Shanghai Attractions

World Expo Shanghai 2010, on the way of preparation, will be held from May 1 to October 31, 2010 in Shanghai, China. It is the first time that World Expo is due to be held in China. And this is the first World Exposition to be held in a developing country, which may offer opportunities for people around the world to learn more about China.Read More

Huangpu River Cruise is an important traditional travel program in Shanghai. Along the Huangpu River, there are beat features of Shanghai city scenery. You can learn more about the past of Shanghai, the present and even its splendid future.Read More

City God Temple, originally called Jinshan Temple, is located in Huangpu area near the most bustling Yuyuan Market. It was built in the years of Yongle Emperor in the Ming Dynasty. With a 600-year-long history, City God Temple is one of the most important scenic spots in Shanghai.Read More

Yuyuan garden was especially built for Pan's parents so as to enable them to enjoy a tranquil and happy life in their old ages. In the garden there are ragged pavilions, extraordinary rocks and small mountains with beautiful scenery of lake. That is why the garden gained its name of"second to none in the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River".Read More

Built in 1918, Jade Buddha Temple is located in the north of Shanghai as an attractive temple construction imitated the constructive style in the Song Dynasty. With a precise layout, a good structure and imposing scenery, the Jade Buddha Temple is a world famous scenic spot. It is the historic relics standing among the city buildings, with the burning incense and candles making it extraordinary refined from others.Read More

The Bund, located along the Huangpu River, is an attractive destination of Shanghai, showing Shanghai's outstanding foreign buildings. It is so wonderful that every tourist do not want to miss it.Read More

Nanjing Road in Shanghai is one of the most famous commercial streets in the world. Nanjing Road refers to Nanjing West Road which is 1599 meters long. Along the street, there are all kinds of old and famous shops and department stores.Read More

Located in No. 30, on Zhongshan East Road of Shanghai, the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel is the first pedestrian tunnel across the river. The tunnel has two entrances as well as two exits respectively, and the Puxi Entrance-Exit of the tunnel is located in the north of Chenyi Square on the Bund, which is next to the Huangpu River; and the Pudong Entrance-Exit of the tunnel is located in the south of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, which is opposite to Shanghai International Convention Center. The tunnel connects the Bund Sightseeing Area in Puxi District and the newly developing Lujiazui Tourism Area in Pudong District as one, forming the most fascinating attraction in Shanghai.Read More

Located on the Fangbang Central Road in Huangpu District of Shanghai, Shanghai Old Street is as long as 825 meters (902 yards) from west to east with the He’nan South Road in the west and the Renmin Road in the east, which was the small commodity distributing and collecting center for the merchants from all over the world in the old times, with many stores on each side of the street, for example: the earliest money shops, the jewelry stores, the hotels, the teahouses, the theaters and trading firms, which had a very profound culture connotation owing to its unique geographical position, and it seems as if you walked into the prosperous fair in old Shanghai 100 years ago.Read More

As the first modern large- scale amusement park in Shanghai, the Jinjiang Park is located in No. 201, on the Hongmei Road in the southwest of Shanghai, which was built in 1984 with an area of more than 135,546 square yards, and there are more than 40 tourism programs that are suitable to the different age groups in the park, integrating entertainment, artistic modeling and natural landscapes together.Read More

As an important “Popularization Base of Science & Technology” as well as the recreation and tourism base in Shanghai, Shanghai Science Technology Museum is located in No. 2,000, on the New Century Avenue in Pudong District of Shanghai with the Century Square in the east and the Century Park in the north, which was the venue of the informal APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Leaders' Meetings in 2001, and it is an ideal place for the visitors to receive science knowledge education with its advanced technology.Read More

Located in the intersection of the Xizang South Road and the Yan’an East Road, Shanghai Grand World was built by Huang Chujiu in 1917 with a history of more than 90 years, and it was the most attractive entertaining place for the visitors with many theaters of different sizes as well as the open-air arenas and department stores here. After liberation, it was reformed featuring the North and the South Operas and entertaining acrobatics, which is favored by its combing style of elegance and vulgar, so it attracts more and more visitors to come for tasting the authentic flavor the Shanghai.Read More

