Say Hi to Shanghai!

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Shanghai is also called as “Hu” it is the largest city in China. This eastern part of China is considered as the most influential center in the economic, financial, cultural, international trade, science and technology aspect that is why it is considered as the international metropolis from all over the world.

The new skyscrapers and old buildings have good combinations that draw the skyline of the city. 

Tourists can experience the perfect mixture of the past, present and future all at once, it has a blend of western and oriental culture. These are just some of the factors that make a tourist’s stay truly memorable and amusing.

In the year 1930s Shanghai was one of the largest and most prosperous city in the Far East China. And now, in the past years, it has again become as one of the most attractive and popular city from all over the world. And again the world and tourist had its eyes on this beautiful city when it hosted the 2010 World Expo that has a recording of the greatest number of visitors ever in the event’s history.

Location

The lovely city of Shanghai is located China, in the eastern part of the Yangtze River Delta. It also borders the Yangtze River in the northern part, while in the western part is the Provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang and to the south is the Hangzhou Bay.

Shanghai has a perfect and a beneficial geographical location that is why it is also known to have a large and prosperous port city in the whole country.

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Climate

Like in the other parts of China, Shanghai also has four seasons, a hot, rainy summer that comes in the months of July to August with a temperature of above 35C, a cool and breezy autumn and a gloomy, cold winter, which is the coldest time for the months of late January to early February, and a lovely warm spring from the months of March to May, this is the best time and most recommended season for all the tourists to visit Shanghai.

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Transportation

Shanghai has two major airports, The Shanghai Pudong International Airport, which is the primary international airport serving the city, and also a major aviation hub for Asia that handles 60% of flights, and while the other 40% is in the Hongqiao International Airport that mainly serves domestic flights.

The main carrier of this city is the China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, and Air China. It has flights connecting to two hundred cities whether it is a domestic, regional or the international ones.

There are direct flights connecting to international airports such as in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Brussels, Madrid, Paris, London, Moscow, Rome, Singapore, Fukuoka, Osaka, Tokyo, Bangkok and it also has a regional connections in Hong Kong and Macau. And domestic flights in the city of Xian, Xiamen, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Shenyang, Chongqing, and others.

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What to See

Yuyuan Garden

Yu Garden is located in the heart of Shanghai’s Old City. It is believed that I was built as a private garden during the Ming Dynasty for the Pan Family. The stunning and unique layout, beautiful scenery and the artistic style of the garden’s architecture have made the garden to be one of the highlights and tourist attractions of Shanghai.

The garden also showcases cultural relics that include the century-old furniture, calligraphic and painting works, clay sculptures and brick carvings and inscriptions and couplets. And also one of the highlights of the garden is the famous Exquisite Jade Rock.

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Oriental Pearl Tower

The Oriental Pearl tower is in Pudong Park of Lujiazui. The tower is 1,536 feet high that made it as second tallest tower in China and the sixth tallest in the whole world as a TV and radio tower. It is surrounded by the Yangpu and Nanpu Bridge that recreates a picture of a “twin dragons playing with pearls.” It also has a unique and beautiful architectural design that attracts thousands of tourists, and makes it as one of the most attractive and famous towers in the whole world.

The tower also has a perfect combination of modern and ancient concepts. Spherical pearls with the touch of 21st century technology. The TV and radio tower caters more than nine television channels and ten FM radio channels in Shanghai areas.

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Xin Tian Di

It is car-free shopping, eating and entertainment district in the center of Shanghai City. It became one of the city’s famous attractions because it holds historical and cultural heritages of the city. The construction in this street is very unique.

It still showcases the antique walls, tiles and exterior of a typical old house in Shanghai. And on the other part of the street displays a modern architecture style. It has bars, cafes, boutiques, restaurants and etc.

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