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There is not always time to explore all the sights of Shanghai. Much more often there are only a few days in stock. In this article we will assume that we only have three days.

We will make the first day of our stay here as varied as possible.

This building is a skyscraper located in Pudong, completed in the year two thousand and eight, in the summer. It is four hundred and ninety-two meters high, with one hundred and one floors above ground, making it the seventh tallest building on our planet. And the tallest multi-story building on it, which has a flat top.

In addition to the official name, this tower also has another, unofficial one: opener.

Address: Century avenue 100, Pudong new area, Shanghai

Opening hours: Mon-Sun from 8:00 to 23:00.

How to get there: You can get to “Dongtailulujiazuihuanlu” by bus route No. 939, but to “Lujiazuihuanludogntailu” you can take the following bus routes: No. 791, 870, 985.

Ticket prices: 94＋97＋100 floors – 180CNY

Skyscraper Jin Mao

The Chinese city of Shanghai is simply beautiful! Including its architecture. Well, for those who want to look at this city from above, the nicest thing for them is to admire it from the Jin Mao complex. In the entire city, until recently, before the construction of the local world financial center, there was no taller building, and in the world this skyscraper was the sixth tallest. It was officially open to the public on August 28, 1998. Well, the building began working at full capacity the following year. Surrounded by eight composite columns and an equal number of external huge steel columns, this building is supported by a concrete frame with six corners.

The skyscraper has eighty-eight floors, and this number was chosen for a reason, but from local signs. Chinese citizens are very fond of the number eight because it is a good omen, bringing prosperity and happiness. The building reaches four hundred and twenty meters in height. The observation deck of this skyscraper is located three hundred and forty meters above the surface of the earth, on the top floor. Floors from the third to the fiftieth are occupied by various offices, and above are the rooms of the elite Grand Hayatt hotel, from the windows of which the most luxurious panoramas are visible.

Address: Century avenue 88, Pudong new area, Shanghai

Opening hours: Mon-Sun from 8:30 to 21:30.

How to get there:

By metro - Line 2, get off at Lujiazui Station
By bus - to "Huayuanshiqiaoludongtailu" by one of the following bus routes: №583, 799, 939.
Tunnel - No. 3, 4, 5, 6.

Ticket prices: 120CNY

Shanghai Aquarium

IN Chinese city Shanghai is home to one of the largest Asian aquariums, occupying twenty and a half thousand square meters. It is located near the Pudong TV tower, and is one of the most interesting places in the city. There are four glassed underwater tunnels, and their total length is one hundred and sixty-eight meters - there is nothing like it anywhere in the world.

About ten thousand representatives of four hundred and fifty species are exhibited in this aquarium. The entire collection is divided into nine thematic zones, covering almost the entire undersea world of our planet, except that European and North American marine species cannot be found here.

There are a lot of very different types, so it won't be boring here. There is simply a colossal variety of fish, stingrays, penguins and other species of marine fauna. It is highly recommended to come here with a camera or video camera to take pictures or videos for memory. And having taken out insurance and pre-registration, here you can swim with sharks.

Address: Lujiazuihuanlu, Pudong new area, Shanghai

Opening hours: Mon-Sun from 9:00 to 18:00 (until 21:00 during summer holidays and national holidays)

How to get there:

By metro – line 2, get off at “Lujiazui”

Ticket prices: adult - 160CNY; for children - 110CYN.

Oriental Pearl TV Tower

This local TV tower is located in the Pudong district, and it reaches a height of four hundred and sixty-eight meters. There is only one tower taller than this one on the continent. Moreover, the “Oriental Pearl” is one of the most important Shanghai attractions.

There are only three panoramic floors with a full range of views. But here, from different degrees, beautiful city views open up.

There is a lot of entertainment, excursions, exhibitions, restaurants, shops. At two hundred and sixty-seven meters from the ground, the highest revolving restaurant on our planet is located, which is called “360 degrees”. At the bottom of the tower there is a pavilion where stunning places that previously existed in the city are repeated, and here you can also study the events of those times when local ports were already open to trade with other countries.

