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About Joy City Shopping Mall (South Gate Street)
Its best-known feature is a themed indoor shopping street: the former Qi'e Commune was relaunched as Qi'e Planet in September 2024, with animation, collectibles and youth-oriented creative retail. This makes the mall a useful contemporary contrast to the city's historic shopping streets. Explore the themed area and the wider shopping floors using the current directory, since individual tenants and temporary displays change.
What to look for
- Qi'e Planet: the indoor creative-retail street developed from Qi'e Commune, with a focus on animation and character merchandise.
- The mall's interconnected retail and dining floors, which allow a shopping stop and a meal within the same complex.
Location & getting there
Getting to Joy City Shopping Mall (South Gate Street)
Use 南开大悦城 at 2–6 Nanmenwai Street, Nankai District as the destination. Specify Nankai/South Gate Street to avoid being sent to another Joy City property.
- Check the mall directory for the current floor and access to Qi'e Planet before heading upstairs.
Combine your visit
Suggested order within this visit:
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Mall directory and main shopping floors
Orient yourself within the South Gate Street complex.
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Qi'e Planet
See the themed indoor street that distinguishes this mall.
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Dining floors
Choose a meal from the businesses operating during your visit.
This sequence is an editorial suggestion based on the features described in the sources. Access to individual buildings or areas should be checked locally; no travel time or shared admission is implied.
Find Joy City Shopping Mall (South Gate Street)
南开大悦城 · 南开区
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