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What are the tourist attractions in Shanghai?

Blog / 11/14/2024

1. Bund: The Bund is the starting point of modern Shanghai city, located on the Huangpu River in Huangpu District, downtown Shanghai. It is one of the most symbolic attractions of Shanghai city and also contains the essence of the whole city. Since the opening of Shanghai in 1843, it has become the most prosperous area in the whole city.

2. Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street: Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street is adjacent to the Bund, and it is the most prosperous old commercial street with the most tourists in Shanghai. It has always been known as the first section of Chinese business, known as Shili Nanjing Road and the title of a pedestrian street. There are old brands and major shopping malls in Shanghai on both sides of the pedestrian street!

3. Disneyland: The park not only retains the classic fairy tale style, but also incorporates more China elements. The float of Chinese princess Mulan, the memorial wall of the zodiac and the garden-style Manyuexuan restaurant all lead to a unique style here. Most of the projects in the park are tailor-made and unique to Shanghai Disneyland.

4. Oriental Pearl: The Oriental Pearl is an out-and-out landmark building on the Bund in Shanghai. Built in the 1990s, this tall tower won the title of the tallest building in Asia with a height of 468 meters. Although it has already been overtaken by the high-rise buildings that have sprung up in Lujiazui, it is still a symbol of Shanghai in the new century.

5. Town God Temple: The centuries-old temples and gardens adorn this place with antique colors. The Town God Temple is located in the tourist area of the Town God Temple in the center of Shanghai, also known as the Old Town God Temple. It is a famous Taoist temple in Shanghai and a historical blessing resort. During the Lantern Festival, the Town God Temple will be filled with lanterns and put on various large lanterns to welcome tourists from all over the world.

6. Tianzifang: Tianzifang has been popular for many years, and it is a petty bourgeoisie paradise in an old alley. All kinds of exquisite cafes, hand-held shops, and creative restaurants hidden in alleys make an old alley full of petty bourgeoisie. All the shops here have the same feature, that is, they look good.

1. The Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, cultural tourist attraction and patriotic education base. The Oriental Pearl Tower is second only to Toronto TV Tower in Canada and Moscow TV Tower in Russia. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower has chosen the round curved body which is loved by the oriental people as the basic architectural line. The main body consists of three inclined cylinders, three straight cylinders and 11 spheres, forming a huge space frame structure. There are six elevators in the cylinder, one of which is a double-deck elevator that can carry 50 people, and the other one runs between the upper sphere and the space capsule. The sightseeing places of the tower include: the lower sphere, the middle sphere and the circular corridor, the upper sphere and the empty warehouse. The top of the ball is 118 meters high, with a sightseeing corridor and a dream space city. The top of the ball is 295 meters high, with a revolving tea room, a restaurant and a sightseeing platform that can accommodate 1600 people. There are five balls between the upper and lower balls, which are five sets of high-altitude luxury hotels; The empty warehouse is for foreign guests to visit. The lighting can be automatically adjusted according to the weather changes under the control of the computer, resulting in more than 1000 changes. The lighting effect of the TV tower is also amazing. It takes only 40 seconds to get on the elevator of the Oriental Pearl Tower, and you can reach the 263-meter-high sightseeing ball. Here, as far as you can see, you can have a panoramic view of Shanghai. The original high-rise buildings are now much smaller. On the winding Huangpu River, huge ships are like shuttles, and they continue to enter the sea.

2. The Bund is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction: The Bund has been presented to the world as a symbol of Shanghai for more than a hundred years. It is located from Waibaidu Bridge to the west bank of Huangpu River in nanpu bridge, with a total length of 4 kilometers. It is one of the top ten new landscapes and tourist attractions in Shanghai in the 1990s. On the east side of the Bund are the mighty Huangpu River and the beautiful new bund embankment. Here, visitors can appreciate the elegant demeanor of Huangpu River, the mother river of Shanghai, overlook the new posture of Lujiazui area in Pudong on the other side, or walk among the green trees and flower beds, feel the unique flavor of metropolis gardens and enjoy the bright sunshine of fresh air that is rare in metropolis.

3. Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. Nanjing Road in Shanghai is the most lively and prosperous commercial street in Shanghai, and is known as the first commercial street in China. Hundreds of modern commercial buildings, Chinese time-honored shops and specialty shops are gathered here. Nanjing Road has become China's largest retail commodity distribution center and commercial information collection center, with millions of people flowing to Nanjing Road every day. At night, the whole Nanjing East Road is brightly lit and colorful. Nanjing Road lives up to its reputation as the first commercial street in China with its gorgeous buildings, numerous shops, bustling markets and splendid night scenes. In 1999, this first commercial street in China was transformed into the first all-weather pedestrian street in China.

