Beijing and Shanghai, as two of the world’s most famous cities with two distinct style attract the people throughout the world. In Beijing, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Hutong, Peking Opera, roast duck etc make you feel a strong cultural atmosphere here; but if you want to know China’s rapid development, the recent outcome of Shanghai’s science and technology, information technology, trade, financial will make you feel an international cultural exchange and integration in the bustling city.
Located at the center of the mainland's coastline, Shanghai
has long been a major hub of communications, transportation,
and international exchange. The municipality covers an area
of 6,341 square kilometers and has a population of more than
13.5 million. Shanghai is China's largest economic comprehensive
industrial base, and a famous historical and cultural city.
The city consistently attracts investment and is seen as
an ideal venue for business gatherings. It is also a must
on any agenda during a tour of China. Shanghai has fostered
a comprehensive transportation network that incorporates land,
sea, and air travel, as well as a convenient urban transportation
system. More than 300 airlines serve the city, proving direct
flights to more than 20 countries and regions. The addition
of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport, which went into
operation in 1999, is expected to increase the annual passenger
volume to some 20 million.
Special tourist trains running between Shanghai and the neighboring
provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as well as tourist bus
routes along newly-constructed expressways, offer great convenience
for regional travel. Shanghai has more than 400 travel agencies
to assist visitors, and the 127 star-rated hotels offer a
total of 40, 000 guest rooms.
Visitors to Shanghai are not only dazzled by the modern metropolis
and gateway to a developing China, but are also able to immerse
themselves in the unique Shanghai culture, a combination of
Chinese and Western elements. Colorful festivals and celebrations
dot the yearly Shanghai activities calendar, such as the Shanghai
Nanhui Peach Blossoms Festival, Shanghai International Tea
Culture Festival and Shanghai China International Art Festival.
Shanghai has also introduced special tour packages aimed at
the different interests of visitors, such as bicycling tours,
hiking tours, gourmet tours, rehabilitation and health care
tours, study tours, Japanese young women's tours, honey moon
tours, and convention and exhibition tours.
The Bund:
The well-known Bund is a must for visitors to Shanghai.
Fifty-two buildings lining the narrow shoreline of the Huangpu
River offer a living exhibition of Gothic, Baroque, Roman, Classic
Revival and Renaissance architectural styles, as well as combinations
of Chinese and Western styles. They are also a condensation
of the recent history of the city. The wide embankment offers
ample room for strolling and is used by locals for morning exercises
and evening gatherings. In the evening, colorful lights illuminate
the area and create a shimmering image deserving of the name
Pearl of the Orient.
The Yu Garden:
The Yu Gardens are a classical landscape in the Southern Chinese
style with a history of more than 400 years. Pavilions, halls,
rockeries and ponds display the finest in landscaping from the
Southern style as seen in the Ming and Qing dynasties. More
than 40 landscapes were ingeniously separated by latticed walls,
winding corridors, and lattice windows.
People's Square:
People's Square has become the political and
cultural center in Shanghai since 1994, when it was rebuilt.
In and around the square are a massive fountain named the Light
of Huangpu River, 10,000 square meters of lawns, six groups
of relief carvings that depict the history of Shanghai, the
New Shanghai Museum, the offices of the municipal government,
an underground shopping plaza, the Shanghai Grand Theater and
the Shanghai Exhibition Center
The Orient Pearl
TV Tower: The Orient Pearl TV Tower is 468 meters
high, the tallest in Asia and third tallest in the world. It
faces the Bund across the Huangpu River. When viewed from the
Bund, the tower and the Nanpu and Yangpu bridges create a vivid
imagery known as "two dragons playing with a pearl."
