra, you can be taken to a shooting range where you can participate in a “Cops and Robbers” shooting competition.
Location
Activity location
- Shanghai
- Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Outside exit 3 of Changshu Road Metro Station (lines 7 & 1) near the junction between Huaihai Road and Changshu Road.
- Xuhui Qu, Shanghai Shi, China