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The Bund (Wai Tan)
19,476
"Best time is to visit late in the evening when one gets great views of Shanghai skyline with the river dividing two parts of city with tall n beautiful skyscrapers on both sides .. wonderful view of the pearl towe...""Lovely place and looks brilliant in night view ... I been here every day and it's a good walk across the wai tan ... lovely architecture and lot of building across the river ...Clear views of both Shanghai's colon..."
Nature & Parks
Yu Garden (Yuyuan)
10,566
"This 400-years-old garden built in Ming dynasty is an authentically old Chinese style garden with wooden bridges, old style houses, ponds with carps and turtles, mountain-like rock, carved dragons and greenery gar...""We visited the Yu Yuan Gardens (you reach the zig zag bridge over the pond and then buy a ticket to enter the walled garden) and it was definitely a highlight of our visit to Shanghai."
Sights & Landmarks
Former French Concession
3,965
"Part of our walking tour with Penny which also took in The Old Town, Yu Gardens Markets, Confucius Temple, a house were Albert Einstein stated in the 1920's and the oldest and largest house which is to be renovated.""It is a large area with wide streets, beautiful Fuxing Park, and Sun Yat-sen's private residence with original furniture (after you go through the museum)."
Nature & Parks
Huangpu River
2,101
"Doing the night cruise was a highlight of our stay in Shanghai, The lights on the buildings are amazing, There are several cruise boat tours, we only paid $NZ20 each a bargain for an hours cruise.""On the cruise you will see the beautiful contrasts between classical European buildings and soaring modern skyscrapers from both sides of the river."
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South Bund Soft Spinning Material Market
1,281
"Had a BEAUTIFUL yellow trench coat made at BOOTH #285, Gorgeous blue suit for my son made at Suits by Susan #233 (they spoke English very well and were super helpful on the choices to be made), Also had a shirt ma...""Fantastic experience, all made with precision and patience, I suggest Jo Jo tailor to everybody want something special!"
Museums
Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan)
4,847
"The Shanghai Museum is an expansive museum covering many collections of art from ancient Chinese history and it is both informative and impressive.""Their web site provide a suggested ~ 2 hr walk tour to the 4 floors of the museum, to see the major most interesting artistic artifacts, take an audio guide and walk according to the recommended tour and you have..."
Sights & Landmarks
Longhua Temple
535
"It comes as a wonderful surprise to visitors to Shanghai, that in this most modern city in the World, having the largest Metro System and tallest towers, there are also very important ancient, sacred places from c...""Beside that, Longhua Temple is more where locals go and less of the tourists so pending on the time of year, is much less busy then some of the other more well known and centrally located temples."
Museums
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
1,399
"What a feat of workmanship and givers an amazing insight as to just how big this city is ... if you visit Shanghai, this is a must place to visit and allow a couple of hours!""Also from the top floor of this museum a view towards the another famous museum, the Shanghai Museum presents a beautiful outlook."
Museums
Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre
874
"It's got a great little gift shop where I bought far too many postcards, and they have a nice collection of books and even original copies of Mao's little red book in multiple languages.""My family lived through the cultural revolution and I have heard their personal stories; this collection added a unique dimension to my understanding of that piece of history (and beyond the cultural revolution pe..."
Sights & Landmarks
Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road)
4,671
"Get off at the Nanjing Road East Metro station (Line 2) which is towards the northern end of the walking street or the Peoples' Square Metro station (Lines 1, 2 or 8) and walk north.""Nanjing Road consist of shopping malls, branded shops of clothing, perfumes and digital appliances, restaurants, cafes, Beautiful buildings with stunning lighting and much more attractions."
Sights & Landmarks
Riverside Promenade (Bingjiang Da Dao)
1,391
"The prefecture took the industrial roots of the city and transformed them into art, see both sides and try to imagine that once this metroplex was once a village and it grew exponentially as its importance as a po...""Just a nice walk in good weather and you can see a lot without paying anything for the pleasure."
Sights & Landmarks
People's Square (Renmin Guang Chang)
1,021
"Top tourist attractions, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Centre, Shanghai Grand Theatre, Cultural Street Fuzhou Road and the pedestrian only Nanjing Road are located around People's Square.""The People's Square is a pleasant enough public area to take a stroll through, especially as it is flanked by some interesting Chinese Government buildings on one side and the Shanghai museum on the other."
