"" H U" OR "S H E N"" a Shanghai Travel Page by marsistanbul

Also named " Hu" or "Shen" in short..Shanghai,an open city on the coast and a famous historical and cultural city,is a gate to Yangtze River delta.It is a municipality under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Government,the largest economic and trade center,a comprehensive industrial base and the leading port in China.
Shanghai is well known in the world not only for its prosperous cosmopolitan feature but also for its rich humanistic resources in recent years,a number of modern buildings have been added to the city,such as the Oriental Pearl TV Tower,Shanghai Museum,Shanghai Library,Shanghai Stadium,Grand Theatre,Jin Mao Tower,Science&Technology Museum...

Acclaimed to be the most beautiful bay in Asia,the Bund is Shanghai's origin and landmark.On the west side of the 1,5km arc street stand 52 classical buildings with different national sytles and around 100 years history.
Closely connected to the Bund is the famous Nanjing Dong road Pedestrian Mall.On the other side of Huangpu River stands some high-rises like Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower,Jinmao Tower,Shanghai International Convention Center and Riverside Avenue..
PEOPLE'S SQUARE:
It is known as the political,cultural and arts centre of Shanghai.Surrounding the square are the Shanghai Municipal People's Government Building,Shanghai Grand Theatre,Shanghai Museum and Art Museum.People's Square is not only a must for visitors but also a transportation hub connected to the city in all direction via the ground transportation and undrground metro lines.
SHANGHAI MUSEUM:
Located at the People's Square,Shanghai Museum has collected and stored hundreds of thousands of treasured relics such as the well-known Dake tripod,prehistoric pottery,typical works of both Tang dynasty and calligraphy and paintings of distinguished ancient Chinese,being influential both at home and abroad.By exhibiting the precious collections from all over the world on regular basis.

The Jade Buddha Temple:As a prestigious temple in Shanghai even in the world with a history of 120 years,the Jade is one of the temple which hosted the most number of presidents and premiers from other centuries.The number of visitors from Hong Kong,Taiwan,Macao and foreign countries amounts to more than one thousand people day.

Longhua Temple:It is the oldest and largest well-preserved temple buildings in Shanghai keeping the sutra,the golden seal and gold plated statue of Buddha of ancient China.Since december 31,1991 "Striking the Longhua Temple Bell to Great the New Year" has been held every year at Longhua Temple,attracting many tourist from both home and abroad.