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Shanghai, China¡¯s largest modern city. Otherwise called ¡°Hu¡±, is one of the four municipalities under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. It is located at the south bank of the world¡¯s third longest river, the Changjiang (Yangtze) River, at its outlet to the East China Sea. It covers an area of 6340 square kilometres. Shanghai has a warm climate. Communication are convenient. Industy and commerce are flourishing. As a world-famous international port, Shanghai is a geteway in East China for developing tourist trade.
Shanghai is a city with a long history. In the longterm development, it has formed its own unique city scene and varied cultures and arts. Up to now, a lot of cultural relics beginning in the Tang and Song Dynasties, many museums and contemporary memorial halls are well preverved. There are a lot of tourist centres in urban districts and suburbs of Shanghai, which form many tourist areas, tourist lines and special-interest tourist items. The five gardens, Yu Yuan (the Garden of Leisurely Repose), Gu Yi Yuan (the Garden of Ancient Splendour), Qushui Yuan (the Garden of Bending Brooks), Zuibai Chi (the Pond for Drunkrn Li Bai) and Qiuxia Pu (the Garden of Autumn Sunlight) and so on, are ready to welcome the visitors with new features. At the side of Dianshan Lake, the newly-Built Grand View Garden begin to take shape.
Sahnghai is the birthplace of China¡¯s tourist industry. As early as 1927, the China Travel Service was established by the then Shanghai Bnak and its forty branch offices spread over major Cities and famous scenic area in China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Its business Scope is aimed at carrying forward the fine Chinese tradition, serving tourists well, introducing historical sites and scenic spots and development the spirit of Chinese culture. The China Travel Service enjoys a great reputation both at home and abroad. It adds a glorious chapter to the opening-up of tourist of China. Now, Shanghai takes further steps to enhance the basic construction of tourist facilities. A number of qualified personnel are trained for tourism and the management level is raised as well. Taking on a new look, Shanghai is beckoning to visitors from various countries of the world.
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Yu Yuan Garden |
Yu Yuan Garden was first built in 1559 with an area of some 2 hectares. It appears much larger on account of skilful landscape gardening-with paths winding through charming pavilion, delightful grottoes, beautifil lotus ponds, quaint bridges and trickling streams. The art of decoration also finds expression in the brick engravings and wood carvings everywhere in the garden with reflect the style of typical architecture of southern China in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The beautiful scenery can be compared with the four famous gardens in Suzhou.
No less than forty picturesque and fascinating and scenes are found here. There are altogether five dragon walls in the garden, each with a different posture, seperating defferent sections of scenery in the garden. The Spring Hall in the garden was once made the head-quarters of th Small Sword Society during its armed uprising in 1853. It is one of the major government-protected cultural sites.
The famous Town God¡¯s Temple (Chenghuang Miao) lies in the south of Yu Yuan Garden. It is dotted with groceries and snap stands. The buildings still preserve the old fashion with typical style and features of the old town market in the southern part of China.
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The Oriental Pearl Tower |
The Oriental Pear Tower stands by the bank of Huangpu River. It is in the center of Lujiazui, opposite to the Bund which is famous for its grand buildings of various architectural styles. The tower is 468 meters high. It is the highest TV Tower in Asia and is the third highest one in the world.
The Oriental Pear Tower consists of three big columns which are 9 meters in diameter, the space module, the upper sphere, the lower shere, five small spheres, tower base and the square.
The sight-seeing floor in the brilliant upper sphere is 263 meters high and 45 meters in diamater, it is the best place to get a bird¡¯s¨Ceye view of Shanghai. In the upper sphere, there are also the Revolving Restaurant, the Disco Hall, the Piano Bar (which are 267 meters high) and twenty KTV rooms (which are 271 meters high). The Restaurant revolves one circle an hour.
The space module, which towers into the sky, has Sight-seeing Floor, Conference Hall and Coffee Bar in it. They are at the height of 350 meters. They are elegant and luxurious, enjoying exceptional advantages.
In the five spheres is the space hotel, there are twenty comfortable suites there.
There is the space city in the down spheriod of the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Science Fantasty City in the base of the tower.
The Oriental Pearl Tower is muli-functional estalishment to satisfy your various needs in tourism, dinning, shopping, entertainment, boarding and audio&video broadcasting. It has already become one of the symbolic buildings and tourism resorts in Shanghai. |
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