At 480 meters high, Jin Mao Tower is the highest building in China. The 88th floor Observatory Deck offers a breathtaking view of the city's dynamic skyline and the world's loftiest atrium inside the tower.

Admission: 50 yuan, 25 yuan for children

Tel: 5047-5101

The Bund

A symbol of Shanghai and an epitome of Shanghai's modern history. On one side of the broad highway stand 52 blocks of tall, magnificent buildings with different architectural styles, which can be called a museum of modern world architecture. On the other side is the wide embankment, where crowds of visitors come to enjoy the beautiful scenery on the Huangpu--mother river of Shanghai. When night falls, colorful lights illuminate the whole Bund area and turn it into a scene of the "wonderland".

Nanjing Road

The most bustling shopping center in Shanghai and enjoying the reputation of "China's No.1 Street". Business hours are from 10 am to 10 pm. Brightly lit Nanjing Road is a wonderful view at night in a sea of lights. From September 1999, Nanjing Road becomes a pedestrians' walking street.

Oriental Pearl TV Tower

468m high and overlooking the magnificent international-style buildings on the other side of the river, it is the highest in Asia and the third highest in the world. The tower consists of 15 spheres of different sizes at different levels, creating an aristic conception of "large and small pearls dropping onto a jade plate". At night, conlourful lights glisten and dazzle the eyes.

Nanpu Bridge and Yangpu Bridge

Linking the western Shanghai with Pudong New Area both are double-tower and double-cabe drawn bridges with laminated beams. Nanpu Bridge is 8,346m long with a span of 423m in the main bridge, ranking the fourth in the world. Yangpu Bridge is 7,658m long, with the largest span in cable drawn bridges in the world. There are sidewalks on both bridges and elevators are provided for visitors to go up the bridge for sightseeing.

Pudong New Area

The new area was established in April 1990. It has a total area of 523 sq.km. It consists of 4 smaller key areas: the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, the Jinqiao Export Processing Zone, the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, and the Zhangjiang High Tech Park. Pudong New Area has Become a new hot spot for investment in China.

People's Square and Shanghai Museum

The People's Square is the political and cultural centre of Shanghai. Here are the Shanghai Museum, the Municipal Hall, the underground shopping arcade, the underground parking ground and Shanghai Grand Theatre. The museum is a comprehensive museum of art, being one of the 4 largest museums in the country. It has a collection of 12,300 pieces in 21 categories of valuable cultural relics. The shape of the building is like a giant bronze tripod, looking graceful and solemn. There are modern facilities in the museum, such as a multifunction lecture hall, sound guiding, etc.

(eastday.com January 17, 2003)