The Leisure and Entertainment Street at Wujiang Road

The Leisure and Entertainment Street at Wujiang Road is the only stereo leisure street in Shanghai that segregates pedestrians and vehicles and has a two-layer walking street. In recent years, the street, after renovation, has turned into a fashionable food street. Along the street are uniquely-shaped mobile stores and movable flowerbed and trees. The street is an integration of subway traffic, shopping and leisure, tourism and sightseeing, and square culture. It is a unique leisure street that attracts the attention of the people of Shanghai.

Yandang Road Pedestrian Leisure Street

Yandang Road Leisure Street is a branch street of the commercial street at Huaihai Road (Middle). It is also one of Shanghai’s first group of 24-hour pedestrian leisure streets. The gravel pavement, the mid-street coffee and tea bars, the Fuxing Park on the north of the street and the Shanghai-style architectural complex create a unique and romantic atmosphere typical of the European Continent, making tourists unable to tear themselves away from the beautiful scene. The Jinyanfang Entertainment Center at the street is a unique place for leisure and entertainment, with coffee bars, beauty salons, antique stores, and egg-tart bakers.

The Leisure Street at Hengshan Road

The Leisure Street at Hengshan Road was first constructed in 1922. In the 1920s and 1930s there had been many buildings of European architectural styles. At present, Hengshan Road is flanked by luxurious parasol trees and dozens of entertainment sites, making the road a well-known entertainment and leisure street in Shanghai.

The Cultural Celebrities’ Street at Duolun Road

Duolun Road is the cultural celebrities’ street in Shanghai, where such Chinese literary giants as Lu Xun, Mao Dun, Guo Moruo and Ye Shengtao and such leftist writers as Ding Ling and Rou Shi once lived and wrote. On 2nd, March 1930, the Chinese Leftist Literary Association, a revolutionary literary organization under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, was founded here. Today, the Doulun Road after renovation has turned into a cultural street featuring old-style buildings, residences and memorial halls of cultural celebrities, and non-governmental collection galleries.

Shanghai Xintiandi

Shanghai Xintiandi is located at Lane 181, Taicang Road. It covers a site area of 30,000 square meters. The previous old Shikumen has undergone restoration, making it integrate with modern and new buildings around and forming a unique area---Shikumen Xintiandi, which combines history, culture, tourism, food and beverage, business, entertainment, and residences. The difference and integration of the past and the present and of the East and West give Xintiandi endless charm, turning it into the most ideal place for foreign and domestic tourists to have a general view of the history, culture, and modern lifestyle of Shanghai and the best place for local citizens and foreigners of refined taste to meet and entertain themselves.

Shanghai Sheshan National Holiday Resort

Shanghai Sheshan National Holiday Resort is located at the northwest of Songjiang District. 30 kilometers away from downtown Shanghai. From northeast to southwest lie 12 mountains ranging 13 kilometers and covering an area of 401 hectares. They are the Beigan Mountain, Phoenix Mountain, Yuping Mountain, Kugong Mountain, East Sheshan Mountain, West Sheshan Mountain, Chenshan Mountain, Zhongjia Mountain, Tianma Mountain, Xiaoji Mountain, Hengyun Mountain, and Xiaokun Mountain. In China, “nine” is considered as the biggest digit and since Songjiang District is also known as Yunjian, the mountains are called in short “Nine Peaks of Yunjian”. Since in history, Sheshan Mountain has been the most famous, the mountains are called in general the Sheshan Mountain area, which has a long history in religion and with a splendid culture. This area is the place where Catholicism, Christianity, Islamism, Buddhism and Taoism can be found. For over a century, it has been the sacred place of the Catholicism in Southeast Asia. The West Sheshan Mountain is where Sheshan Catholic Church, the biggest church in the Far East, and Sheshan Astronomical Observatory, China’s first astronomical observatory, are situated. The East Sheshan Mountain National Forest Park, which boasts beautiful mountains, luxurious forests and ample plants and animals, is the most beautiful of all the peaks. The Foxiang Spring, Xixin Spring, Sanleng Spring, and Meigong Angling Projecting Rock add luster and beauty to each other; the Wooden Fish Stone, Qilongyan Stele, Qilong Ancient Path, Songyue Terrace, and Moon Shadow Tower set off each other; the Huanglong Cave, Immortal Cave, Three-Phrase Artificial Waterfall, Dragon Pond, Dishui Guanyin are new scenic spots that give tourists a pleasant impression; the unique Lansun Villa and Forest Bathing Pool provide tranquil and comfortable places for tourists to spend their holidays in leisure. Between the East and West Sheshan Mountains stands a Catholic tower constructed in the North Song Dynasty, which is made of brick and wood and has seven floors and eight angles, looking beautiful and elegant. A mid-air cable is constructed between the two mountains, which enable the tourists to have a hearty appreciation of the sceneries of the Sheshan Mountain.

