Grand View Garden
The Grand View Garden, situated by the Dingshan Lade in Qingpu County, is an eighth-hectare affair with a total floor-space of more than 8,000 square meters. The scenery in the garden is patterned after the settings in A Dream of Red Mansions, a novel by the Qing-dynasty author Cao Xuqing. The magnitude of imperial palaces are blended in perfect harmony with the graceful and elegant style of south Chinese

Cruise on the Huangpu River
The Huagnpu River originates in the Taihu Lade and extends to the Yangtze estuary at Woosung for 110 kilometers from the Dingshan Lade and 83 kilometers from Mishi Ferry. The river flows through downtown for a distance of 39 kilometers, it widens as much as to 400 meters. The city operates a daily cruise which features all the major landmarks of this harbor city on a sixty-kilometer round trip from the Bund to the estuary at Woosung. Nanjing Road is the busiest shopping center in Shanghai. A total of 350 stores line both sides of this five-kilometer-long street which accommodates one million customers and visitors every day. Some of the city's largest stores are situated here, not to mention the various specialty shops and entertainment facilities. Visitors to Nanjing Road can also go gourmandizing in the street's sixty or so restaurants in various Chinese culinary styles. Nanjing Road, in a word, is a famous shopping street in this world.

The Bund

he Bund, Strectching for approximately 1.5 kilometers along the Huangpu River frtom Waibaidu Bridge in the north to Jinling Road East in the south, is the emblem of Shanghai. Towering over the river on the western side of the Bund are fifty-two high-rise buildings which form Shanghai's imposing skyline. The eastern side of the Bund is a famed promenade for local residents. No visit to Shanghai is complete without a cruise on the Huangpu River and a visit to the Bund.

Yangpu and Nanpu Bridges
The 7,658-meter-long Yangpu Bridge and 8,346-meter-long Nanpu Bridge were built only recently to connect downtown Shanghai with the Pudong New Development Zone. Both are double cable-stayed suspension bridges with a long span. Both furnish pedestrian walks, and elevators for sightseers.

Oriental Pearl TV Tower
It is one of the highest towers in the world, stands erect on the other side of Huangpu River facing the Bund. Every visitor will invariably be overwhelmed by its serenity and grandeur. The glittering light on the top sparkles at night, radiating rays of hope to everyone who views it.

Temple of Jade Buddha
The Temple of Fade Buddha, situated at the intersection of Anyuan and Jiangning roads in Putuo District, is a well-preserved monastery of Zen Buddhism in Shanghai. It was built in 1882, and is known in the world for its jade statue of the Buddha, which is enshrined on the second floor of the abbot's pavilion. The statue, which measures 1.9 meters tall and 1.34 meters wide, is fashioned out of a single piece of jade. The Buddha, sitting cross-legged with a serene and calm look on his face, is portrayed in a way very pleasing to the eye.

Shanghai Museum
Situated at 16 Henan Road South, Shanghai, the Shanghai Museum was built in 1952. Today it features a collection of 110,000 pieces of artifacts and 430,000 imitation antiques and cultural relics. The museum is renowned for its collection of bronze- ware and pottery of the Shang and Qin dynasties, and calligraphic works and traditional Chinese paintings of varying dynastic periods. The museum is also known for its systematic collections of stone carvings, seals, coins and arts and crafts.

Sun Yat-sen's Residence
Sun Yat-sen and his wife Soong Ching-ling lived in this building at 7 Xiangshan Road from 1918 to the end of 1924. Downstairs are the parlour and dining room, and upstairs are the bedrooms and sitting rooms. The furniture is arranged according to Soong Ching-ling's recollections, and most of the objects on display are originals.