Completely in 1999, Jin Mao Building has 88 floors above ground and 3 floors underground with a total height of 420.5m. It is the highest one in China and the third highest in the world. From floor 53 to 87, is the highest hotel in the world, Grand Hyatt. It takes only 45 seconds for [...]
Jade Buddha Temple is named after its two exquisite milk-white jade Buddha statues brought back to China from Burma (Myanmar) by a Chinese monk Huigen in 1882. The statues were brought to Shanghai in 1918 after the temple was completed.
The temple is one of Shanghai’s few active Buddhist temples attracting large numbers of local people [...]
Every city has its commercial center and CBD, especially big metropolitans in the world. As one of the biggest metropolitans in the world, Shanghai attracts millions of tourists from both domestic and abroad. Nanjing Road is a must for visitor going shopping or entertainment. Nanjing Road is the most famous shopping for the visitors aound [...]
Shanghai cuisine, known as Hu Cai among the Chinese, is the youngest of the ten major cuisine in China, with a history of more than 400 years. Traditionally it was called Benbang cuisine, originated in Ming and Qing years. Good at pickling in wine and cooking methods like baking, stewing, teaming, deep-frying, they usually look [...]
The history of acrobatics in China can be traced back to the Neolithic period (more than 5,000 years ago). It is believed that acrobatics grew from self-defense skills the people practiced and demonstrated during their leisure time, but this is not certain.
Over time, acrobatics was developed into a performance art and became known worldwide through [...]
The world-renowned Shanghai Museum, a museum of ancient Chinese art, was established in December, 1952 at the West Nanjing Road which was once the club of the Shanghai horse race course. In 1959, it moved to 16 Henan South Road.
Shanghai Museum has the research departments of Chinese bronze, ceramics, paintings and calligraphy, and artifacts, and [...]
Being one of the Top Ten Shanghai Attractions, Shanghai Bund is a must-visit place starting from the Garden Bridge, which is at the connecting point of the Huangpu River and the Suzhou Creek, to the Jinling Road East and winding a length of 1500 meters. The most visible reminder of Shanghai’s colonial heritage, the Bund [...]
The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is located in Pudong Park in Lujiazui, Shanghai. The tower, surrounded by the Yangpu Bridge in the northeast and the Nanpu Bridge in the southwest, creates a picture of ‘twin dragons playing with pearls’. The entire scene is a photographic jewel that excites the imagination and attracts thousands of visitors [...]
Outside the Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market is a crowded, bustling and touristy market with different snacks and trinkets.
Yuyuan Gardens is located in the center of the Old City in Shanghai. The gardens are one of the few remaining tourist sites in Shanghai. The Yuyuan gardens are surrounded by Shanghai’s bazaar and a maze of small streets where vendors sell wares and food to visitors coming to the gardens.
It is believed that Yuyuan [...]
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