The Grand View Garden Area of Shanghai

Located at 701, Qing-Shang Expressway on the east bank of the Dianshan Lake, The Grand View Garden Area of Shanghai is both a large classic architectural complex and a modern garden. It consists of the east and west scenic areas. The east scenic area has the Shanghai folk cultural village, the plum garden, and the osmanthus garden as its main scenic spots. The east scenic area is modeled on A Dream of Read Mansion, a Chinese classic novel by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty. It is a large classic architectural complex constructed using the traditional Chinese gardening art. It covers an area of 9 hectares, of which the classic buildings occupy 8,000 square meters, including 20 architectural complexes like Daguanlou (Grand View Tower), Yihongyuan (Cheerful Red Court), Xiaoxiangguan (Bamboo Lodge), Hengwuyuan (Lush Grass Court). The chambers in the garden are luxuriously and elegantly decorated; ancient and well-known trees are set off by red columns and colorful walls, giving tourists a sense of the grand royal garden and the graceful garden in southern China. Every plant in the garden fully embodies the fine mood depicted in A Dream of Red Mansions. In the east of the grand view garden is a piece of land of 100 hectares, on which are planted 340,000 trees. In addition, there are also some other scenic spots here like “Plums at the Hollow Bringing a Strong Sense of Spring”, “Willows on Riverbanks Signaling the Advent of Spring”, “Golden Snow and Lingering Fragrance”, “Flowers Competing for Beauty”, of which “Plums at the Hollow Bringing a Strong Sense of Spring” is the best place in Shanghai to appreciate plum flowers.

Shanghai Wild Animal Park

Located at Sanzao Town in Nanhui District, Shanghai Wild Animal Park covers an area of 153 hectares and is one of China’s biggest state-level wild animal parks. In the park are over 200 representative species of rare animals typical of the various regions in the world and the number of animals in the park exceeds ten thousand. Of all the animals some are from other countries like giraffes, zebras, antelopes and rhinoceroses, others are animals in China under first-class protection like giant pandas, golden monkeys, south-China tigers, and Asian elephants. The park is divided into two parts: bus area and walk area. In the park are the herbivore zone, the carnivore zone, the flamingo zone, the free zone, the aquatic bird lake, the rare animal park, the birds zone, the butterfly zone and the per animal park. In addition, the park also offers such unique programs as animal performance, showing the wit of animals and their gift in performing. Here tourists will be able to experience the pleasure brought about by animals.

Zhujiajiao Ancient Town

Zhujiajiao is an ancient town located at the bank of the Dianshan Lake in Qingpu District. The town, with a history of over 1,000 years, is the most well reserved ancient town in Shanghai and has been known as “Venice of Shanghai” for its simple but attractive appearance typical of towns in the south part of China. In 1991, it was designated by the State Council as the “Well-Known Chinese Cultural Town”. The ancient town is simple and tranquil, refined and elegant. Walking along the zigzag flagging or wondering among the narrow streets and lanes flanked with shops and stores, tourists feel as if they were in a simple but fresh wash painting: small bridges above giggling water, residence of the Ming and Qing styles, small dark-awning boats lying at anchor, sweeping willows swaying along riverbanks, and stone bridge spanning the Dianpu River like a beautiful rainbow. Inside the town are rivers and bridges, giving tourists a sense of the ancient time. The Fangsheng Bridge, constructed in the reign of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, is the biggest joint five-arch stone bridge in Shanghai. It is 70.8 meters in length and 5.8 meters in width. Exquisite in structure and beautiful in shape, it is the first of the ten scenic spots of Zhujiajiao.

