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Queen of the Orient, Shanghai is the biggest city in China. It is said, ‘a city re-learning its past and investing its future.
Shanghai, also called in short in Chinese "Hu" or "Shen", situated in the middle of China's east coastline, is a gate to the Changjiang River valley. Shanghai has a delightful climate with four distinct seasons. Shanghai Port is the leading port in China. It is an open city along the coast, as well as a famous historical and cultural city.
Its total population is over 13 million. Shanghai is well-known both at home and abroad not only for its prosperous metropolitan feature and rich humanistic resources but also for a number of tourist attractions with modern flavor that have been developed in recent years.
Varied and colorful tourist festivities, like the Shanghai Tourism
Festival, the New Year Eve Longhua Temple Bell Striking, the Longhua
Temple Fair, the Nanhui County Peach Blossom Festival, the
International Tea Culture Festival, the Sweet Osmanthus Festival and
the Orange Festival are attracting an ever increasing number of
domestic and foreign tourists.
Yu Garden
Covering less than two hectares, Yu Garden combines several different
landscapes and architectural elements to create a world in miniature.
It has 48 scenic views including over 30 pavilions, many hall ways,
bridges, winding paths and beautiful lotus ponds. The garden is divided
into six scenic zones with distinct features by five dragon-shaped
walls. It is one of the best classical Chinese private gardens in
China.
Shanghai Museum
It was built in 1952 and locates in the People’s Square. It is one of the four largest museums in China and contains 120,000 cultural relics that include bronzes, ceramics, paintings, calligraphy and ancient sculptures.
Jade Buddha Temple
It is located in the western part of the city and named after its two exquisite milk-white jade Buddha, which were brought from Burma in the 19th century, it is an active Buddhist temple and attracts a large number of visitors.
Old Town
The Old Town is located to the west of the Bund and Huangpu River and south of Nanjing Road. This area has also been developed with the construction of many new buildings housing stores and restaurants but they have all been built in the Chinese style; however a small area still exists of the truly ‘old Shanghai’.
Nanjing Road
Nanjing Road is one of the most important commercial and tourist streets in Shanghai, this is a good place to understand the history and culture of Shanghai.
Queen of the Orient, Shanghai is the biggest city in China. It is said, ‘a city re-learning its past and investing its future.
Shanghai, also called in short in Chinese "Hu" or "Shen", situated in the middle of China's east coastline, is a gate to the Changjiang River valley. Shanghai has a delightful climate with four distinct seasons. Shanghai Port is the leading port in China. It is an open city along the coast, as well as a famous historical and cultural city.
Its total population is over 13 million. Shanghai is well-known both at home and abroad not only for its prosperous metropolitan feature and rich humanistic resources but also for a number of tourist attractions with modern flavor that have been developed in recent years.
Varied and colorful tourist festivities, like the Shanghai Tourism Festival, the New Year Eve Longhua Temple Bell Striking, the Longhua Temple Fair, the Nanhui County Peach Blossom Festival, the International Tea Culture Festival, the Sweet Osmanthus Festival and the Orange Festival are attracting an ever increasing number of domestic and foreign tourists.
Yu Garden
Covering less than two hectares, Yu Garden combines several different landscapes and architectural elements to create a world in miniature. It has 48 scenic views including over 30 pavilions, many hall ways, bridges, winding paths and beautiful lotus ponds. The garden is divided into six scenic zones with distinct features by five dragon-shaped walls. It is one of the best classical Chinese private gardens in China.
Shanghai Museum
It was built in 1952 and locates in the People’s Square. It is one of the four largest museums in China and contains 120,000 cultural relics that include bronzes, ceramics, paintings, calligraphy and ancient sculptures.
Jade Buddha Temple
It is located in the western part of the city and named after its two exquisite milk-white jade Buddha, which were brought from Burma in the 19th century, it is an active Buddhist temple and attracts a large number of visitors.
Old Town
The Old Town is located to the west of the Bund and Huangpu River and south of Nanjing Road. This area has also been developed with the construction of many new buildings housing stores and restaurants but they have all been built in the Chinese style; however a small area still exists of the truly ‘old Shanghai’.
Nanjing Road
Nanjing Road is one of the most important commercial and tourist streets in Shanghai, this is a good place to understand the history and culture of Shanghai.