Palace’s First China Store Turns Shanghai’s Historic Zhangyuan Into a Living Skate Garden

Why Zhangyuan, not just “a mall” The store sits in Zhangyuan, a restored heritage complex in Jing’an District made up of late 19th‑century lilong houses, courtyards and lanes, perched above the surrounding mall‑heavy retail.

Palace’s unit W1‑1A, Zhangyuan, 280 Maoming North Road opened on 23 May 2026, following a lottery based preview. This choice matters. Zhangyuan is: A historic neighbourhood over the mall, rich in old Shanghai architecture and stories. A symbol of the city’s rejuvenation of heritage districts into lifestyle destinations.

A backdrop that immediately gives Palace more texture and specificity than a standard shopping centre launch. In other words, the brand is buying into a piece of the city’s memory, not just its footfall.

A store designed like a Shanghai garden Inside, Palace and its design partners have leaned hard into Chinese garden references – but as structure, not surface…