The Oriental Green Boat

Located at 6,888, Hu-Qing-Ping Expressway, Shanghai, The Oriental Green Boat covers an area of 5,600 mu. It consists of 9 fields: knowledge road field, brave wisdom field, national defense education field, survival challenge field, science exploration field, water sports field, physical training field, life experience field, and sports and exercise field. The Oriental Green Boat takes “rustic charm”, “child’s interest”, and “refined taste” as its theme, which is suitable for teenagers’ after-school activities. It combines the natural geographical location with the human landscape and integrates learning, the toughening of one’s personality and will and sightseeing into one. It is an ideal place for teenagers and citizens to have a sightseeing or tour or spend their holidays.

Shanghai Sunqiao Modern Agricultural Development Zone

Shanghai Sunqiao Modern Agricultural Development Zone is located at 185, Mianbei Road, Sunqiao Town, Pudong New Area. Constructed in September 1994, it is China’s first modern agricultural development zone and also a state-level education base for the popularization of science. With its fine eco-environment, first-rate production facilities, advanced science and technology and pollution-free green vegetables, the zone is playing the roles of production demonstration, tourism and sightseeing, education of science popularization, and earning foreign cash by export. As an education base for teenagers, it serves to inspire students to use their brains, increase their ability to put things into practice and cultivate their love of the motherland, science, and labor.

Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd

Located at 1,500, Shenjiang Road, Jinqiao of Pudong, Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd is so far the biggest joint venture program of China’s auto industry, and it is also a concentration of the world’s most powerful auto product technologies. A visit at the high-tech modern auto production base will enable you to have a most direct and clearest view of the complete technological process of auto making. Walking along the mid-air observation corridor around the inside of the factory of the General Motors, you will see the whole manufacturing process below. The most sophisticated technologies and equipments are gathered here, a full embodiment of modern industrial civilization and technology concentration.

Yinqixing Indoor Skiing Site

Yinqixing Indoor Skiing Site is located at 1835, Qixin Road. It is China’s first super-big indoor skiing site with an investment of RMB 300 million yuan constructed by Shanghai Dashun Hokkaido Skating Co., Ltd, a Sino-Japanese joint venture. The skiing site covers an area of 100.8 thousand square meters and the ski track is 380 meters in length and 80 meters in width. The highest point of the ski track is 42 meters above ground, equivalent to a 14-story building. The skiing site, currently ranking first in scale in the world, has introduced in the latest Japanese snow machines and ski kits and has entrusted a first-rate Japanese administrative company for its management. Every day there will be several hours of artificial snowfall and the snow will be as deep as 50cm; the temperature of the skiing site is always maintained at 0-5 centigrade. The ski track consists of three sections and tourists will be carried to the top of the track by an automatic lift. At the end of the ski track is a platform for exercise, which is 7,200 square meters. The skiing site provides the tourists with complete sets of ski gears and ski kits and the tourists can choose different types of skis and skibobs according to their interests. The skiing site is equipped with dozens of coaches and lifeguards, who will provide guidance to tourists at the first time possible. In addition, it has a 30,000-square-meter supplementary entertaining area that offers indoor hot spring swimming pools, sauna, Chinese and Western restaurants, film and television halls, dancing balls, VIP lounges, and franchised stores selling Japanese goods. The observation hall at the second floor is an ideal place for tourists to watch indoor skiing performance. The fourth floor is a deluxe club.

The Bund Sightseeing Tunnel

Connecting the north side of Chen Yi Square at the Bund and the Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower at Pudong, the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel has a total length of 646.7 meter and is China’s first cross-river artificial sightseeing tunnel. Modern high technologies are applied in the decoration of the interior walls of the tunnel, providing the passengers with background music as well as pictures, patterns and views about people, history, culture, science and technology and natural scenery. The environment-friendly non-driver traction compartments, the whole transparent compartments, and the six-sound-track and high-fidelity stereo system match the changes of the views, making tourists feel as if they were right at the scene The completion of the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel not only makes the tunnel itself a new tourist spot of Shanghai, but turns it into a rainbow that bridges both sides of the Huangpu River in the urban tourism of Shanghai due to its advantageous geographical location.

Shanghai Maglev Demonstration Line

Shanghai Maglev Demonstration Line is the world’s first high-speed maglev train put into commercial use. It is also China’s first maglev line that integrates urban traffic, sightseeing and tourism. The line starts at the south of the Longyang Station of Shanghai Subway Line 2 and runs eastward to the Pudong International Airport, covering a length of 29.863 kilometers. Together with the walking line at the maintenance base and the maintenance line, the demonstration line covers a total length of 31.17 kilometers. The train, which consists of 9 compartments, is capable of carrying 959 passengers once. The designed speed and actual speed of the train are 505 and 430 kilometers per hour respectively and it takes the passengers only 7 minutes to reach downtown Shanghai from the Pudong International Airport.

