From shopping and touring, to sightseeing and eating, you will leave Shanghai wishing you had stayed longer…
Here is just a sampling of things to do, from old to new:
- What a better time to be in Shanghai than during the World Expo! Learn more at expo2010.cn
- If you want to experience the historical and cultural atmosphere of the city, Shanghai Xin Tian Di is a wise choice. Composed of Shikumen and modern architectural style, now it has become a hot and fashionable pedestrian street in the center of the city.
- The Yuyuan Garden is the largest of Shanghai's ancient gardens with architectural styles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The garden has six areas, each with its own style.
- Nanjing Road is considered to be the "No. 1 commercial street in China". Here along its 5.5 kilometers (3.4 miles), you will find over 600 shops that on average are visited by some 1.7 million people each day. If you like shopping, do not miss it!
- The new finance and commercial houses cluster together along the south of the Bund while along the west there is a wealth of grand buildings in the European architectural styles of the nineteen-twenties, thirties and early forties. Marshal Chen Yi's statue looks down on the square where lively musicians gather to play and sing bringing pleasure to the many people who stop by to listen. At night bright lights add to the happy atmosphere as people stroll along the wide riverside promenade.
Online resources are abundant that discuss how you can enjoy each day in Shanghai.
- Shanghai on Wikipedia: wikitravel.org/en/Shanghai
- Shanghai Travel Guide: www.travelchinaguide.com