Address:Сentury avenue 1, pudong new area, Shanghai

Opening hours: Mon-Sun from 8:00 to 21:30.

How to get there:

By metro - Line 2, get off at Lujiazui Station.
By bus - to “Lujiazuihuanlufenghelu” on one of the following bus routes: 81, 774, 779, 939, 993.

Ticket prices: 120-220CYN.

Tourist tunnel under the Bund

This tunnel is a unique subway system, which is known as the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel. Here, over a total length of six hundred and forty-seven meters, the tunnel is very densely covered with optics, which is why there is such an effect here, as if there were a lot of threads painted in different colors. It, which runs under the Huangpu River, connects the Pudong and Bund regions. Due to the large number of lamps and other light-emitting equipment, the short journey here looks more like a movie shot in 3D. You can hear music along the road, and the vehicles here are equipped with panoramic windows. The journey through this tunnel takes no more than five minutes, since the tunnel’s operating system was perfectly designed even when it was created. And to get out of here, you can use escalators and elevators created by last word technology.

Address:

Opening hours:

From May 1 to October 31: Mon-Sun from 8:00 to 22:30
From November 1 to April 30: Mon-Sun from 8:00 to 22:00

How to get there:

Ticket prices: 50CYN.

Bund of the Bund

The Bund, also called the Bund, Embankment, Bund, or Shanghai Bund, is part of Shanghai's Sun Yat-sen Road. It is located along the Huangpu River. In most cases, the name “Bunde of the Bund” refers to both this street, the buildings and piers on it, and its surroundings. And nearby is the new local business district of Pudong.

Address: Zhongshandongyilu, huangpu district, Shanghai

Opening hours: open 24 hours a day.

How to get there: You can get to Zhongshandongyilunanjingdonglu by one of the following bus routes: 33, 37, 55, 65, 147, 305, 307, 317, 330, 805, 921.

What to see in Shanghai: Day 2

We will devote the second day to visiting Shanghai religious places.

Jade Buddha Temple

This is a fairly ancient monastery, and also quite widely known. It is located on the street. Anyuany.

It was founded in one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two by the clergyman Hui Gen, who brought here statues of the Jade Buddha from India.

The most valuable decoration of the temple are its two statues. Made from white jade, finished precious stones- symbol of a seated Buddha. This statue, weighing approximately a ton, rises a couple of meters. Well, the other, smaller one, is a symbol of Buddha in nirvana. Attention: filming here is prohibited.

This temple is still used as a monastery - there are more than seven dozen monks. And there are a lot of tourists here, hence the large crowd.

Address: Jiangning road, Putuo District, Shanghai

Opening hours: Mon-Sun from 8:00 to 16:30

How to get there: You can get to Jiangningluanyuanlu by one of the following bus routes: 19, 206, 316, 328, 738.

Ticket prices: 30CYN

Jinan Temple

This temple is located at the intersection of Nanjing and Huashan roads. Now it is the most famous Chinese monastery.

The building was built on the Uson embankment in two hundred and forty-seven, during the time of the Three Kingdoms. At that time, Jinan Temple was called Hudu Chongyuan Temple. While China was ruled by the Song Dynasty, it was moved to where it now stands, and it immediately became a much-visited place. The temple received its current name in 1945. In 1972 there was a fire, after which the building was restored only a decade later. Its three halls were renovated one by one, which is why it took so long. Only in nineteen ninety were tourists able to visit it again.

An annual temple fair has been held here since the Qing Dynasty ruled China. It was while Buddha's birthday was being celebrated, in mid-spring, on the eighth day of the lunar calendar, that neighboring villagers sold their products here. So it became a tradition to organize an annual fair here. Once a year you can buy any goods here for a reasonable price.