As a five-star garden in Shanghai, the Grand View Garden is located in No. 701, on the Qingshang Road in Qingpu District of Shanghai with 65 kilometers (40 miles) away from the downtown area, covering an area of 90,000 square meters (107,639 square yards) with a construction area of 8,000 square meters (9,568 square yards), which was renamed the Grand View Garden instead of Dianshan Lake Landscape Tourism Area, and it was open to the public from 1988 after renovation and expansion.Read More

Located in No. 21, on the Songyuan Road of Shanghai, the Cemetery of Song Qing Ling is in memory of Song Qingling-the former Honorary President of the People’s Republic of China, who was born in Shanghai in January the 27th of 1893 and studied in the US in 1908. She followed Dr. Sun Yat-sen when she was young, dedicating herself to the democratic revolution cause all her life, who married Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 1915 and fully supported his revolution cause as his close comrade-in-arms and assistant.Read More

Located in No. 1686, on the Nanjing West Road in Jing’an District of Shanghai, the Jing’an Temple was built in the period of Chiwu during the Three Kingdoms (220 A.D.- 280 A.D.) with its initial name of the Huduchong xuan Temple, and it was renamed the Jing’an Temple in the first year of Xiangfu period (1,008 A.D.) in the Northern Song Dynasty (960 A.D.-1,127 A.D.), which was removed from the Wusong bank to its present position in the 9th year (1,216 A.D.) during the period of Jiading in the Southern Song Dynasty (1,127 A.D.-1,279 A.D.).Read More

The Century Boulevard stretches from the Oriental Pearl to the Century Park in Shanghai with 5.5 kilometers (3.4 miles) long and 100 meters (109 yards) wide, which is designed by the French company combing the French romantic style with the Oriental implicative and elegant style perfectly, and it functions as a city landscape boulevard in a magnificent style, so it is bestowed with the title of “the Oriental Avenue Des Champs-Elyses”.Read More

Locate in the intersection of the upper reaches of the Huangpu River and the Taipu River in Shanghai, the Sun Island is 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) long from south to north and 700 meters (766 yards) wide from west to east with 55 kilometers (34 miles) away from the downtown area and 42 kilometers (26 miles) away from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, covering an area of 160 hectares (191,358 square yards) in all, which is in the shape of a shuttle with the river flowing smoothly throughout the year.Read More

Located in No. 88, on the Century Boulevard in Pudong New District of Shanghai, Jin Mao Building is the third tallest skyscraper in mainland China as well as the 8th tallest skyscraper in the whole world with Pudong New District in the east, the Huangpu River in the west and the Commercial and Trading Zong on the Zhangyang Road in the south, which started to built in 1994 and was finished in 1998, and it was designed by Chicago SOM architecture office from the US, combing the newest architecture fashion with the traditional Chinese architecture style. Now the building has become a milestone of Shanghai style architecture, combing the tourism, offices, entertainment, department stores, hotel and exhibition together as a whole.Read More

The Oriental Pearl TV Tower of Shanghai is located in Lujiazui Commercial Zone in Pudong District of Shanghai with 467.9 meters (1,535 feet) high above the ground, which is the tallest TV tower in Asia and the third tallest TV tower in the world, next to the CN TV tower with 553.3 meters (1,815 feet) in Canada and the Ostakino TV tower with 540.1 meters (1,772 feet) in Russia, which neighbors the Bund across the Huangpu River. It was built in 1991 and finished in 1994, which becomes a landmark of Shanghai now.Read More

Located neighboring Shanghai Zoological Park, Shanghai Grand View Garden of Minority Nationalities is the largest and best-equipped cultural landscape all over China, which fully displays the folk customs and culture as well as arts of the 56 nationalities of China, including architectures, costumes, marriage customs, festivals, singing and dancing as well as craftworks, and the whole garden can be divided into 10 minority holiday villages according to different culture and religions.Read More

