Located at the center of the mainland's coastline, Shanghai has long been a major hub of communications, transportation, and international exchange. The municipality covers an area of 6,341 square kilometers and has a population of more than 13.5 million. Shanghai is China's largest economic comprehensive industrial base, and a famous historical and cultural city.
The city consistently attracts investment and is seen as an ideal venue for business gatherings. It is also a must on any agenda during a tour of China. Shanghai has fostered a comprehensive transportation network that incorporates land, sea, and air travel, as well as a convenient urban transportation system. More than 300 airlines serve the city, proving direct flights to more than 20 countries and regions. The addition of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport, which went into operation in 1999, is expected to increase the annual passenger volume to some 20 million.
Special tourist trains running between Shanghai and the neighboring provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as well as tourist bus routes along newly-constructed expressways, offer great convenience for regional travel. Shanghai has more than 400 travel agencies to assist visitors, and the 127 star-rated hotels offer a total of 40, 000 guest rooms.
Visitors to Shanghai are not only dazzled by the modern metropolis and gateway to a developing China, but are also able to immerse themselves in the unique Shanghai culture, a combination of Chinese and Western elements. Colorful festivals and celebrations dot the yearly Shanghai activities calendar, such as the Shanghai Nanhui Peach Blossoms Festival, Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival and Shanghai China International Art Festival.
Shanghai has also introduced special tour packages aimed at the different interests of visitors, such as bicycling tours, hiking tours, gourmet tours, rehabilitation and health care tours, study tours, Japanese young women's tours, honey moon tours, and convention and exhibition tours.
Shanghai is my favourite city in China. It's the biggest cities in China with an area of 6,340square kilometers and a population of 23.48 million. Moreover, Shanghai is the central city of our country. It's the center of economy, technology, industry, finance and trade centre. Shanghai is also an emerging tourist city, with profound modern urban culture and many historical monuments. It has successfully held the 20xx World Expo. It has become an international city with its high reputation in the world. In my opinion, it looks like a highly motivated youth with courage, strong willpower and ambition. I look forward to working in such an energetic city in the future.
The well-known Bund is a must for visitors to Shanghai. Fifty-two buildings lining the narrow shoreline of the Huangpu River offer a living exhibition of Gothic, Baroque, Roman, Classic Revival and Renaissance architectural styles, as well as combinations of Chinese and Western styles. They are also a condensation of the recent history of the city. The wide embankment offers ample room for strolling and is used by locals for morning exercises and evening gatherings. In the evening, colorful lights illuminate the area and create a shimmering image deserving of the name Pearl of the Orient.
The Yu Gardens are a classical landscape in the Southern Chinese style with a history of more than 400 years. Pavilions, halls, rockeries and ponds display the finest in landscaping from the Southern style as seen in the Ming and Qing dynasties. More than 40 landscapes were ingeniously separated by latticed walls, winding corridors, and lattice windows.
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Now we come to Shanghai Huangpu River bank Bund，first，I tour to everybody visit Bund to express the welcome，and wishes in advance each traveling to be happy.
New Bund altogether has five traveling routes，nearby yours left hand is by the reputation is Wan Guo constructs reads extensively the magnificent architectural complex and spacious Zhongshan Road，nearby your right hand is the wave light clear Huangpu River as well as the future resembles the brocade the Pudong land to embellish the financial trade area，at present for is novel uniquely goes sightseeing the tour area. This architectural complex，Zhongshan Road，go sightseeing the area，the Huangpu River，Lu Jiazui in the as if music five spectra，the industrious Shanghai people seem between the string string the symbol，is composing most newly the most gorgeous music movement，is welcome fellow guests' presence.
The powder can call Bund? Simple saying，it passed once was the desolate beach place which outside the Shanghai old city the reed grew thickly together.
In 1840 after first Opium War，the tight lock entrance to a country has been driven out by the colonizing ocean artillery，Shanghai also is compelled to ward off for the commercial port. Since then，all kinds of west foreign style construction hastens to ground along with colonizing but towers in abundance，to this century the beginning of 30's，Shanghai as soon as leapt into the far east biggest metropolis from seashore small Yi.
