Shanghai travel guide

Top 10 sights in Shanghai

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   Shanghai World Financial Center

   The Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC; Chinese: 上海环球金融中心; pinyin: Shànghǎi Huánqiú Jīnróng Zhōngxīn, Shanghainese: Zånhae Guejieu Cinyon Tsonsin) is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai.

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   Shanghai Tower

   The Shanghai Tower is a 128-story, 632-meter-tall (2,073-foot) megatall skyscraper located in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai.

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   Jin Mao Tower

   Jin Mao Tower renders the proportions of a Chinese pagoda in modern form across eighty-eight storeys, and is famous for the spiral atrium of its Hyatt hotel. Of Lujiazui's three towers, it wears the most classical face.

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   Oriental Pearl Tower

   The Oriental Pearl Tower is a futurist TV tower in Lujiazui, Shanghai. Built from 1991 to 1994, the tower was the tallest structure in China until the completion of nearby World Financial Center in 2007.

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   Shanghai Museum

   The Shanghai Museum is a public municipal museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People's Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, China. It is funded by the Shanghai Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau.

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   Nanjing Road

   Nanjing Road is a road in Shanghai, the eastern part of which is the main shopping district of Shanghai.

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   Yu Garden

   Yu Garden is the essence of the Ming-era gardens of the lower Yangtze, with its dragon walls and Taihu rockeries as the highlights. It comes as a set with the dumpling houses of the surrounding bazaar — Nanxiang's soup dumplings — and the City God Temple.

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   Shanghai Ghetto

   The Shanghai Ghetto, formally known as the Restricted Sector for Stateless Refugees, was an area of approximately 2.5 square kilometres (1 square mile) in the Hongkou district of Japanese-occupied Shanghai

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   People's Square

   People's Square is a large public square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, China. It is south of Nanjing Road (West) and north of Huaihai Road (East).

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    Jade Buddha Temple

    The Jade Buddha Temple (simplified Chinese: 玉佛禅寺; traditional Chinese: 玉佛禪寺; pinyin: Yùfó Chán Sì; Shanghainese: Niohveh Zoe Zy, literally Jade Buddha Chan Temple) is a Buddhist temple in Shanghai.

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   Lujiazui

   Lujiazui (simplified Chinese: 陆家嘴; traditional Chinese: 陸家嘴; pinyin: Lùjiāzuǐ; Wugniu: loq-ka-tsy, Wu Chinese pronunciation: [loʔ˩ ka̱˨ t͡sz̩˧]) is a locality in Shanghai, a peninsula formed by a bend in the Huangpu River.

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   Jing'an Temple

   Jing'an Temple, an old monastery with golden roofs standing in the middle of a luxury shopping street, is Shanghai's contrasts made visible. Once the evening lighting comes on, it turns into a photo spot.

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   Xintiandi

   Xintiandi is an affluent car-free shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai.

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   City God Temple of Shanghai

   The City God Temple or Temple of the City Gods, officially the City Temple of Shanghai, is a Chinese folk religion, Taoist and city god temple located in the old city of Shanghai.

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   50 Moganshan Road

   50 Moganshan Road or "M50" is a contemporary art district in Shanghai, China, that houses a community of more than a hundred artists whose studios are open to the public.

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   Site of the First Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

   The Site of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is now preserved as a museum in Shanghai, China.

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   Old City of Shanghai

   The Old City of Shanghai, also formerly known as the Chinese city, is the traditional urban core of Shanghai. Its boundary was formerly defined by a defensive wall.

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   Shanghai Zoo

   Shanghai Zoological Park (simplified Chinese: 上海动物园; traditional Chinese: 上海動物園; pinyin: Shànghǎi Dòngwùyuán), or commonly Shanghai Zoo in short, is one of the two main zoos in Shanghai.

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   Saint Ignatius Cathedral

   The Cathedral of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, also known as the Xujiahui Cathedral or sometimes known as the Xujiahui Catholic Church, is the Catholic cathedral of the Latin Church diocese of Shanghai, located in Xujiahui, Shanghai, China.

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    China Art Museum

    China Art Museum, Shanghai (Shanghai Art Museum) is a municipal art museum of Shanghai City. It is a public welfare institution funded by the Shanghai City Culture and Tourism Bureau.

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