Yu Garden
Bund
Modern Shanghai is largely a product of European colonialism, and much of the architecture reflects that heritage. The Bund is part of the Western legacy.
Pudong District, Shanghai
Shanghai Museum
It was built in 1952 and locates in the People’s Square. It is one of the four largest museums in China and contains 120,000 cultural relics that include bronzes, ceramics, paintings, calligraphy and ancient sculptures.
Jade Buddha Temple
It is located in the western part of the city and named after its two exquisite milk-white jade Buddha, which were brought from Burma in the 19th century, it is an active Buddhist temple and attracts a large number of visitors.
Old Town
The Old Town is located to the west of the Bund and Huangpu River and south of Nanjing Road. This area has also been developed with the construction of many new buildings housing stores and restaurants but they have all been built in the Chinese style; however a small area still exists of the truly ‘old Shanghai’.
Nanjing Road
Nanjing Road is one of the most important commercial and tourist streets in Shanghai, this is a good place to understand the history and culture of Shanghai.
The Bund , Shanghai
Acrobatic Show
Chinese Acrobatics, illustrating the flexibility and athleticism of the human body, is one of the oldest performing arts, and its history can be traced back to Neolithic times.
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