At present these have the Europe Renaissance time style the construction，although stems from hand of the identical design，also is not constructs at an age，but their construction style is such harmonious unification，the day becomes. From Jinling east road Bund to outside white temporary bridge long only 1.5 kilometer arcs in，height scattered about，is standing erect row after row 52 styles each different construction，has England -like，France -like，ancient Greece -like and so on. Same year many foreign banks，the general meeting，the consulate and so on converged to this，some East Wall Street the name，formed the old Shanghai semicolonial and semifeudal society a historical miniature.
Everybody please looked that，the new Bund 2 east winds hotels，in the past once were the English general meetings which extremely is well-known，it is a model English ancient canonical expression constructs. The building high has 6 (continually basement)，the roof north and south beginnings and ends respectively suppose □t look pavilion，the interior decoration are extremely magnificent. Inside a yet higher goal bar same year once because of has 110.7 foot Eastern longest bar cabinet but to be arrogant for a while，now US'S Kentuckey quick dining room is located in.
New Bund 12 before are famous the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank，this building constructed in 1923，was in the style of antiquity Greece -like dome construction. The building for approaches the square the rectangular construction，high 5，a crown hemispheroid level goes against the vegetable to have 7 in addition，the steel portal frame construction. In the building decorates extremely is fastidious，is equipped with country each kind of reception room and so on America，England and France，Russia，date. This place constructed the English once to brag for from The Suez Canal to far east Bering Strait most was fastidious construction.
Nearby close neighbor Hongkong and Shanghai Bank that building is the Shanghai customs building，is 19th century restores the old the principle construction，constructed in 1927，is now the world institute rarely is ominous. Above the building bell all around worthy of looking at arrives is in luck，each 15 minutes play sound section of short tunes，melodious are deep，reputation 10 miles.
After the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank building and the customs building all stem from English designer Wilson，Shanghai kindly called they are the sisters building，at present was still one of Shanghai's important symbols.
East Nanjing the street intersection two buildings are called the peaceful hotel. Sat north the Southern Dynasty this Lou Jianyu in 1906，at that time the name collected the hotel，was a Shanghai extant earliest hotel. It may take a historical construction，is the English Chinese world renaissance. This building most major characteristic is sets up the surface color red brick to make the waist line，Bai Qiangzhuan makes the cover，looks by far both gravely is elegant，and other style，the reality is a rare excellent work.
Bund's these constructions，all are the China working people industrious wisdom crystallization，simultaneously has also reflected western colonizing to Shanghai's plundering and the aggression. Now in order to let the people understand these constructions the history，in front of each big front door hangs has the data plate which the Chinese and English compares.
Regarding Bund，the Shanghai person also passes for hers name along with the time changes. Shanghai person's is called old Bund，after the liberation liberation before Bund to be called as Bund，now the people approve her are new Bund. In the history occurs has seized Bund many times the scene，but each time all has the completely different historical significance. Since party's 11 sessions of three CCP plenary conferences，the China reform and open policy strategic center of gravity also from the south but north，Pudong's development and the promotion enable Shanghai to walk the nation reform and open policy most front. The spring breeze blew awakes the deep sleep many year Shanghai Bund，the Chinese and foreign financial organ in abundance has also seized Bund. Shanghai has made the clear nest directs the phoenix the significant action，the Bund finance street house big replacement，will attract everywhere the old customer reto come to settle down，again will reveal the far east Wall Street elegant demeanour.
