Travel to shanghai: Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Yuyuan Garden, and Century Park
July 20, 2009Oriental Pearl TV Tower
The 468 meters high tower, which is the highest in Asia and the third highest in the world, was put into construction on July 30th, 1991 and completed on October 1st, 1994. It faces the Bund across the Huangpu River. With eleven steel spheres in various sizes hanging from the blue sky to the green grassland, the body of the tower creates and admirable image, which is described in an ancient Chinese verse as: Large and small pearls dropping on a plate of jade. a. The Oriental Pearl Science Fantasy World The Oriental Pearl Science Fantasy World has many wonderful and exciting entertainment items for both the young and the old. The entertainment list includes Journey through the Forest, Trip on the South Pole, Travel in the Fancies, Disney Theatre, Laser Theatre, Bliss Square, Three-dimensional Movie and Hot Balloon. b. Shanghai Municipal History Museum The Shanghai Municipal History Museum is located in the tower’s pedestal, which is a museum on the development of Shanghai over the past century. Tourists can learn Shanghai municipal history in a vivid way through the display of valuable relics, documents, pictures and advanced audio-visual devices. The show is made up of six parts: Leased territory, old municipal construction and street scenes, urban economy in modern Shanghai, modern culture, city life and political changes, which fully displays a profound change happened in every aspects of shanghai.
Yuyuan Garden
complete with beautiful pavilions, miniature lakes, bridges and rock formations. This small park is located in the heart of Shanghai’s old Chinese quarter and links to Yuyuan Market.
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Travel to French concession region & City God Temple in shanghai of china
Travel to French concession region & City God Temple in shanghai of china
French concession region
The French Concession is the area of shanghai once designated for the French in 1849 and retook by China in 1943, with a history of nearly one hundred years. Today, it has become a famous tourist region in Shanghai and the tree-lined avenues and many Tudor mansions there still retain an air of the “Paris of the East”. Located in the Luwan District and Xuhui District, it has a great of things to be explored, from the old European buildings in shady avenues to the cafes and restaurants of its central Huaihai Road, a busy shopping street.
City God Temple
Located next to the Yuyuan Garden and also known today
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Travel to Jade Buddha Temple of Shanghai Of China
The temple was built during the reign of Guang Xu, in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, a Huigen monk from Putuo mountain in Zhejiang province, welcomed five Jade Buddha statues of different sizes from Burma. When he passed Shanghai, he left two jade statues of Sakyamuni, one of which is in a sitting position, and the other reclining. He raised funds and built a monastery to house these two statues in Jiangwan. The monastery was completed in the 8th year of Guangxu od the Qing Dynasty (1882AD) which was named after the jade Buddha, and later it was destroyed in the war. In 1918, it was rebuilt at No.170, Anyuan Road. The architecture of the monastery was in the grand style of the Song Dynasty. The monastery has several halls, including the Heavenly King Hall, the Grand Hall , the Reclining Buddha Hall and the Jade Buddha Hall. There (more…)
Travel to Shanghai of China
July 19, 2009Travel to Shanghai of China
Shanghai is a multi-cultural metropolis with both modern and traditional Chinese features. The city has a status equivalent to that of a province, and reports directly to the central government. Serving as the largest base of Chinese industrial technology, one of the most important seaports and China’s largest commercial and financial center, shanghai draws the attention of the whole world.
Shanghai Location
The city, whose name literally means “on the sea”, is located on the East China coast just to the south of the mouth of the Yangtze River. Bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the west, Shanghai is washed by the East China Sea in the east and Hangzhou Bay in the south. It also occupies a central location along China’s coastline. Thanks to its advantageous geographic location, Shanghai is an excellent sea and river port, boasting easy access to the vast hinterland.
Geographical features of Shanghai
Except for a few hills lying in the southwest corner, most parts of the Shanghai area are flat and belong to the alluvial plain of the Yangtze River Delta. The average elevation is about 4 meters above sea level.
Shanghai Water resources
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