SHANGHAI, CHINA

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Yu Yuang Gardens, Shanghai, China
Shanghai

Shanghai's relatively small city center makes it easy to navigate. It consists of two basic districts, Pu Xi (western town) and Pu Dong (eastern town), facing one another across the Huang Pu River. As a general rule, Pu Xi embodies "Old Shanghai" and Pu Dong represents "New Shanghai." Excellent examples of this dichotomy are characterized in the architecture, with the early 20th century facades of the Bund on the Pu Xi side such as the Peace Hotel and the conspicuously modern architecture of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and the Grand Hyatt Shanghai on the Pu Dong side.

Pu Dong

In the early 1990s, Pu Dong consisted of little but farmland. In a plan to elevate Shanghai to the level of a major Asian commercial center, the Chinese government created the Pudong New Area Open Economic Development Zone, with a fast rising skyline and loads of investment money. After 1992 the rapid economic development of the area changed the demographics of Pu Dong, creating a growing cosmopolitan flavor with a more modern and technical sophistication than the older,... more

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8 reviews of Shanghai, China
One of the best airport picking up experience
Submitted by:an AOL User
December 13, 2009
It is wonderful to have someone to pick you up in Shanghai pudong international airport (PVG). I had a great experience with May I be of service. So helpful and make my life easier. www.sh-pvg.com . Worth to try to when you visit Shanghai.... More
It is wonderful to have someone to pick you up in Shanghai pudong international airport (PVG). I had a great experience with May I be of service. So helpful and make my life easier. www.sh-pvg.com . Worth to try to when you visit Shanghai.
Date of Trip to : July,NaN
Purpose of your trip: Personal
Cost of your stay: $500-$1,000
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Submitted by:yeschinatour
March 2, 2009
Shanghai China'a Star is a fantastic city and rising as the shining "Pearl of the Orient." It is a interesting mixture of old and new.
The curved alleyes here retain a historical feel while towering skyscrapers show off modern taste. Here you can ramble around old garden temple and bustle through crowd and tall buidings.
The bund one of the most recognizable architectural symbols of Shanghai has became the city's first foreign street.
The Oriental Pearl TV Tower and Jin Mao... More
Shanghai China'a Star is a fantastic city and rising as the shining "Pearl of the Orient." It is a interesting mixture of old and new.
The curved alleyes here retain a historical feel while towering skyscrapers show off modern taste. Here you can ramble around old garden temple and bustle through crowd and tall buidings.
The bund one of the most recognizable architectural symbols of Shanghai has became the city's first foreign street.
The Oriental Pearl TV Tower and Jin Mao Tower dominates Pudong's skyline.
Huangpu River a symbol of Shanghai. Taking a boat along the river gives tourists an opportunity to see many of Shanghai's famous sites.
There's never a dull moment on the Nanjing Road pedestrian street.

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To facilitate your stay in Shanghai
Submitted by:raychinese09
February 19, 2009
Shanghai is so amazing a city of China worth visiting.
If you know some Chinese even the limited surviving Chinese it will facilitate there.
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Shanghai is so amazing a city of China worth visiting.
If you know some Chinese even the limited surviving Chinese it will facilitate there.
Share a nice resource: www.raychinese.com. Not bad.
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