Bund is Shanghai's symbol，also is the Chinese and foreign tourists must arrive place. But in before because the path narrow，the pedestrian vehicles are packed like sardines，seriously has affected the Bund overall image. For the change place beach appearance，the Shanghai people's government performs Bund as the key point to transform. At present this street called，also is Bund which Zhongshan a group，is for commemorate pioneer Mr. Sun Yat-Sen which China democratic revolution names synthesizes the transformation a part. This group span 826 meters，the width 45 meters，suppose 6 to 10 traffic lanes. This broad line of communication not merely is restricted in area Bund，it follows the reform and open policy step unceasingly to extend，north the Jiangwan five jiao fields，south arrive at the Nampo bridge. To the next the beginning of century，this north and south corridor long amounts to 15 kilometers，will become the sign landscape which the Shanghai traveling will go sightseeing.
We now walk this Bin Jiang main road quite has the characteristic. It not only collection culture，afforestation to a body，moreover the morning is the people practices the good place which the article practices martial arts，daytime is domestic and foreign goes sightseeing the tour world，evening is the ideal place which talks love to the lover，heard has many foreign friends all in admiration of somebody's fame to come to experience the life.
Fellow guests，stroll in new Bund to go sightseeing the area，whether you do feel，new Bund not only appearance changed beyond recognition，moreover in lively is lively passes the rich artistic breath. Everybody please looked that，In the Yenan east road Bund establishment subject will be for tomorrow the artistic landscape，will hug by 6 columns，with will have more than 80 years historical meteorological signal to become a group to the scenery. The customs building and the electronic waterfall clock also is quite has the fresh idea to the scenery. The electronic waterfall clock assumes the steps and ladders type，the length 27 meters，the height 3.5 meters，supposes 10 entire stairs. The entire operating process by the computer control，approximately some more than 1，000 nozzles water column is composed each kind of color the Arabic numeral，causes world each place since such remoteness，double is how being intimate with. Went sightseeing the area worthily to become to hold hundred Sichuan，is compatible Shanghai school characteristic culture scenery line which and gathered.
Strolls Bund，we unconsciously entered the Whangpoo River park. In mentioned this park，each Chinese all could not forget the former days foreign country big powers to hang the Chinese people and the dog did not have to enter in park entrance that block the sign，that notorious sign，let then Chinese people suffer the enormous shame! Now，looked at present that 60 meter high Shanghai people outstandingly talented monument，stands erect is facing the water place. The military might magnificent sight three columns yellow hillocks body in has told the people as if，the people forever cherishes the memory of since the Opium War，54 movements and the war of liberation，is the scrubbing nationality shame，devotes the heroes for Shanghai's revolutionary business.
The Whangpoo River park faces is well-known everywhere Huangpu River. On month Huanglong water's edge water yellow，extremely vividly described the Whangpoo River river water color. Improves Pujiang is Shanghai's mother river，it originates to the Wuxi Tai Lake，is within the boundaries of Shanghai longest，is widest，deepest rivers，the span 114 kilometers; The mean breadth 400 meters，are deep 7 to 9 meters. Its original name calls Dong Jiang，also has the spring Shenjiang river，alternate name and so on Huang Xiejiang. Hands down before more than 2，000 years，Shanghai was Chu at that time，at that time Chu country has a senior general yellow to call to rest，he had very much rules a nation ability，is appointed by Chu king as prime minister，and sealed for presents Mr. Shen，had jurisdiction over Shanghai this land. At that time because upstream Dong Jiang's clogged with silt，he led the Shanghai people to carry on scours，and revised the route，caused Shanghai the aquatic transportation and the agriculture obtains the very big development，the posterity for commemorate Huang Xie the merit，renamed Dong Jiang as the spring Shenjiang river and yellow，only then officially chose a name until the Southern Song Dynasty time as the Huangpu River.
The Huangpu River has two the child，calls Pudong，another calls Puxi. Before new China is born，their whole family deeply three mountains oppressions，on the mother river body is anchoring is the outside warship and the merchantman，two children also are pressed have not gasped for breath. Jumps Whangpoo River my sentence Shanghai person's pet phrase，refers to the common people which the old society really is unable to live，throws the river to here to commit suicide.
