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The Bund   Shanghai

The Bund, Shanghai

 60 Reviews  You look at the Bund, with futuristic buildings in one bank of the river, and classical ones in the other, and something looks... odd. I was not very familiar with Chinese architecture but... those... 

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Lujiazui / Pudong   Shanghai

Lujiazui / Pudong, Shanghai

 33 Reviews  the view of the ultramodern district of shanghai! Shanghai is home to more than 4,000 buildings, but it is the Huangpu's east-bank development, Pudong, that is the star of the Show in Shanghai. In... 

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Yuyuan Garden & Bazaar   Shanghai

Yuyuan Garden & Bazaar, Shanghai

 23 Reviews  I was impressed by the development and organization of Shanghai. What they show to us today has nothing to do with the generalised idea of China. We had to look at the small narrow roads, to see... 

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Nanjing Lu   Shanghai

Nanjing Lu, Shanghai

 12 Reviews  The city is so huge, if one has just a few days, the best thing to do is... to go back for more! I liked that we stayed along Nanjing Road. That way, we got to stroll along this long avenue filled... 

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Shanghai Meseum (People's Square)   Shanghai

Shanghai Meseum (People's Square), Shanghai

 14 Reviews  Nowhere else in China the idea of modernity is so strong! Maybe because the modern buildings are everywhere, with remarkable diversity and architecture, maybe because nowhere else is so noticeable the... 

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Zhou Zhuang   Shanghai

Zhou Zhuang, Shanghai

 6 Reviews  Although Shanghai has few landscapes, there are many small cities around Shanghai with beautiful scenes. The picture is the West Lake, which is a famous scene in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang and... 

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Suzhou   Shanghai

Suzhou, Shanghai

 5 Reviews  The route of the silk in the Middle Ages finished here: Suzhu is the city of the silk. You could buy all kind of beautiful cloths and things made by real silk. Suzhu is located to the north of... 

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Xu Jia Hui   Shanghai

Xu Jia Hui, Shanghai

 3 Reviews  Xu Jia Hui Cathedral Xujiahui Catheral, the largest Catholic church in Shanghai, was constructed at 158 Puxi Road in 1910. It is a French Gothic construction. The two belfries tower over the sky. The... 

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Jade Buddha Temple   Shanghai

Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai

 3 Reviews  Yu Fo Temple Namely Jade Buddha Temple, is the most famous Buddhist temple in Shanghai. It houses a 1.9-metre-tall jade statue of Buddha carved out of a single piece jade whose color is lustrously and... 

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Travel Brochures and Hotel Business Card

by yellowbell

Pick your travel brochures from the hotel lobby and ask the receptionist to write the places you're interested to visit in Chinese characters. The translated brochures come in handy as you can show them to the cab driver. Here are useful brochures:Ten Leisurely Streets of Shanghai - Nanjing St (high-end shopping), Doulun st (modern art), Hengshan (for outdoor cafes and tree lined avenue like Ho Chi Minh), Old Shanghai St. (Yuyuan Bazaar), The Bund (Gothic and Baroque architectures)Feel Shanghai (acrobat show) Cab drivers do not leave unless they understand the place where you want to go and they even issue you receipts! Show your brochures with Chinese characters and pictures and off you go!

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My mum's visit to Shanghai (part 1)

by victorwkf

My mum and auntie visited Shanghai in June 2005 as part of their packaged tour to the eastern part of China, slightly less than 1 year after my visit to Shanghai. Attached are some of the photos of Shanghai taken by my mum for your viewing :) Do look at part 2 as well :)

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Eat some Dragonfruit

by ATXtraveler

During the conference, we enjoyed many different Asian cuisines, most of which I had tasted at some point before, but one that hit my palate for the first time was the Dragonfruit.Dragonfruit is actually warm climate cacti, and is commercially grown all around the world these days.I actually could not verify whether these originated in China or not, but with a name like Dragonfruit... it is a good guess.

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Neon Lights at Night!

by ATXtraveler

Shanghai is actually a very interesting city. The city has 19 million people living there, which is relatively the same population of Australia and New Zealand combined, yet it has twice as much neon as ANZ as a whole!During the day, most of the buildings look dull and boring... but at night the town really comes alive with lights!There is plenty to do and the town definitely goes all night long, but make sure you get most of your shopping done by about 10pm.

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Yu Garden

by Bonita80

Yu Garden is another place worth visiting. The Yu Garden is characteristics of the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty. It is a private garden in the southeast of Shanghai, with a history of more than 400 years. The Garden, reminiscent of those in Suzhou, features more than 30 halls and pavilions.

Yu Garden

by Bonita80

Yu Garden is another place worth visiting. The Yu Garden is characteristics of the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty. It is a private garden in the southeast of Shanghai, with a history of more than 400 years. The Garden, reminiscent of those in Suzhou, features more than 30 halls and pavilions.

Samba Dance in Shanghai ???

by victorwkf

Yes, there was actually a Samba dance performance just outside the famous Oriental Pearl TV Tower when I was there in September 2004. I actually stopped and watched the colourful performance for a while and really enjoyed it :)

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Architecture of Modern Buildings

by victorwkf

I find that the architecture of the modern buildings in Shanghai is quite interesting, especially some of the buildings are of shinning colours, as well as innovative shapes such as the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. Also, the modern buildings in Shanghai are being built at a very fast rate, especially in Pudong area. This city is really growing and modernising very fast !

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Xujiahui Cathedral

by victorwkf

Near to the Xujiahui shopping area, there is a large and impressive cathedral worth visiting. This cathedral resembles those commonly found in Europe. I was lucky as I managed to witness a wedding outside the cathedral !

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Waibaidu Bridge

by victorwkf

When you are at the Bund, do visit the simple but historical Waibaidu Bridge across the Huangpu River. You will find some street vendors selling items on this bridge. This bridge is located near to the Monument of the People's Heroes at the Bund.

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Q:  Hi, I would like to know which is nicest or more convenient area to stay in Shanghai (I mean night life, transport, etc.), Thanks 

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A: I do not think it matters that much, taxi fares are so cheap and there is a tunnel under the river. We were there for 5 nights May 2011 and our hotel was close to the... 

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