Address: Nanjing west road, Jingan district, Shanghai

Opening hours: Mon-Sun from 7:30 to 17:00

How to get there:

By metro - line 2 or 7, get off at Jingansi.
By bus - to Jingansi on one of the following bus routes: 15, 20, 37, 40, 45, 57, 76, 93, 94, 113, 315, 321, 327, 330, 824, 830, 838, 921, 927.

Ticket prices: 30CYN

Catholic Cathedral of St. Ignatius (Xujiahui)

This Catholic church, located in the southwest of the city, is essentially a place of worship that recently received a chance for revival. There are a lot of similar buildings in Shanghai. This city follows Chinese religious traditions, and the most important of them are tolerance and freedom of religion. In other words, in this you can worship even Christ, even Allah, even a bull’s skull, as long as you do not harm anyone with your faith.

This cathedral was erected in 1846 where the burial place of Paul Xu Guangqi, who was Matteo Ricci's assistant and the first Jesuit convert, was buried. Afterwards the building was closed, and for a long time - for several decades. Moreover, only in 1979 they began to use it for religious purposes. A considerable part of the huge cathedral library and the weather forecast center survived such an unfavorable time. And how many people come here, and with what enthusiasm, is simply a shock for foreigners.

Address: Puxi road, Xuhui district, Shanghai

Opening hours: Mon-Sat from 9:00 to 11:00 and from 13:00 to 16:00; Sun from 14:00 to 16:00

How to get there:

By metro – line 1, 9, 11 to choose from, get off at “Xujiahui”
By bus - to Xujiahui on one of the following bus routes: 42, 43, 44, 50, 93, 167, 171, 198, 205, 303, 320, 548, 732, 816, 824, 830, 836, 855, 920, 926, 931, 946, 957, 958.

What to see in Shanghai: Day 3

The third and last day of our stay here will be spent in museums, the circus and on the pedestrian street.

The Shanghai Museum opened in 1952. The collection of this museum contains approximately one hundred twenty thousand objects of art ancient China.

There are eleven permanent galleries, as well as three halls designed for exhibitions. There is everything here, from bronze to calligraphic exhibits. Small thematic exhibitions are also often held here. And in the halls there are changing exhibitions that this museum creates based on exhibits from other museums. There are things of national importance here.

Here you can take photographs, and you don’t even have to pay for this pleasure. There are rooms in the Shanghai Museum where you cannot take photographs with a flash, but the pictures turn out beautiful even without a flash. On each floor of the building there is at least one souvenir shop with quite interesting themed goods.

Address: Renmen avenue, Huangpu District, Shanghai

Opening hours: Mon-Sun from 9:00 to 17:00

How to get there:

By metro – lines 1, 2, 8 to choose from, get off at “The people’s square station”.
By bus - to “The people’s square station” on one of the following bus routes: No. 46, 49, 112, 123, 145, 312, 952.

Ticket prices: for free

Museum of Urban Planning

This attraction is located in the city heart - in People's Square of Shanghai. Here you can learn both about the city's history and plans for the foreseeable future.

The first floor is occupied by a miniature model of the city center. The same one, but in more detail, is located two floors above. And on the first one you can get information about the past of the main embankment of the city. Wall posters show how both the view from one shore to the other and Pudong's high-rise buildings have changed over time. There are photographs taken in the second half of the nineteenth century, the twentieth, the very beginning of the twenty-first, as well as current ones. In the middle of the first floor, all the most important Shanghai attractions are shown on one model.

The second floor is occupied by a large number of different photographs of various places in Shanghai. They date from the first half of the twentieth century. East Nanjing Road, as you can see from these pictures, has remained almost the same as it was, and Park Hotel, once famous as the tallest building on the continent, is no longer even visible behind much taller buildings.

More than half of the third floor is occupied by a highly detailed model of the city center. Shanghai is shown here as it is planned for the year two thousand and twenty. There is also a circular video panorama here, which attracts such crowds of people to the museum. The video here is only nine minutes long, but what a total! The flight over Shanghai is so beautifully done that you even want to duck down so as not to hit your head on the overpass.

