Scenes and Tourist Sites
Tourist Scenes
Since 1990, Shanghai has built a batch of landmark architectures that are known both at home and abroad. These buildings have become new tourist scenes in the city, reflecting its new appearances. They include the Bund -- the symbol of Shanghai, the People's Square which is known as a“city green lung,”the Orient Pearl Broadcasting and Television Tower, Jin Mao Tower, the Pedestrian Mall of Nanjing Road, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Grand Theater and the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall.
-- New Bund The New Bund lies along the west bank of the Huangpu River between Waibaidu Bridge and Nanpu Bridge. The four-kilometer-long thoroughfare was listed as one of the top 10 new scenes and tourist attractions in the city. Along the Bund, there are buildings of different Chinese and western architectural styles, nicknamed the contemporary world expo of architectures. This cultural heritage of mankind has epitomized the modern history of Shanghai. At night, with lights on, they look just fantastic.
-- People's Square Located at the very center of the city, People's Square is a garden-type open space surrounded by buildings and facilities for administration, cultural activities, transportation and commerce. On its north is the People's Mansion, to its northwest the Shanghai Grand Theater, to its northeast the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, and to its south the Shanghai Museum. Flanked on both sides by 17-meter-wide greenbelts, People's Avenue goes across the center of the square. The total green areas in the square reach 80,000 square meters. It is an oasis in the city.
-- Orient Pearl Broadcasting and Television Tower Serving for radio and television broadcasting as well as recreation and sightseeing, the 460-meter-tall tower is the highest TV tower in Asia and the third highest in the world. It has not only greatly improved the quality of radio and television broadcasting in the city, but also melted itself with Yangpu Bridge and Nanpu Bridge into a new scene, nicknamed "double dragons playing with the pearl."
-- Jin Mao Tower Jin Mao Tower is located in the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone in Pudong. It is an intelligent building offering services for business, hotel, recreation, sightseeing and shopping. It covers a total floor area of 290,000 square meters and is 420.5 meters high. It has 88 stories above the ground and three stories underground. The 88th floor is the highest and largest sightseeing hall in China. Jin Mao Tower is not only a new tourist attraction, but also a window through which people from other parts of the world may get a better understanding of Shanghai and Pudong.
-- Shanghai Ocean Aquarium Covering a total area of 22,400 square meters, Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is located in Pudong’s Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone. With a theme of“Across Continents–Through Worlds of Water,”the aquarium is divided into 8 zones, displaying more than 300 species and a total of more than 14,000 precious fish from four continents and five oceans. Its 120-meter-long undersea tunnel is one of the longest of its kind in the world and a major attraction for visitors. Walking through this tunnel, people can have a close contact with the very unique and colorful ocean world.
-- Shanghai Xintiandi Shanghai Xintiandi is an urban tourist attraction imbued with the city's historical and cultural legacies. It features a multitude of restaurants and cafes, retail, entertainment, cultural, recreational, commercial and residential facilities in restored“Shikumen”houses–stone-gate buildings only found in Shanghai -- as well as state-of-the-art new buildings, catering for both residents and visitors. It is located in the very center of the city, close to the bustling Huaihai Road C., the Huangpi Road S. Station of the Metro Line and the conjunction of the north-south and east-west elevated roads.
