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District in Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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东方明珠塔; Dōngfāng Míngzhū Tǎ
Featuring 11 garish pink balls, the tower has become an internationally recognized symbol of the new Shanghai. There is a hotel in one sphere at 230 m.
Entry to the tower and all its attractions is ¥100; there are extra fees depending on how high you want to go up to a total of ¥220 for admission to the highest observation deck at 350 m (1,155 ft). You can literally step into Shanghai's skies on the glass floor of the outdoor viewing platform of the 2nd ball at 259 m (855 ft). Walk on a transparent path high above Pudong and the Huangpu River, probably one of the most thrilling adventures of the city, and also an unexpected one: your elevator will arrive one floor above the glass floor, a rather conventional observation platform — descend one floor to get to the thrill. On the way down you will have to descend past all the other observation decks and attractions. Space City at 90 m (297 ft) can be missed.
金茂大厦; Jīnmào Dàshà; Jin Mao Tower
This building has 88 floors (plus five in the spire) and reaches 420.5 metres (1,380 feet). The tower houses the Grand Hyatt Shanghai hotel and features a 31-story atrium that starts in the jazz lounge on the 57th story and rises up like a space station. An Italian restaurant, Cucina, on the 55th floor offers spectacular views of the Bund and the rest of old Shanghai. For about the same cost as going up in the Pearl Tower, you can enjoy a gourmet pizza lunch and savor virtually the same view. Enter via the Grand Hyatt main entrance, take elevator to lobby on 54, then next elevator to Cucina (closed Sep 2019). There is also a restaurant on the 88th floor, which is the top floor and China's second highest visitor platform. Alternatively, head for one of the Grand Hyatt's many bars (see Drink).
At 632 m (2,073 ft) high and 128 stories it is China's tallest building and the second tallest in the world as of mid-2018. The Observation Deck is at 552 m on the 118th and 119th floors. The elevator goes straight up and accelerates to 18 m/s max. View to all directions possible. There is a small cafe, free Wifi available.
SWFC
Opened in 2008 and is Shanghai's second tallest building at 492 m. There are three viewing levels on floors 94, 97 and 100. The observation level allows you to look down on the tall neighboring Jinmao and Oriental Pearl Towers. However, a better view of the river and the Bund can be obtained from the lower sphere of the Oriental Pearl than from the SWFC. An alternative to the observation decks is to go to one of the hotel bars or restaurants on or near the 98th floor.
上海海洋水族馆网站-首页
This is an entertaining and up to standards exhibition over two floors, including a system of glass tunnels that lets you get up close and personal with sharks.
This is Shanghai's biggest park. Unfortunately, there is a lot of concrete and paved roads, and many areas have vegetation that is still under development or poorly cared for. Still a good and relaxing get-away. Bike rental available (expensive, from ¥40 per hour).
上海科技馆
Focuses on Western Science. Entertaining and educational for children. The building is quite impressive.
IFC
Has two towers around 250 m and an 85 m building between them. Includes the large IFC Mall shopping complex and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. There is a pedestrian tunnel to Lujiazui Station.
中华艺术宫
The former China Pavillion for Expo 2010 now is a museum of Chinese modern art. Permanent exhibitions focus on some of the best-known Chinese painters' works, the history of Chinese modern and contemporary art, and the culture of Shanghai. Visits start at the top and you work your way down through the galleries, whose quality decreases a bit the lower you go in the building. On the top floor is the special exhibition of the digital version of Along the River During the Qingming Festival (aka Qingming Shanghe Tu), a famous ancient Chinese painting, featuring a 110-meter long 3D animated interactive remake of the original painting. Multilingual audio guides and English-speaking volunteer tour guides are available.
Shanghai hosted the 2010 World Expo, recording the most visitors in the event's history. Since then, the Chinese Pavilion has remained in operation and there are various other sights.
A joint venture between the American school and East China Normal University. Most courses are taught in English. As of 2016 it had 1200 students, all undergraduate.
Dragon Art Museum Pudong Branch, 龙美术馆浦东馆
The Pudong branch of the private art museum established by the wealthy collectors Liu Yiqian and his wife Wang Wei. The museum also has branches in Xuhui District and the western city of Chongqing. Groups of 26 people or more are required to make a reservation at least 2 days before their visit.
上海磁浮交通科技馆
The Shanghai Maglev Museum is on the first floor of Maglev Longyang Road station, 1250 m², which covers most of the history and technology of the maglev train. The museum is composed of “Birth of Maglev”, “Maglev Shanghai Line”, “Maglev Technology”, “Maglev Superiorities” and “Prospects for Maglev” sections.
