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House Rental in Shanghai

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:11:27 +0000

Built in 1930, this Shanghai historic house is located in quiet Lane, Xinle Road, where used to be the France concession before 1949 and now is the downtown CBD area in Shanghai.

2 storeys, 140 sq.m. 2 bedrooms, 1 study room, big family room, and access to 18 sq.m roof terrace.

5 minutes walk to Subway Line 1, 2 minutes to Xiangyang Park, restaurants bars and caffee shops.

Rental fee is RMB 20,000 Per month, for more detail please call 021-31253833 (Leo)

Walk to the Chinese, Japanese, western restaurants, bars and caffee shop.

Huangpu River

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:57:15 +0000

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 style dating back to the early this century. You will also see the Park bridge. the first toll bridge in Shanghai; the People’s Heroes Monument and Huangpu Park, the city’s first park. On the other side is the image of a new Shanghai. Lofty Oriental pearl TV Tower and sleek high-rises in the Lujiazui Financial Zone give a fresh outlook of the city. On the cruise, you will also marvel at the two giant suspended bridges over the river. Cargo slips that sail to and fro on the river will make you realize how busy the trading business is ongoing in this most bustling trade outlet of China. Sailing further northward, you might be impressed by the scale of industrial plants, such as the steel giant Baosteel.The cruise will end at Wusongkou, where the Huangpu River flows into the East China Sea.

Shanghai Stadium

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:53:14 +0000

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 raining and big sun. The stadium can seat 80,000 audiences. In addition to playing host to sports games and performances, the stadium also has facilities for dining, accommodation, conferences and exhibitions. The exhibition hall at the southern part of the stadium can play host to various seminars and press conferences.

Yu Garden

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:47:31 +0000

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 step, one beauty; every step, every beauty. It’s reputed to be the most beautiful garden south of the Yangtze River.

Built beside the Temple of the City God and covering only fives acres, it follows the Suzhou garden design of a world in microcosm, with 30 pavillions linked by corridors, artificial hills, bridges over lotus pools, groves of bamboo and walls occupied by stone dragons. The surrpounding bazaar is packed with traditional and modern shops, restaurants and temples.

Garden

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:41:31 +0000

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.

Fang Ta

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:05:38 +0000

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 stands a brick screen wall on which is sculptured a legendary creature named “Tan” featuring deer’s antlers, lion’s tail , dragon’s scale and ox’s hoofs.

This pagoda was completed in the 11th century under the Song dynasty, although it is in the style of the earlier Tang dynasty, marking the period in which construction began. Recently restored in its former elegance, over half of the original wood is still intact.

Longhua Pagoda

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:00:18 +0000

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 opposite is huge, featuring several impressive Buddhas,including one who looks like a serene Bart Simpson. 2853 Longhua Lu.

Longhua, the Historic Town Longhua, which has a long history, is one of the famous ancient towns south of the Yangtze River. Situated in the southeast part of Xuhui District, it covers an area of 8.08 sq. km and has a population of over 40,000. At Longhua is found the thousand-year-old Temple of Longhua that features on its grounds an ancient pagoda. Here is also located the Martyrs’ Cemetery of Shanghai and the memorial hall of Huang Daopo the ancient weaving lady of China. Every year in March, the local people like to come to Longhua to enjoy the sight of the blooming peach flowers and stroll around the fair before the Temple. At the Temple, the old hierarchical system that began in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) is still in force today. Visited every day by large numbers of monks and laymen, the Temple is pervaded by the smell of incense burning and the sounds of prayers and Buddhist ritual music. Over a million people visit the Temple each year and on the eve of the Lunar New Year, large numbers of people, Chinese as well as foreign, come and listen to the Temple bell ringing in the new year. The pagoda in the Temple was first built in A. D. 977 in the Song Dynasty. An octagonal seven-storied structure, it is over 40m high. In 1990, technicians installed new lighting devices in the Temple and atop the pagoda, thus making it possible for the Temple to present itself at its best on festive nights.

Guyi Yuan

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:56:06 +0000

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 famous works of art.

This calssic Chinese garden, laid out under the Ming dynasty in the 16th century, is the site of two stone pillars dating back to the Tang and Song dynasties. In its grounds is The United Boat- a pavillion in the form of a boat.

Location: Nanxiang, Jiading

Information: open daily 6:00am to 5:00

Shanghai Grand Theater

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:37:18 +0000

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 10 floors. Total construction space is 62,803 square meters.

The theater has a 2,000-seat audience hall and a 760-square-meter hall for VIPs. (The backstage is 420 square meters and the two side-stages each has around 280 square meters of space). The theater will play host to performances of top-notch ballet troupes, opera troupes and symphony orchestras. Near the arch-like ceiling of the theater is a 500-plus-seat multi-functional ballroom where banquets, fashion shows and exhibitions can be held.

Shanghai Museum

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:30:11 +0000

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 of the museum, a square foundation supporting a circular roof, incorporates ancient Chinese philosophy that the sky is round and the earth is square. The museum has 10 showrooms featuring bronze wares, ceramics, ancient Chinese paintings, calligraphy works, sculptures, seals, coins, jade wares, furniture and handicrafts of Chinese minorities. The museum now collects some 120,000 pieces of precious antiques, accounting for almost half of the total such collections in the country. The museum is highly acclaimed internationally.

Gallery of Ancient Chinese Bronze

Gallery of Ancient Chinese Bronze shows about 440 pieces of various kinds of ancient Chinese bronzes, including the bronze wine vessel, food vessel, musical instrument, water vessel, weapon and some other vessels from the Xia Dynasty (ca, 21st century B.C.)to the Warring States Period (221 B.C.) The distinctively shaped and beautifully decorated bronzes, some with historic inscriptions, is an important mark of ancient Chinese civilization and a marvelous treasure of the Chinese cultural heritage respected highly in the world.

Gallery of Ancient Chinese Jades

Gallery of Ancient Chinese Jades displays over 400 pieces of various jade wares and treasure.

There are jade wares and treasure used on ceremonious occasions at Hongshan Culture and Liangzhu Culture during the Neolithic Age. The heyday of Chinese jade ware is Shang Dynasty. Jade ware made in Zhou Ages is the most elegant, its style had been modeled after till Han Dynasty. After Donghan Ages, the technique of jade ware making went downhill. In Tang and Song Dynasty, jades were more used in daily life, which is believed to be well accepted among the users.