4. Shanghai Science and Technology Museum is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction and patriotic education base. Shanghai Science and Technology Museum is an important popular science education base and leisure tourism base in Shanghai. The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum project covers an area of more than 68,000 square meters, with a total construction area of 98,000 square meters. The exhibition content consists of five main exhibition halls and temporary exhibition halls, including the Tiandi Pavilion, the Life Pavilion, the Wisdom Pavilion, the Creation Pavilion and the Future Pavilion, with a total investment of 1.755 billion yuan. As the most important popular science education base and important spiritual civilization construction base in Shanghai, every visitor can receive the education of modern scientific knowledge and the edification of scientific spirit in pleasing activities.

5. Shanghai Wildlife Park is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction and popular science education base. ShanghaiwildlifePark is the largest national wildlife park in China, covering an area of 153 hectares and 35 kilometers away from the urban area. There are more than 200 kinds of representative rare animals from all over the world, including giraffes, zebras, antelopes and rhinos from abroad.

6. Yuyuan Garden is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction, a national key cultural relics protection unit and a patriotic education base. Yu Garden is located in the northeast of Shanghai Old Town, with Fuyou Road in the north, Anren Street in the east and Shanghai Old Town God Temple in the southwest. It is a famous classical garden in the south of the Yangtze River, a famous scenic spot and tourist attraction at home and abroad, and a national key cultural relic protection unit.

7. Jing 'an Temple is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction and a national key cultural relics protection unit. Jing 'an Temple is located at 1686 Nanjing West Road, Shanghai. Xiangwei is the famous Jiangnan ancient temple. According to the inscription, it was founded in the 10th year of Sun Quan's Chiwu (247), the Emperor Wu of the Three Kingdoms, and was founded by the Kangsenghui. The site of the temple was originally on the north bank of Wusong River (now Suzhou River). It was originally named Hudu Chongyuan (Xuan) Temple, and was renamed Yongtai Temple in the Tang Dynasty. It was renamed Jing 'an Temple in the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu in the Northern Song Dynasty (1008). In the 9th year of Jiading in the Southern Song Dynasty (1216), the temple site approached the river bank and was hit by the river day and night, so the temple foundation was in danger of toppling over. The abbot Zhong Yinai moved the temple to the side of Rupu Boiling Well, which is the present temple site.

8. Shanghai City God Temple (Old Town God Temple Tourist Area) is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction and a cultural relic protection unit in Shanghai. Shanghai's famous scenic spot and ancient historical view-Chenghuang Temple is located in Fangbang Middle Road and Anren Street West. Originally the Jinshan Temple, it was dedicated to Huo Guang, the Duke of Hanbo (also known as Huo Guang Hall). Covering an area of about 25,000 square meters, there has been a Town God Temple in Shanghai since the Song Dynasty. The temple is located on Yongjia Road now, called Asai Temple, also known as the Town God Hall in Huating County. At that time, Shanghai was a town below Huating County, so the Mitsui Temple was actually the city god of Huating County from the 28th year of Yuan Dynasty (1291). After the establishment of the county in Shanghai, the Jinshan Temple was converted into a city god temple until the Yong 'an period of the Ming Dynasty (1403-1424), so there was a city god temple in Shanghai. In the forty-eighth year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (1710), the Yi people raised funds to build the East Garden on the left side of the temple, and the temple became a scenic spot in the city. In the mid-Qianlong period, Pan Shi Yuyuan Garden was sold to the City God Temple as a western garden and was renovated. Due to the convergence of merchants, the City God Temple became a famous market for small commodities, local products and special commodities.

9. Liantang Ancient Town is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. Liantang Ancient Town, located in Qingpu District, Shanghai, is a famous commercial market town in the south of the Yangtze River in ancient times and the hometown of proletarian revolutionary Chen Yun. The old street in Guzhen District is on both sides of the river in the town, and two stone roads face each other across the river. "High buildings and narrow alleys face the street building, and small bridges and flowing water meet people" constitute the unique landscape of Liantang. The houses on both sides of the street have heavy ridges and high eaves, crossing the street building, river pier, promenade, secluded alley and deep house, which make the ancient town look quaint, peaceful and quiet.

10. Xujiahuiyuan Scenic Area is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. In the southwest of downtown Shanghai, there is a century-old cultural complex, which has witnessed the Chinese people's "first look at the West", nurtured the development of scientific civilization in Shanghai and even China in recent years, and originated the Shanghai-style culture. This is Xujiahui, which is rich in humanities, rich in historical sites, prosperous in commerce and trade, and smooth in traffic. This is the first open urban tourist attraction in Shanghai-Xujiahuiyuan National AAAA-level tourist attraction.

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