Plan your Shanghai Tour? Before your arrival at Shanghai, you’ve probably been bombarded by the images ( via TV and Internet ) of the futuristic and avant-garde megatall buildings in Pudong and the old art deco buildings on the Bund. In the fast developing metropolitan city of Shanghai, you may wonder whether there is a…
At the time of my writing, Jin Mao Tower is the fourth tallest building in Shanghai as well as in the whole China. It is said that no Shanghai Tour is complete without ascending one of the four iconic buildings in Shanghai such as the 88-floor Jin Mao Tower (420 meters ) and other three…
Among the dazzling ziggurats of Pudong across the river from the Bund stands the tallest building in Shanghai – Shanghai Tower, a 632-meter (2,073 ft), 125-story above the ground and 5-storey underground. It is in a shape of spiralling curve with double outer glass walls, a green, human and Knowledge skyscraper. Shanghai Tower is also…
Plan your Shanghai tour? Would you like to have a bird’s-eye view of the fast developing Shanghai? Only after Shanghai Tower – the tallest skyscraper in Shanghai, Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) is the second tallest building ( 492 meters ) offering no less magnificent panoramic views from the sky over the magical city of Shanghai. The most…
Plan your Shanghai tour on a budget? Each year millions of travellers and businessmen visit Shanghai, the largest metropolitan city in China. Shanghai boasts plentiful splurge hotels and posh restaurants, local and international. But you don’t need to break the bank to visit this most advanced and futuristic city showcasing the fast development in the contemporary…
Plan your Shanghai tour? Tianzifang (田子坊) is an enchanting place that ought to be included on your Shanghai travel plan. Tianzifang encapsulates the art and crafts linked to Shikumen. The Shikumen residential buildings (stone-door-frame houses) were built in 1930s in Shanghai, an enclave developed from an old residential area of the former French concession in…
Dear Travelers We’d like to have the following travel guide to be always updated for the benefit of new visitors coming to Zhujiajiao Water Town (朱家角古镇). If anybody having used the piece finds necessary updates, please leave a message or feedback. Thanks!————- Plan your Shanghai tour? While fascinated by Shanghai’s futuristic buildings and fast developments, but if…
Plan your Shanghai tour in winter? Shanghai’s coldest weather falls on the three months: December (average lowest: 3℃ and highest: 11℃), January (average lowest: 1℃ and highest: 8℃) and February (average lowest: 2℃ and highest: 9℃). Periodically the northern gale will sweep across Shanghai accompanied by a sudden and short drop of temperature ( -5℃ lowest). With…