The fourth floor is occupied by models of various buildings, transport network nodes, and underground communications.

Many people come here to see what the city will be like in a few years. Well, in order to find out its history. And for the most part - because of the video panorama.

Address: Renmin avenue 100, Huangpu District, Shanghai

Opening hours: Tue-Sun from 9:00 to 17:00

How to get there:

By metro – choose lines 1, 2, 8, get off at “Renmin square”.
By bus - go to "Renmin square Fuzhou Road" on one of the following bus routes: No. 1, 49, 167, 312, 318, 451, 537, 805, 930.

Ticket prices: 30CYN

Nanjing Road pedestrian street

This street stretches for six kilometers, from the Bund of the Bund to the Jinan Temple itself. Moreover, it is the most famous shopping center in the world.

The past of this street is very interesting. Everything interesting began when the Opium War had already died down and the Treaty of Nanjing was concluded. Several ports, including Shanghai, began to conduct foreign trade. Since then, traders from other countries arriving in this city had the right to both trade goods here and own real estate and even businesses here. Most of them preferred this very street, which is why it became a whole shopping center.

Although the street has undergone many reconstructions, the buildings standing on it well convey the historical atmosphere of the city.

That section of the street that is intended exclusively for pedestrians is, in fact, a whole bunch of miniature restaurants, retail outlets, cafes and the like that can attract people, regardless of where their home is - here or in another city or in another city altogether country. Street musicians also often perform here. Also, merchants selling their goods right on the street persistently persuade people to buy “real” Swiss watches, “latest models” of iPhones and similar luxury items from them.

Opening hours: open 24 hours a day

How to get there:

By metro - choose lines 1, 2, 8, get off at Renminguangchang.
By bus - go to Renminguangchang on one of the following bus routes: 18, 49, 167, 312, 318, 451, 537, 805, 930.

Shanghai People's Square

People's Square is a large city square adjacent to Nanjing Road in Huangpu District in Shanghai, China. People's Square is the headquarters of the Shanghai municipal government, and is used as a starting reference point for measuring distances in the city of Shanghai.

Address: Renmin avenue, huangpu district, Shanghai

Opening hours: around the clock

How to get there:

By subway – lines 1, 2, 8，to “Renmin square” station
By bus - No. 6, 49, 112, 123, 145, 312, 952 to Renmin square station

Ticket prices: 30CYN

There is also a circus in this city called Shanghai Circus World. From the inside, it is simply shocking with its interior, which includes a stunning golden vault. It can accommodate up to one thousand six hundred and thirty-eight people. This circus, equipped with the latest technology, can host amazing shows from any troupe. There is an arena intended for performances by circus troupes, a rehearsal room, and a pavilion where animals are kept. There is also an exhibition space where circus seminars, meetings, and competitions are sometimes held.

Address: Gonghexinlu, Zhabei district, Shanghai

Opening hours:"Joy circus" is open Mon-Sun 14:00, "ERA Time and space trip" - Mon-Sun 19:30

How to get there:

By metro - line 1 to Maxicheng station
By bus - go to the Gonghexinluguangzhonglu stop along one of the following bus routes: No. 46, 95, 312, 322, 547, 741, 849, 944.

Ticket prices:"Joy circus" - 90-160CNY; "ERA Time and space trip" - 120-600CNY

Shanghai is called the “Paris of the East”. This is the largest and most developed Chinese metropolis, which has merged several large cities into a single structure.

Western and Eastern traditions are amazingly mixed here, and over the past two millennia many interesting sights have accumulated.

To see all the splendor of Shanghai, you need to live in this city. Therefore, we focus on the most interesting places Shanghai and take into account the interests of those who came for sightseeing tour for several hours or days.

Main attractions of Shanghai

Shanghai is divided into one county and 18 districts, some of which were separate cities before the merger.