浦东清真寺
The initial mosque building was constructed in 1935. It was expanded in 1984 and rebuilt in 1995 to its current size.
上海博物馆东馆
The eastern branch of the Shanghai Museum opened to the public in February 2024. It specializes in ancient art, including bronzeware, jade, ceramics and calligraphy. Visitors are required to make a booking before visiting the museum, as visitor numbers are capped at 8000 per day. Bookings can be made on the museum’s WeChat mini program.
SHICC
A large center, with 200,000 m2 (over 2 million ft2) of floor space, plus outdoor areas.
SHFTZ
An area with reduced requirements for foreign businesses wanting access to the mainland China market. For the visitor in the future, this will likely mean more foreign financial services, travel agencies, education companies, medical facilities and entertainment options.
SHOAC
This is mainly a center for the performing arts with three theaters of various sizes. There is also an exhibition area.
上海千古情, lit. "Shanghai Eternal Love"
A performing arts park that combines immersive themed streets with spectacular stage shows. Its highlight is the one-hour "Romantic Show of Shanghai" main performance, which uses acrobatics, singing and dancing, and high-tech effects (including a stunning scene with 3,000 tons of water simulating the Huangpu River) to tell Shanghai's 3,000-year history from ancient fishing villages to modern Bund prosperity.
上海迪士尼乐园
Disney's newest theme park, which opened in 2016, features eight themed areas: Mickey Avenue, Gardens of Imagination, Fantasyland, Treasure Cove, Adventure Isle, Tomorrowland, Toy Story Land and the City of Zootopia. While similar to other Disney theme parks in most aspects this location differs in a few ways such as including a focus on Chinese culture and rides found in no other Disney theme park like the Tron Lightcycle roller coaster and Pirates of the Caribbean – Battle for the Sunken Treasure.
上海野生动物园
Shanghai Wild Animal Park is home to more than 200 species and over 10,000 rare wild animals. It offers drive-through safari areas, pedestrian zones and water adventure routes, letting visitors observe giant pandas, Siberian tigers and other animals in nature-like environments.
上海海昌海洋公园
Theme park known for its marine life and features rides, animal exhibits, an onsite hotel, and shows. Half of the park is themed to a tundra environment, which includes a conspicuous snow-covered mountain, while the other half of the park is themed to a tropical environment, which includes an equally conspicuous volcano. The two halves are connected by a gondola lift and two large pedestrian bridges that cross a canal. The theme park's flagship attractions include a launch roller coaster, a river rapids ride, and a killer whale show and exhibit.
For authentic dim sum and many other Cantonese specialties.
A fine Italian restaurant, this place offers fresh, seasonal home made dishes. The five course set menu is excellent value, while the wines can be pricey. Staff are perfectly groomed and attentive to customers.
Feast on a fresh, tasty seafood platter or dig in to tender American style steak at this restaurant, which features panoramic views from the 56th floor.
Authentic Thai restaurant serving mouth watering dishes in a fantastic atmosphere.
Julie's Food Experience
Claims to be authentic Canadian food but fails to use cheese curds on poutine. Serves breakfast, steak dinner, large wine selection. A bit pricey for what you get.
International Japanese chain serving Japanese style curry rice with a vast array of ingredient choices.
Western style bakery and cafe, with good quality (albeit pricey) sandwiches and other food.
The highest you can legally get in Shanghai, with excellent nighttime views of Shanghai (particularly if you get a seat facing Puxi). But the views come at a steep price for non-guests, who are charged ¥110 + 15% minimum per head — about the price of a drink and half a cigar. (A cheaper alternative is simply to go to the lobby (54F) and enjoy the view there. Or you can go to the lobby cafe where soda is ¥45. The power to the buildings in Puxi is turned off at 23:00, which is an optimal time to be present.)
A bar.
东航之星田园风光酒店
10-minute car ride to Pudong airport. nothing within walking distance except a KTV next door and a massage service on the 4th floor.
Blue Horizon International Hotel Shanghai provides business superior room, business deluxe room, business suite, executive deluxe room, executive double suite and executive suite with broadband internet access, TV with satellite channels and refrigerator. Its facilities and services include restaurant, high-speed internet access, 24-hour room service, laundry and dry cleaning.