The sphere at the top has a diameter of 45 meters and is 263
meters above ground. The observation deck in the sphere offers
a sweeping view of the city. The revolving restaurant is set
at 267 meters above Pudong New Area. The dance ball, piano bar
and 20 karaoke rooms, at 271 meters, are also opened to the
public. The penthouse, which sits at 350 meters, has an observation
deck, meeting room, and coffee shop. The tower integrates broadcasting
technologies with sightseeing, catering, shopping,
amusement, and accommodations. It has become the symbol of
the city and a major tourist attraction in Shanghai.
Cruise on the
Huangpu River: Cruising on the Huangpu River,
visitors can gaze at the mighty skyscrapers, the Monument Tower
to the People's Heroes, the famous Waibaidu Bridge and Huangpu
Park on one bank, and the Orient Pearl TV Tower, International
Convention Center, Jin Mao Building and the newly rising Pudong
New Area on the other. The Yangpu and Nanpu bridges span the
river. From the river, visitors can also view the ruins of ancient
cannon emplacements and fortifications at Wusong and the magnificent
view of the Yangtze River as it empties into the sea.
Nanjing Road:
Nanjing Road East, honored as "China's No. l Street",
has become an all-weather pedestrian arcade. Shops and restaurants
provide products and services with their own characteristics,
making it an ideal place that integrates shopping, restaurants,
amusement and sightseeing.
Luxun Park:
The museum and tomb are located in Lu Xun Park.. The museum
exhibits Lu Xun's manuscripts, some of his personal effects,
document, and photos. The headstone at the Tomb of Lu Xun is
in the calligraphy of Mao Zedong and reads "The Tomb of
Mr. Lu Xun."
Dr. Sun's Residence:
Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the forerunner of the Chinese democratic revolution,
and his wife Song Qing Ling, lived in this building from 1918
to 1924. It also was the place that Dr. Sun Yat-sen met representatives
of the Communist Party and fostered the first cooperation between
the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang.
Song Qing Ling's
Residence :This is the former residence of Song
Qingling. an honorary chairwoman of the People's Republic of
China and the widow of Sun Yat-sen. She lived, worked, and studied
here during the old age of her life.
Birthplace of
the China's Communist Party : In July of 1921,
the First National Communist Party Congress was held in this
building. The congress passed the Party's program and resolutions,
elected the central committee, and declared the founding of
the CPC.
Shanghai Library
:The new Shanghai Library, which covers an area
of 80,000 square meters, has a collection of 13 million books
and is considered one of the top ten libraries in the world.
The library incorporates the open-stacks approach favored in
the West, which allows for convenience in borrowing books.
Shanghai Grand
Theater : Located in the northwestern corner
of People's Square. the Shanghai Grand Theater covers 70,000
square meters. It is actually composed of three theaters. The
theaters can accommodate performances of ballet opera, symphonies,
chamber music modern dramas and musicals. The theater also owns
the largest, fully automatic stage in Asia. The theater has
become a symbol of modern culture in Shanghai.
DuoLun Road:
Cultural Celebrities' Street, located along Duolun Road
and surrounding areas, is a living memorial to the modern cultural
celebrities of Shanghai and is also a condensation of modern
culture. Such Chinese literary giants as Lu Xun, Mao Dun, Guo
Moruo and Ye Shengtao lived and wrote here, making the road
an important feature in China's modern cultural history. In
addition, the famous Gongfei Cafe. Celebrities Mansion, the
Shanghai Art Opera Troupe, and Hai Shang Jiu Li also display
the accumulated cultural atmosphere of Duolun Road today.
Old Town God's
Temple : "Go to Shanghai but does not visit
the Town God's Temple is not really mean has been ShangHai",
it can be seen from the folk proverb that the Old Town God's
Temple' important status and influence in Shanghai. Cheng Huang
is the city protection god in the Taoist. In accordance to the
legend that the Zhang county magistrate rebuilt the JinShan
Temple into the Old Town God's Temple in the time of Ming dynasty
Yongle period (early 15th century) in Shanghai. The Old Town
God's Temple was reconstructed in 1926. There are many folk
arts performances in the Old Town God's Temple
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