As the first bridge crossing the Huangpu River in Shanghai, Shanghai Nanpu Bridge is 8,346 meters (5.2 miles) long in total like a huge dragon, which is composed of the 846- meter (925 yards) long main bridge and the 7,500- meter (4.7 miles) long approach bridge, and it is the third largest bridge in scale in the world.Read More

Located in No.1338, on Lujiazui Ring Road in Pudong New District of Shanghai, neighboring the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is the largest modern man-made ocean aquarium in the world, covering an area of 20,500 square meters (24,518 square yards) in all, which is uniquely designed and well –equipped with high technology, and the rare living creatures in the ocean are displayed in the aquarium, which are from different oceans from all over the world.Read More

As the best places in environment of Shanghai, Shanghai Changxing Island and Hengsha Island are located between Chongming Island and Pudong New District, surrounded by the forest on one side and waters on the other side, which is under administration of Chongming County, and it is an ideal place for the visitors to have a holiday for recreation for its fresh air and verdant trees.Read More

Located on the Nanjing West Road of Shanghai, Shanghai Art Museum was built in British style as a horserace course in 1933, and the inner part is reformed according to the functions of the museum, preserving its original new-classical style on the whole after renovations and expansions. Now it is a modern and elegant art museum with People’s Park and Shanghai Grand Theater as its back, which has a substantive influence both at home and abroad, and it is well-equipped with high technology.Read More

As a historical relic under the protection of Shanghai government, the Former Residence Lu Xun is located in No. 9, on the Shanyin Road in Hongkou District of Shanghai, which is the first “museum” in memory of the famous people in China, displaying the original precious stuffs and writing devices of the owner.Read More

As one of the symbols of Shanghai, Shanghai Grand Theater is located in No. 30, on the Renmin Road in Huangpu District of Shanghai, which is beautifully designed in structure combing the western architecture style and the traditional Chinese architecture style perfectly, and it is just like a crystal palace when the light is reflected by the combination of the white arched dome and the light perception glass curtain walls.Read More

With its initial name of Western Suburb Zoological Park, Shanghai Zoological Park is located in No.2381, on the Hongqiao Road in Changning District of Shanghai, which is the second largest national-level zoo in China, covering an area of 743,000 square meters (888,621 square yards) with the exhibit area of 47,237 square meters (56,495 square yards), and it is considered “One of the Top 10 Zoos in China”.Read More

Located in No. 2106, on the Hongqiao Road of Shanghai, Shanghai International Convention Center has become a famous landscape in Lujiazui together with the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and Jinmao Mansion. There are a multi-functional restaurant with 4,300 square meters (5,143 square yards) and a news center with 3,600 square meters (4,306 square yards) in this building as well as 30 conference halls, each of which can hold 50 to 800 people at the same time. There are also luxurious guest rooms, presidential suites, commercial suites and 270 standard guest rooms as well as luxurious restaurants, comfortable recreational and entertainment places and 600 parking spaces in the building, and the last Fortune Global Forum was held here in the 20th century.Read More

Shanghai People Square is located in the center of Shanghai, which is opposite to the Shanghai Municipal Building, and it was initially a horse-race course for the upper class when Shanghai was just open to the world. As an important landmark of Shanghai, it is the political, economic center and transportation hub as well as tourism center of Shanghai, which is composed of some cultural, tourism and commercial architectures around it in a large sense.Read More

As a famous tourism attraction of Shanghai, Xintiandi is actually a commercial walking street combing restaurants, entertainment and culture as one, located in the center of the city with Huaihai Central Road in the south, which integrates the western architecture style with the Chinese architecture style perfectly.Read More

Located at the end of the Century Road with the Century Square in the north, the Century Park is the biggest ecological city park in the inner ring of Shanghai, covering an area of 140.3 hectares (1,247,417 square yards) with 28 kilometers (15 miles) away from Pudong International Airport and 24 kilometers (13 miles) away from Hongqiao Airport, which is just like a green emerald embedded in the end of the Century Road, fully representing the noble theme of “the Harmony between Men and the Nature.”,  and it is also the essence of Chinese culture. It is a new recreational and entertaining park combing modern feelings and natural wilderness as one.Read More