Looks out into the distance the opposite shore，Pudong Lu Jiazui the finance trade area and Puxi Bund distantly faces one another，its function for the finance，the trade and foreign serves，it will be the new Shanghai's core and the symbol. East Bund the Bin Jiang main road，the total length 2，500 meters，the collection traveling，go sightseeing with the entertainment and so on are a body，is equipped with 6 multi-faceted squares along the road. Although the present only rumble cuts in line the sound，but the sound sound，is in five spectra the most magnificent music movement，will be forecasting a Bund more glorious future.
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Now we came to Shanghai bund across the huangpu river, first of all, I to your visit welcomed the bund, and wish every travel time.
New bund article were five travel route, on your left is known as the "all nations building expo" grand buildings and spacious zhongshan road, your right hand side is the shimmering huangpu river and the beautiful pudong lujia ornament financial and trade zone, the eyes for novel and unique tourism recreational area. This complex, zhongshan road, sightseeing area, the huangpu river, as if the music lujiazui, Shanghai people are industrious staff like clusters of operators, is between the latest and most colorful movement, welcome to the guests.
The bund it used to be Shanghai residences of the a ruined reed land.
1840 years after the first opium war, keep the doors were opened, the colonists shelling Shanghai also forced to bi commercial port. From then on, all kinds of western architecture with the colonists were "" subordinate to the stands, 30 s, from Shanghai has little beach towns have had become the far east. The largest cities
With these eyes of European Renaissance period style of architecture, though not by the same design of the hands, is not built in a s, but their architectural style is so harmony, "tiancheng. From the east to the bund jinling BaiDuQiao only 1.5 kilometers long arc, on any account is strewn at random, rows 52 house stands in different style of architecture, a British, French, ancient Greek, etc. When many foreign Banks, always, consulate, etc, have gathered here from the Oriental "Wall Street", which is a form of old Shanghai semi-colonial and semi-feudal society of a miniature history.
You see, the new bund 2 # dongfeng hotel, in the past, it was very famous British always, it is a typical British greco-roman architecture. The high building have 6 layers (even in the basement), the roof at each end north and south have looked out on a pavilion, interior is gorgeous. One floor to bar was 110.7 feet of the east because it has the longest bar and a proud, ark of KFC fast-food restaurants in America today inside.
New bund 12 # before is famous "HSBC bank", the building was built in 1923, is in the Grecian domes archaize. Building is close to the rectangular building, high square five layers, plus the top half spherical layer top food have seven layer, steel frame structure. Inside the building adornment is very exquisite, with the United States, Britain, France, Russia, Japan and other countries all kinds of the reception room. The building britons called himself "from the Suez Canal to the far east the bering strait" a most exquisite architecture.
Close to HSBC side of the building is the Shanghai customs house, for the 19 th century of socialist construction, restore ancient ways was established in 1927 to today's world has to Abraham fierce. The building of the above all can see around the clock, as every 15 minutes played a short melodious song, bell deep, the voice to 10 kilometers away.
HSBC bank building and customs building was out of British designer after Wilson, Shanghai affectionately called them "sisters floor", now still is one of the important signs of Shanghai.
Nanjing east road two building mouth are called the peace hotel. Sit in the north of the building was built in 1906, was called in, is the Shanghai hotel remit the existent earliest a hotel. It can be used as a historic buildings of the Renaissance, British text type. The biggest characteristic is to make the color red brick facade make lumbar line, white wall brick stick a face, do the long distance is grave and elegant, and unique style, is really a rare excellent work.
The bund of these buildings. Is China's labor people are industrious and the crystallization of wisdom. At the same time also reflect the western colonists on Shanghai's rob and aggression. Now in order to make people know about the history of these buildings. Each building door hang in both Chinese and English are against the nameplate.
For the bund. From Shanghai to her call also with the passage of time and change. From Shanghai to the bund called old bund before liberation. After liberation. Now people called the bund praise for her new bund. History happened DuoCi race to the scene of the bund. But every time has a totally different historical significance. Since the third plenary session of the since China's reform and opening up. Also the strategic focus south to north. The development of pudong and revitalize the make Shanghai came to the forefront of the reform and opening up the sleepy. When the spring breeze blows of the bund of Shanghai DuoNian. Chinese and foreign financial institutions have also preempted the bund. Shanghai made "qing nest YinFeng" major step. Will the bund financial street houses big replacement. The "old customers to attract both at home and abroad to come to settle." far east "Wall Street" to show the elegant demeanour.