上海馨乐庭碧云服务公寓
The residence, in the heart of Biyun International Community, offers apartments ranging from studio to three-bedrooms duplex apartments, with broadband internet, home entertainment system with cable TV and a kitchen.
Offers well-furnished accommodation all equipped with air-conditioning, TV with cable channels, Internet connection, refrigerator, mini-bar, coffee/tea maker, and many more. In keeping up with their quest for excellence, they only present you top-rated selections and efficient services such as business center, meeting facilities, executive lounge, airport shuttle, spa, concierge, and laundry/dry cleaning service.
Offers elegantly designed accommodation rooms that is equipped with air-conditioning, TV with cable channels, Internet access, and more. They offer a wide range of facilities and services such as spa, restaurant, executive lounge, and a business center.
462 rooms fitted with LCD TV, cable, en-suite bath, IDD/DDD telephone, mini-bar, and high-speed Internet. Some of their must try's include Yu Ting Restaurant, which serves Cantonese and other local dishes, The Eton Café, which specializes in Asian, Japanese, and Western dishes, and Chicago Steakhouse that offers Australian steaks and fine wines.
This 4-star hotel has 150 air-conditioned rooms furnished with telephone, cable/ satellite TV, and free high-speed Internet.
Good quality rooms.
A stone toss away from the metro and the Renmin tunnel, this serviced apartment series features a view of the Lujiazui financial spectacle while having access to the vibrant Puxi area. There are also world-class facilities and unique Aquaspace benefits to clients.
The hotel starts on 54F (see Jinmao tower) and goes up another 33 floors, providing views of Shanghai. Good location for business and Pearl TV Tower. An amusing trivium: this hotel is serviced by the world's longest laundry chute.
上海佳友维景大酒店
This 5-star business hotel has 327 rooms. Leisure facilities include a snooker room, swimming pool, and spa. A large grand ballroom and numerous meeting rooms are also available.
Offers air-conditioned rooms that are all equipped with TV with cable channels, mini-bar, safe, and work desk. This hotel offers an extensive array of facilities and services like business center, meeting facilities, laundry service, massage service, and fitness room/gym.
On the 79th to 93rd floors of the Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC). Rooms feature day bed, walk-in-dressing room, espresso machine and free wireless internet access. Facilities: ‘water’s edge’ Spa, Tai Chi courtyard, indoor lap pool and restaurant on 91F.
This five-star hotel has a line of posh restaurants, spacious function halls, indoor pool, steam bath, gift shop, and massage services.
For the latest in luxury 2005-style, try Tower 2, where rooms are equipped with every modern gizmo you can think of.
Luxury hotel near the Pearl Tower, claims to have the highest rooftop bar in the city.
228 air-conditioned suites. Meeting and conference rooms and a business center offering secretarial services are among the hotel’s corporate facilities. Recreational offerings include a health club, fitness center, and sauna.
新襄阳路市场, AP Plaza
It is a pretty big underground market and has many areas such as Area A, Area B, etc. They have the usual stuff including fakes of all brands of clothing, watches and handbags. See also Shanghai#Clothing.
A mall full of luxury brands and high end restaurants, with a CitySuper supermarket in the basement offering a wide variety of expensive western and Japanese food products. There are also IFC malls in Hong Kong and Seoul; this one is run by the same Hong Kong company and is quite similar to the others, with many of the same shops as well.
正大广场; Zheng dà Guǎngchǎng
A very large mall full of stores and restaurants, including Uniqlo, Toys 'R' Us, and Dintaifung (鼎太丰). The top floor has an IMAX cinema.
French outdoor equipment retailer. Offers cheap, high quality outdoor clothing, backpacks, sports equipment, gym equipment and bicycles in Western sizes. Metro: lines & Longyang Lu station. Another less convenient location at Jinqiao (no metro).
By metro
Many lines of the Shanghai metro serve Pudong. Four of them meet at Century Avenue Station:
By sightseeing tunnel
A much more expensive way of crossing the river is the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel (north of the Peace Hotel), basically an overpriced 647 m underground travelator featuring several minutes of blinking…
By car
Yan'an Tunnel is the main road in and out of the district for cars. Expect a long line of cars throughout rush hours (also 17:00-21:00 on weekends) where you can get stuck up to 30 min.
By plane
Coming in from Pudong Airport, the choices are taxi at around ¥150, Metro Line which runs until 21:00, or a magnetic levitation train.
By metro
Line is the main east-west line through Shanghai and the city's busiest line, averaging 1.5 million rides a day.
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