It is quite problematic to single out the center of the metropolis, since the business heart of the city beats in three districts at once, and the administrative heart in Huangpu.
It is there, by the way, that the famous Nanjing Street is located, which is definitely worth a visit.

What to visit in Shanghai - the usual Chinese set:

Buddhist temples;
skyscrapers;
markets;
museums;
gardens;
streets and neighborhoods.

To effectively navigate interesting places, it is worth exploring the local transport system. Its structure is as follows:

magnetic plane ( high-speed train, accelerates to 430 km/h) - 40-50 yuan;
metro (12 branched lines) - 3-10 yuan;
buses (excursion and regular) - 1-2 yuan;
ferries - 0.5-2 yuan;
high-speed trams;
taxi (this includes motorcycle and pedicabs, motorcycle taxis) - the price depends on the route;
sightseeing tunnel (leads to the Pearl TV Tower) - 40 yuan.

The Shanghai metro operates from 5:00 to 23:00.

If you come for several days, it is better to purchase SPTC - a universal transport card. It works on almost all types of urban transport. The savings will be significant.

Top 5 best places in Shanghai

The places worth visiting depend on the picture you have in your mind.

Are you interested in a business developing metropolis or ancient quarters and ancient temples?

We tried to adjust the lists below so that the traveler sees two sides of the Shanghai coin.

Bund of the Bund. This place is better known as Bunda.
The Bund is adjacent to the Huangpu River and has been considered the symbol of the city for centuries.
Some call the Bund the "fair of architecture" - there are 52 buildings in which architectural styles from all over the planet are mixed.
The easiest way to get here is by magnetic plane.
The cost of boating along the river to the confluence with the Yangtze is 50-100 dollars. Prepare another 120 bucks if you want to get into the light tunnel.
Pearl of the East. It is considered an outstanding monument of Chinese modernity.
15 spheres imitating pearls are frozen on various tiers of the structure, the total height of which is 468 meters. It is better to move around this top by elevators.
To get to the observation deck, prepare 120 yuan; for visiting the spheres you will have to pay 160-220 yuan.
Yu Gardens. This is the last example of ancient Chinese gardening art preserved in Shanghai.
Everything here suggests the idea of time standing still:
- pavilions,
- ancient trees,
- greenish surface of the pond.
The splendor of the Gardens of Joy extends over several hectares.
This place is located in Old Shanghai, which can be reached by taking the 10 metro line.
Ticket price is 30-40 yuan.
Shanghai Aquarium. You can come here with your children if they are traveling with you.
The aquarium is located not far from the TV tower, so getting there will be convenient.
A child ticket costs 110 yuan, an adult ticket costs 160.
You will see an entire aquarium complex, divided into themed rooms. The effect is enhanced by temperature, light and sound.
Jinmao skyscraper. This is the highest Chinese building and fourth in this indicator in the world. The top of the skyscraper, rising above the business center of Shanghai, is buried in the clouds.
To get here, go to the Pudong quarter along the already familiar tenth line.
For a ticket to the observation deck you will have to pay 60-90 yuan.

Tourists planning a trip to the largest city in China are interested in what attractions they can visit in Shanghai. What to see in the city and where to go in one or several days.

Shanghai is located at the mouth of the Yangtze near the East China Sea. This major metropolis with many impressive buildings and structures, luxurious shopping centers and impressive historical and natural monuments. There are so many attractions in Shanghai that it is difficult to decide where to go first. If you are in doubt what to visit, check out the TOP famous places in the city. And you can book a tour of the places you like using websites and.

Museums

Once in the city, be sure to visit at least one museum – you will enjoy it, even if you don’t like history. Shanghai museums amaze tourists with their originality and unique exhibitions.

Car Museum

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The Shanghai Automobile Museum is a place that attracts motorists from all over the world. By visiting the exhibition halls, you will plunge into the history of the automotive industry, study the technologies for creating cars of all times, and understand the industry as deeply as possible.