Shanghai Circus World

Located at 2266, New Gonghe Road, Shanghai Circus World is acclaimed to be “China’s No 1 Circus World”. Unique in architectural shape and with a golden dome-like roof, it is another landmark building of Shanghai, an international cultural metropolis. It has the acrobatic field as the main building, rehearsal auxiliary building, animal room and commercial cultural city as necessary installations. The acrobatic field, which has a total of 1, 638 seats, is equipped with modern lighting installations and surrounding sound. The revolving stage, elevating stage, picture-frame stage and suspension bars are set up at the performance area. With the three-ring horse-path in the air, an acrobatic performance place of integrated facilities and complete functions is constructed. Stereoscopic large-scale performance can be given simultaneously in upper air, midair and on the ground. It can be used not only for acrobatic and circus performance but also for multiple music and dance performance. Domestic and international excellent circus and acrobatics performances will be presented in Shanghai Circus World in turn.

Shanghai Art Museum

Shanghai Art Museum is located at 325, Nanjing Road (West), where stood the well-known Shanghai Horse Racing Arena in the 1930s. The Art Museum after renovation has a floor space of 18,000 square meters, of which the exhibition hall occupies 5,000 square meters with over 4,000 objects of value. In addition, the Art Museum also has a conference room for academic exchanges and art appreciation and an academic activity room, turning the museum into a modern art center that integrates collection and research, exhibition, aesthetic education, and art appreciation. Shanghai Art Museum, a perfect combination of the functions of classic architectural art and modern art, has become one of the landmark public and cultural facilities of Shanghai.

The Exhibition Greenhouse of Shanghai Botanical Garden

The Exhibition Greenhouse of Shanghai Botanical Garden, located in Shanghai Botanical Garden at 1111, Longwu Road, is a newly developed modern botanical greenhouse. It consists of two smaller greenhouses, one for tropical plants and the other for sand plants, the former focusing on the themes of gardens in which flowers of all seasons are displayed and tropical rain forests, producing a vivid tropical view with flowers competing for beauty, the latter, on the other hand, being a collection of the world’s strangely-shaped cactuses and rare succulent plants, vividly displaying the views of tropical plains, which, set off by deserts, camels, and the setting sun, makes people feel as if they were walking in a desert. Tourists can fully feel the mystery and changes of the world of plants. The Exhibition Greenhouse not only provides tourists with guiding services, but also with rooms for science popularization, thus enabling the tourists to acquire knowledge about relevant plants while experiencing the beautiful views.

Shanghai Ocean Aquarium

Shanghai Ocean Aquarium
　　 Located at 158, Yincheng Road (North), Pudong, Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is a high-tech tourist project newly constructed in Shanghai. The Aquarium, which has a total floor space of 22.4 thousand square meters, boasts a 120-meter-long submarine sightseeing tunnel, the longest in Asia, making tourists feel as if they were in the depth of the ocean since they can see the mysterious world at the bottom of the sea and the rare and strange marine life from different angles and directions. The Aquarium is made up of 8 major areas with 28 large-scale theme marine life exhibition areas, displaying the 300 species and ten thousand more rare fishes from all over the world. Some of them are most unique freshwater and marine life; others are rare aquatic life unique of China. All these give tourists a pleasant impression of “experiencing the wonders of the five continents at the bottom of the sea”.

Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall

Located at 100, Renmin Avenue, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall has a total floor space of 19 thousand square meters. It fully displays the achievements of Shanghai in city planning and construction and embodies the theme of “city, man, environment, and development”. The Exhibition Hall adopts modern exhibition technology and uses high-tech to achieve an integration of professionalism, knowledge, interest, and art, giving stress to the exhibition of the future of the city. Citizens and tourists can see the changes of the leased territory, the vicissitudes of the Bund, the achievements of Shanghai in urban planning and construction ever since the reform and opening-up of the country, in particular, since the 1990s, and the rapid changes of the Pudong New Area. Above all, they can see the bright future of Shanghai there. The main model of urban planning, which is in the proportion of 1:2000, exhibits the urban geography and scenery in an extent of a hundred and more square meters within the inner elevated ring road. It is the world’s biggest model of urban planning.