Located in No. 1, on the Fangta South Road in Songjiang District of Shanghai, Shanghai Square Tower was built in period of Yuanyou in the Northern Song Dynasty (960 A.D.-1,127 A.D.) with a long history of more than 900 years, which is 42.65 meters (140 feet) high with 9 floors in all, and it is in the shape of a square.Read More

Located in No. 1286, on the Hongqiao Road of Shanghai, Shanghai History Museum, Shanghai History Museum was built in 1983 with its initial name of “Shanghai Culture Relic Exhibition Museum”, which is open to the public in 1984 as a topographical museum aiming at introducing the history of Shanghai in the past 100 years, and it is bestowed with the title of “Shanghai Patriotism Education Base” in 2003.Read More

As a self-designed cable-stayed bridge with double towers and double cable surfaces, Yang Pu Bridge is located on the Ningguo Road in Yangpu District of Shanghai like a huge dragon over the Huangpu River, which is 5.3 kilometers (3.3 miles) away from the Suzhou River, 20.5 kilometers (12.7 miles) away from Wusong coastal outfall and 11 kilometers (5.9 miles) away from Nanpu Bridge, and it is an important part of the inner ring road of Shanghai connecting Puxi Old City and Pudong Development Area. It is a very famous tourism attraction in Shanghai for its delicate design and graceful form in a magnificent style.Read More

As the nearest coastal resort from the downtown area of Shanghai, the Sanjia Port is located in the east part of the Huaxia East Road in Pudong New District of Shanghai, where the mother river o f Pudong District-the Chuanyang River flows into the sea. The attraction receives more than 15,000 visitors every day during summer and autumn every year.Read More

Located in No. 146, on the Dongjiangwan Road in Hongkou District of Shanghai, the Duo Lun Road is as long as 550 meters (601 yards), which recovers the folk customs of Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s after several renovations, and there were many culture celebrities living on the street in the modern times, for example: Lu Xun, Mao Dun and Guo Moruo, functioning as the base camp in the field of culture. Now it has become a hot tourism attraction in Shanghai for its culture relics and its elegant culture.Read More

Shanghai Chenxiang Pavilion is one of the 5 famous Buddhist Temples in Shanghai together with the Jade Buddha Temple, the Longhua Temple, the Jing’an Temple and the Yuan and Ming Lecture Hall, located in No. 29, on the Chenxiang Pavilion Road in Huangpu District of Shanghai, which was built in the 28th year (1,600 A.D) during the period of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1,368 A.D.-1,644 A.D.) and rebuilt in the 21st (1,815 A.D.) year during the reign of Emperor Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1,616 A.D.-1,911 A.D.) with its name of Ciyun Buddhism Temple, the officials in Shanghai always celebrated in the pavilion when it was the birthday of the Emperor in the Qing Dynasty (1,616 A.D.-1,911 A.D.) before the construction of the Wanshou Palace in Shanghai. And it was considered as the key temple for the Han Nationality people by the State Council in 1983.Read More

With the title of “the Venice City of Shanghai”, Zhujiajiao Town is located in the central south of Qingpu District of Shanghai with Dianshan Lake Scenic Spot in the west and Diandong of Kunshan City in the north, and it is 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) away from Qingpu Town in the east with 48 kilometers (30 miles) away from Shanghai, covering an area of 49.8 square kilometers (19.2 square miles), and the National Road No. 318 runs through the whole town like a huge dragon. It is also the best preserved ancient water town in southern Yangtze River, which was bestowed with the title of “One of the Four Historical and Cultural Ancient Towns in China” by Shanghai Government in 1991.Read More

Tianzifang is located in No. 210, on the Taikang Road in Dapuqiao District of Shanghai, which was a market bazaar before 1998. Under the leadership of suburban government, the Taikang Road was rebuilt in 1998, which has taken a new page ever since with so many some shops selling handcrafts, clothes and ornaments on the street.Read More