Cloud 9 is a nine storey shopping centre connected to Shanghai’s Zhongshan Park 中山公园 metro station. The centre of the mall contains escalators going up, with each floor’s stores circling around the interior. The place is massive, and because it’s connected to one of the biggest hub stations, the ground floor is always packed. You can find almost anything you can think of in Cloud 9.

I’ve been going there for a few years now, but never realized how crazy it was until now. Check out this cafe on the ground (or is it basement?) floor – picture taken from above:

And this is a view of the escalators from below:

If that isn’t crazy enough, it also connects to one of the more interesting skyscrapers in the city (not my pic):

This building looks great at night, and you can see it from almost anywhere in Changning district.