The bund is the symbol of Shanghai. It is also the place of both Chinese and foreign visitors will come to. But in the past due to the narrow road. The traffic from the crowded. Serious impact on the overall image. In order to change the bund in the face of the beach. The Shanghai people's government to try to transform the bund as the key. Eyes of the road says all the way is to commemorate the zhongshan. China's democratic revolution pioneer of dr. Sun yat-sen named after the comprehensive reform. Also the bund. Which part of the length of 826 m. 45 meters wide. Set 6 to 10 lanes. That is a broad transit not limited to the bund area. It along with the reform and opening-up continues to expand. North up jiangwan wujiaochang. South is worth Nanpu Bridge. To the next century. This article 15 kilometers north and south corridor. Will become the symbol of the Shanghai tourism landscape.
We go now it the binjiang avenue have characteristics. It not only set culture. Green in a body is in the morning. And people exercise is a good place. The day sightseeing tourists at home and abroad is the heaven and earth. Night is the lovers love ideal place. Heard that there are many foreign friends have traveled to come to experience life.
Overlook the other side, pudong lujiazui financial and trade zone and the bund of Shanghai city, its function is a financial, trade and foreign service, it will be the core of the new Shanghai and symbolism. "East bund" binjiang avenue, a total length of 2500 meters, with travel, tourism and entertainment, as one, along the way with six characteristic square. Although now only smell the rumble, but sound piling into sound, is one of the most magnificent on staff movement, the forecast the bund better future.
Shanghai, a very modern city and do not break the traditional Chinese characteristics on the bund, old-fashioned western building hand in photograph reflect with the skyscrapers of pudong modern; Xujiahui cathedral SAN poem sound, the jade Buddha temple cigarette curled up...
Mixed with the change and status quo has been the rise of international metropolis. The old shikumen construction today is already popular elements and the brand; Once across the river in the passage of today has been replaced by magnetic suspension and the most international airport; Past happy valley has become the park today, who would have thought that arc Wu Shenglu is hundreds of years ago. A corner. Constant is more than hundred years Shanghai has been China business center, meeting places of wealth, is the root and the world the most cohesive ties.
Shanghai is second only to China famous Hong Kong "shopping paradise" : "the Chinese business first street" nanjing road, the prosperous elegant huaihai road commercial street is a national; Zhengda plaza, Hong Kong exchange square size; Hang lung plaza, department store with top brand, fashion goods, public goods, etc.
Began in the early yuan dynasty, the founding of Shanghai to the 16th century, Shanghai has become the national cotton textile manufacturing center, the middle of the 19th century, Shanghai has become a bustling port gates. After the opium war, Shanghai was colonialists bi "treaty ports". After the liberation of Shanghai, and gradually walked out of a very large city development new road, to become one of the biggest economic center in our country. Shanghai has two airports, pudong airport and hongqiao airport. Pudong airport on a day of more than 560 flights, routes covering more than 70 international (regional) city, more than 60 domestic cities. Hongqiao airport, average daily on more than 540 sorties.
Main attractions: Shanghai maglev train, the Oriental pearl tower, the international conference centre, 88 - storied jinmao building, Shanghai museum, the nations building expo, yuyuan garden, the bund "a big" site of the communist party of China, the grand view garden, etc.
Shanghai is also an emerging tourist destination, due to its profound cultural background and numerous historical sites, such as Shanghai puxi landmark, the bund and xintiandi. But in had in the pudong new area, presents another prosperous scene: the Oriental pearl radio and television tower and jinmao tower, Shanghai world financial center building constitute one of the world's most magnificent skyline, the center will be built in Shanghai in 20xx, are more likely to put on the "Oriental Paris" brilliant.