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Entry. City Guide. Shanghai

Shanghai

shanghai

Situated on China's east coast, Shanghai is the country's biggest and busiest port and arguably its most important industrial and commercial centre. Its 12 million people are known for their business acumen, quick wit and sophistication, and the city is probably China's most fashionable and international, boasting the best shopping and nightlife.

 

Arts and Events

 

For tourists, Shanghai is a living museum of 19th-century European and Japanese architecture, but there's far more besides. There's the exquisite Yuyuan Garden, laid out nearly 500 years ago, known for its dragon walls, beautifully shaped doors, bamboo groves, winding walkways and elegant furniture, all in a typical south China style. Nearby is the fascinating Yuyuan Market,

 

once the busiest in the city. Other tourist attractions of note include Shanghai Museum in RenMin Square, the Shanghai Art and Handicrafts Research Institute, where top artisans develop new crafts, the Jade Buddha Temple, founded in 1882, and the Longhua Pagoda and Temple.

 

Attractions

 

Wai Tan (The Bund)

Five blocks of Zhongshan Dong Lu, between Jinlang Lu and Suzhou Creek, Shanghai

Situated on the banks of the Huang Pu River, the Bund is Shanghai's most famous district. The architecture of this old commercial area is mostly pre-1937, and the waterfront boulevard contains many of the city's famous old banks and trading houses. Now a popular site for both tourists and locals.

 

Yuyuan (Yu) Garden

Area bordered by Fuyou Lu, Jiujiaochang Lu, Fangbang Lu and Anren Lu, Old City, Shanghai

This complex of markets, parks and temples offers a rare taste of old Shanghai. The halls, chambers, towers and pavilions, plus the rockeries and flowing streams, were inspired by the Ming and Qing dynasty garden design of south China.

 

Jade Buddha Temple

170 Anyuan Lu, Shanghai

Tel: +86 21 6258 0098

In 1882, Buddhist monk Huigen brought two jade Buddha statues from Burma and built a temple to enshrine them. The statues are famous in the Buddhist world and ceremonies are regularly held here.

 

Da Ju Yuan (Grand Theatre)

190 Huangpi Bei Lu, Shanghai

Tel: +86 21 6387 5480

An arts complex containing the Shanghai Museum and the Shanghai Library as well as the main theatre.

 

Restaurants


Canton

Grand Hyatt Shanghai, Jin Mao Tower, 88 Century Boulevard, Pudong, 200121 Shanghai

Tel: +86 21 5049 1234 Fax: +86 21 5049 1111

 

Dragon-Phoenix Restaurant

Peace Hotel, 20 Nanjing Dong Lu, 200002 Shanghai

Tel: +86 21 6321 6888 Fax: +86 21 6329 0300

 

Meilongzhen

22 Lane 1081, Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai

Tel: +86 21 6253 5353

 

The Tandoor

Jinjiang Hotel, 59 Maoming Nan Lu, 200020 Shanghai

Tel: +86 21 6258 2582 Fax: +86 21 6472 5588

 

Da Vinci's

Hilton Hotel, 250 Huashan Lu, 200040 Shanghai

Tel: +86 21 6248 0000 Fax: +86 21 6248 3848

 

Dynasty Restaurant

Renaissance Yangtze Shanghai Hotel, 2099 Yanan Xi Lu, 200336 Shanghai

Tel: +86 21 6275 0000 Fax: +86 21 6275 0750

 

Lan Kwai Fong at Park 97

Fuxing Gongyuan, 2 Gaolan Lu, Shanghai

Tel: +86 21 6318 0785

 

Summer Pavilion

The Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1376 Nanjing Xi Lu, 200040 Shanghai

Tel: +86 21 6279 8888 Fax: +86 21 6279 8800

 

Giovanni's

Sheraton Grand Tai Ping Yang Shanghai, 5 Zunyi Nan Lu, 200336 Shanghai

Tel: +86 21 6275 8888

 

1221

1221 Yanan Xi Lu, Shanghai

Tel: +86 21 6213 6585

 

Frankie's

118 Changde Lu, Shanghai

Tel: +86 21 6247 0886

 

Hotels

 

Okura Garden Shanghai Towers


096

City Shanghai
Street 58 Maoming Nan Lu
Phone +86 21 6415 1234
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The PuLi Hotel and Spa


096

City Shanghai
Street No.1 ChangDe Road, JingAn District
Phone +86 21 5102 8998
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