In the main pavilion of the museum you will see unique European cars from different times - from 1902 to 1977. You will have the opportunity to track the development of automobile series, compare them with each other and study spare parts in detail. The museum staff will be happy to tell you about the history of each element: who invented the item and when, for what purpose it was used.

400 million dollars were invested in the construction of the museum. The exhibition was finalized only in 2006, and the official opening took place in 2007.

The museum building is located on Bo Yuan Street. You can get there by taking metro line No. 11 to Anting station, and then on foot, following the signs. The halls are open from 9:30 to 16:30, closed on Mondays.

Shanghai History Museum

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The entire history of the city and its inhabitants is concentrated in the Shanghai History Museum. It was built in 1983 near the Oriental Pearl TV tower. Until 1991, the museum was called the “Shanghai History and Relics Showroom.”

The museum's fund includes more than 30,000 exhibits. There you will find both ancient relics and modern specimens. Entering the building, you feel as if you are on the streets of the city in different times. The creators of the museum did their best - you will see scenes from people’s lives, complemented by visual, sound effects and even smells.

When choosing where to go in Shanghai, be sure to plan a visit to the museum. You will see realistic wax figures, cars and buildings, and you will be able to look into a junk shop, a fortune-teller's hut and other quaint rooms. Together with other tourists, you will try to repel the attack of Japanese pirates, visit the opium region and the stock exchange. The guides will tell you in detail about the life of farmers, and video presentations will help you gain a deeper understanding of the fascinating history of the city. Shanghai will become truly familiar and friendly after a visit to the museum.

Key values of the History Museum:

Cannon made of bronze and stone;
Antique embroidery "Flowers, insects and fish";
Jade screen with scenes made of precious stones.

A visit to the museum and viewing all the exhibitions will take more than an hour, but you will not regret the time spent. If you want to walk alone, take an audio guide. You can get to the museum by metro - along the second line to Lujiazui station. Exhibition opening hours are from 9:00 to 17:30.

Museum of Science and Technology

Museum of Science and Technology / Ana Paula Hirama, flickr.com

The second extraordinary museum in Shanghai is the Science and Technology Museum. It amazes the imagination with its appearance alone, resembling an alien plate, translucent and exciting. It is worth visiting it on weekdays before lunch, when the flow of tourists and schoolchildren is much less.

The museum was opened in 2001 for interactive education for children, but even adults will not be bored there. There are six exhibitions in the building:

Earth Research;
In the animal world;
Technoland Kids;
Cradle of Design;
Spectrum of Life;
Light of wisdom.

There you will learn the basics of chemical, biological and exact sciences, get acquainted with amazing equipment and have the opportunity to participate in interactive areas. When wondering what to see in Shanghai with a child, be sure to pay attention to this museum.

Parks and gardens

Natural attractions in Shanghai are no worse than architectural and historical ones. The city is full of gardens, parks and landscaped areas. Be sure to visit one of them.

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Yu Yuan Garden is also called the Garden of Idleness. It was created about 500 years ago and is divided into seven thematic areas. Beautiful place for a day walk. Open area formed by a lotus pond and the embankment around it. The inner zone is separated from the outer by a water channel reminiscent of a mountain river, through which a semicircular Moon Bridge stretches on six supports. It is believed that crossing the bridge symbolizes crossing the border between the human and spiritual world, learning the truth.

The area of the garden is only 4 hectares, but the intricate layout makes you walk through it again and again, spending more than one hour in the galleries. In the garden you will see intricate trees, architectural structures and ancient sculptures. The wall is amazing, covered with tiles and topped with the head of a dragon. It is believed that it promises good luck in all areas of life.

Zoo

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When choosing the main attractions of Shanghai to visit, do not forget about the zoo. Real Chinese animals are kept there:

pandas;
golden monkeys.

