Category: Shanghai

The scenic Huangpu River Cruise on the Huangpu River Riding a cruise boat along the Huangpu River. you will take a glimpse of the today and yesterday of Shanghai. On one side of the river. there is the Bund, a landmark of Shanghai. Lining the boulevard of the waterfront are grandiose solid buildings of Western…

Shanghai Stadium is a giant sports facility boasts unique designing. Covering a floor area of 190,000 square meters, the stadium is a sphere in an radium of 300 meters. The saddle-shaped stadium has a total construction space of 150,000 square meters Above audiences’ stands there are awnings that could be spread out in case of…

Yu Garden, a classical garden in downtown Shanghai, boasts a history over 400 years. Each pavilion, hall, stone and stream in the garden is expressing the quintessence of South China landscape design from Ming and Qing Dynasty. Over forty spots, divided by dragon walls, wound corridors and beautiful flowers, form an unique picture featuring one…

Located in Chenxiang Town, Jiading County, the Qiuxia Pu Garden(Autumn Clouds Garden) was built in 1502(Ming Dynasty). It is the oldest garden in Shanghai and one of the famous classical gardens in the south of China. When first built, it had 10 sites such as shuyuzhai, Sanyintang, Goufengling, Yingyudi, Suihanjing, Baiwutai, Taohuatan, etc.

Located on Zhongshan Road(E) of Songjiang County, the Fang Ta was erected in Yuan You period of the Song Dynasty(949-1094 AD.),has a history of 400 years. It is one of the best-known pagodas south of the Yangtse River and follows the type of Buddhist square pagoda of Tang Dynasty. In front of the Square Pagoda…

LONGHUA Temple and pagoda in the southwest area of the city was a major tourist attraction for foreigners in the days of Old Shanghai. It has eight sides and seven storeys and was first built in the year 274AD. The pagoda itself is closed but can easily be seen from the road. The temple complex…

Situated in the town of Nanxiang, Jiading County, the Guyi (Ancient Splendour) Garden was built in 1566(Ming Dynasty). The name of the garden stemmed from “the beauty of green bamboo”. Its main structures are pavilions, corridors and winding paths. The Tang stela inscribed with Buddhist scriptures and a stone tower of the Song dynasty are…

Shanghai Grand Theater is at the northern part of the People’s Square,at the intersection of the square’s Central Boulevard and Huangpi Road.The theater covers a floor space of 11,528 square meters. The east-west length of the theater is about 120 meters and the south-north length is about 1,378 meters. The modern and grandeur theater has…

Shanghai Museum is situated at the southern side of the People’s Square. Total construction space is 38,000 square meters. The museum structure, 29.5 meters in height, includes five floors aboveground and two floors underground. Total investment of the museum is 432.69 million yuan. The museum opened to visitors at the end of 1995. The design…

The Bund is the birthplace of Shanghai. Cruise boats meander eastward along the golden waterway to the intriguing “three-layer waters” at the Wusong Mouth. The Bund is the most famous sightseeing spot in Shanghai. The Waibaidu Bridge, the long embankment along the Hungpu River, and the imposing array of tall buildings known as “an international…

Zhouzhuang Town, once called Zhenfengli, is located in Kunshan City, 30 km to the southeast of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province covering an area of 0.4 sq. km. Apart from Kunshan, it is also closely linked with Qingpu, WuJiang and Wuxian County. The above four places were called Yaocheng in ancient times and were the fief…