Amazing Shanghai

Author: China Cartographic Society
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Shanghai—the Pearl of the East, this vibrant and dynamic international metropolis is rapidly rising. "Shanghai Tourism" will provide you with authoritative information and timely updates about traveling in Shanghai. "Shanghai Tourism" is your loyal guide and companion for exploring the city! Shanghai is a melting pot of various culinary traditions, where old and new coexist, blend, and combine to form its current gastronomic landscape. Today, Shanghai's cuisine is dominated by the Beijing, Yangzhou, Sichuan, Cantonese, and local Shanghai styles. Shanghai is always welcoming guests from around the world and the nation, with its hotel accommodation management and service quality leading both domestically and internationally. Shanghai is gradually forming three major tourism circles: the urban sightseeing, business, and shopping circle centered around People's Square and the Bund; the metropolitan cultural tourism circle centered around public activity hubs and communities; and the suburban leisure and resort tourism circle focused on attractions like Mount She, Dianshan Lake, the Deepwater Port, and Chongming Island. Shanghai is renowned as the "Paris of the East." Nanjing Road is a must-visit for every traveler. Huaihai Road attracts a large number of fashion-forward urbanites. Sichuan North Road is a shopping street for the middle class. Additionally, the Xujiahui Commercial Center, Yuyuan, and the Kerry Centre at Shanghai Railway Station are all key shopping hubs in Shanghai. At night, neon lights, spotlights, lasers, and colorful lights called "starlight" all turn on, showcasing Shanghai in an elegant and leisurely manner to the world. The Bund is enchanting, and the nightlife is dazzling with starry lights. Blending the essence of Eastern and Western cultures, entertainment and leisure venues adorn the magnificent fantasy of the Oriental Pearl. Cultural resorts, main bars, cafes, tea houses, beauty salons, museums, sports facilities, and leisure green spaces are all dotted throughout the city. Since 1994, Shanghai has built Metro Lines 1 and 2, the Elevated Rail Line Pearl Line, making it the city with the longest rail transit operation mileage in China. Shanghai's transportation is highly convenient, with air, rail, road, and water transport connecting it to all domestic provinces, cities, and countries worldwide.