You will also see more than 600 species of other animals from different countries. Among them:

chimpanzee;
giraffes;
kangaroo;
penguins;
swans.

The living conditions of the zoo's pets are as close as possible to the natural environment. The animals are kept as if in a park among green plants and shrubs. In addition to standard excursions, visitors to the park are offered extreme entertainment - bull and rooster fights or watching a family of dancing elephants.

The zoo is located at 2381 Gong Xiao Road and is open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Architectural

Residents of Shanghai for 20 years (from 1990 to 2010) managed to transform the architecture of the city, improving the buildings. Today, one cannot help but pay attention to the impressive skyscrapers when planning what to visit in Shanghai.

Skyscraper World Financial Center

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Shanghai World Financial Center is one of the greatest skyscrapers in the world, the third tallest (492 meters). The unofficial name of the building is “opener”, it has 101 floors. The construction process took several years and was associated with many problems: soft soil, proximity to the river, complexity of the project. In 2008, the difficulties were finally resolved, and the building was completed. Inside the skyscraper you will find:

Underground parking;
Shops, restaurants, fitness rooms;
Offices;
Park Hyatt Hotel;
Observation platforms.

The observation deck on the hundredth floor of the TV tower (height – 472 meters) is especially famous. From here, tourists can view the full panorama of the city. Getting to the 100th floor on foot is a steep journey, but high-speed elevators work for the benefit of tourists.

TV Tower "Pearl of the East"

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The second Shanghai giant is the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, 468 meters high. According to the artistic concept of the architects, the building consists of 15 spheres located on different levels and symbolizing pearls. Inside the TV tower at an altitude of 263 and 360 meters there are two observation platforms with a transparent floor that can accommodate up to 1,600 visitors. The building has six elevators that can accommodate 30-50 people each. Elevator speed – 7 m/s. The tower is located on the second metro line near the Financial Center skyscraper.

Historical

The places associated with religion and history of Shanghai are amazing. Among them are the French Concession and Longhua Pagoda.

Video: what is worth visiting in Shanghai? Advice is given by Ekaterina Lishmanova, who lives and works there.

French Quarter

Shanghai's French Quarter is a real landmark, Little France, located near Huaihailu Street. At the beginning of the 20th century, the area was inhabited by real French people, who left behind an entire culture that the Chinese carefully preserved.

The area is good for walking - there you will see many reconstructed houses, restaurants and residential cottages. A cozy and nice place to relax from the noisy metropolis.

Longhua Pagoda

Longhua Pagoda is an iconic religious building in Shanghai, mysterious and the most popular in the city, belonging to the temple complex of the same name. It was built 2000 years ago and has been preserved only thanks to numerous reconstructions. Entrance to the octagonal forty-meter pagoda is prohibited for tourists - it can only be admired from afar.

Listed above are not all the reasons to visit Shanghai - the city's attractions are not limited to those mentioned. But the most impressive places in the city, the so-called “must see”, are indicated for you. Be sure to check out at least one of them when you find yourself in a Chinese metropolis.

Here is a complete guide to Shanghai for 2019, in which you will find descriptions of more than 20 attractions in Shanghai. You will also find out how to get from Shanghai airport to the city, whether you need a visa upon arrival in Shanghai, which hotel to stay in, what the weather is like throughout the year, what transport to use when visiting the sights of Shanghai and whether there is a beach holiday. It should be clarified that I was not able to visit all of the places described in person; however, I tried to tell as much detail as possible about all the interesting places in the city and how to get to them. The essential guide covering all of China.

On interactive map all the sights of Shanghai from the review are shown. Please note that the description of each marker contains information about prices, schedules and tips on how to get to the place.

Sights of Shanghai on the map

Sights of Shanghai

Starting our review of Shanghai attractions, let's first talk about those located in the Pudong area. You can get around these attractions very quickly if you wish. If you're only in Shanghai for a few hours or a day, this is probably the best place to start exploring the city.

List of Shanghai attractions: