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Shanghai Huangpu River Night Cruise

Shanghai Huangpu River Night Cruise

The Huangpu River is the mother river of Shanghai. Nanpu

Bridge, Yangpu Bridge and Oriental Pearl TV Tower compose

of a huge picture scroll. The Bund is the cultural section of

Shanghai that best represents the blending of ancient and

modern influences. This renowned waterfront district is the

city's most famous landmark. Local people honor the Huangpu

River as Mother River, and as you view the lights and spectacle

from the deck of your evening cruise, you will understand why.

Between the stately colonial edifices along the Bund, the glittering skyscrapers on the

eastern shore of Pudong, and the unceasing river traffic, there is plenty to keep your eyes

from ever resting. Besides offering a privileged view of the bridges that span the Huangpu,

the cruise boats also offer an excellent view of the famous colonial-era buildings that make

up the Bund, buildings such as the Peace Hotel with its unique pyramid roof in blazing

green and the Customs House with its large clock tower.

The main ticket office of Huangpu River Cruise is opened daily, and the schedule usuallyincludes a full morning cruise (from 9am to 12:30pm) and a full afternoon cruise (from 2 to5:30pm). Both these full cruises make a complete circuit of the Huangpu to its mouth. TheHuangpu River cruise company also offers a night cruise from 7 to 9pm, splendid when thelights are on the Bund and Pudong, but this voyage does not go downriver to the Yangtze.Cruise schedules vary depending on the season, and on weekends additional cruises aresometimes added.

Xintiandi, Shanghai Circus World - Shanghai Puxi Popular Places

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Xintiandi Shanghai Circus World

Dianshan Lake Resort Shanghai Botanical Garden

Huang Daopo's Tomb

Xu Guangqi Cemetery and Memorial Hall

Sheshan Mountain National Holiday Zone

Xintiandi

Add: South Huangpi Lu Xintiandi, near Madang LuPublic transport: The closest metro station to Xintiandi isSouth Huangpi Rd., on Metro Line No.1, walking down South

Huangpi Rd. or Madang Rd. for about 5 minutes.

Website: www.xintiandi.comXintiandi is a car-free shopping, eating and entertainment area of Shanghai. It iscomposed of an area of restored traditional shikumen ("stone gate") houses on narrow

alleys, a modern shopping mall with a cinema complex, and some adjoining houses whichnow serve as book stores, cafes and restaurants. Most of the cafes and restaurantsfeature both indoor and outdoor seatings. Xintiandi has an active nightlife on weekdays aswell as weekends, though romantic settings are more common than loud music and danceplaces. Xintiandi means "New Heaven and Earth", and is considered one of the firstlifestyle centers in China.

Xintiandi is near the site of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China.

The area was developed by the Shui On Group during the re-development of thesurrounding area, when similar shikumen houses were demolished wholesale. The housesin Xintiandi were then restored, and now house an art gallery, cafes, and restaurants. Themarketing of xintiandi is mainly targeted towards overseas visitors, especially visitors fromHong Kong, who seek to experience the romanticised atmosphere of old Shanghai. As aresult, prices in this area are high, even by international standards. Eating or shopping in

this area is seen as a status symbol by affluent local residents. Many tour groups bothdomestic and from abRd. also visit Xintiandi as one of the main attractions in Shanghai.

The Bund - Shanghai Puxi Landmarks

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World Architecture at the Bund Bund Sightseeing Tunnel Waibaidu Bridge

Huangpu River Cruise Three on the Bund

World Architecture at the Bund

Add: Zhongshan Rd. (E1), ShanghaiThe Bund is a symbol of Shanghai. The Bund has dozens of

historical buildings, lining the Huangpu River, that once housed

numerous banks and trading houses from the United Kingdom,

France, the United States, Italy, Russia, etc. The Bund houses

52 buildings of various architectural styles such as

Romanesque, Gothic,Renaissance, Baroque,

Neo-Classical,Beaux-Arts, and Art Deco. The buildings are harmonious in color and style,thus gaining the name of "Gallery of World Architecture". When night falls and the lights

are on, all the buildings are lit with colorful lights, glistening and dazzling to the eye.

Bund Sightseeing Tunnel

Add: 300 Zhongshan Rd.(E1) (Puxi)2789 Riverside Promenade(Pudong)

Tel: +86 21 58886000

The 646.7-m long Sightseeing Tunnel at the Bund runs from

the Bund at the end of Nanjing Rd. to the Oriental Pearl TVTower in Pudong. It is the first of its kind for pedestrians in China . The tunnel adopts theinternationally advanced SK system, taking 2.5-5-min.to cross the river. The interior wall ofthe tunnel is decorated with changing colors. The unmanned environmental, transparentcarriages in the tunnel provide visitors with an open view. A 6-sound-band acoustic systemaccompanying the changing scenes, produces an effect on visitors of being presentpersonally at the scene.

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Nanjing Road Pedestrian Walkway

Nanjing Rd., famed as No. 1 Street in China, is an epitome of

Shanghai 's history and culture. The 1,033-m long Pedestrian

Walkway lies between the Bund and the People's Square.

There are more than 600 shops on both sides of the walkway.

There are not only 100-year old ones, famous brand ones but

also specialty shops of different trades. At night, the whole

walkway is lit up.

Shanghai Museum

Add: 201 People's AvenueTel:: +86 21 63723500Hotline: 96968686Opening: open everyday ( 9 a .m.-5 p.m. );

last entry at 4 p.m. , Sat. at 7 p.m.

Website: www.shanghaimuseum.netThe Shanghai Museum is a museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People'sSquare in the Huangpu District.

1952: Museum founded and first open to the public in the former Shanghai Racecourseclub house, now at 325 W. Nanjing Rd.. 1959: Museum moved into the former Zhonghui Building at 16 S. Henan Rd., whichpreviously housed insurance companies and bank offices. 1992: Museum allocated a piece of land on People's Square by the Shanghai municipalgovernment, as its new site.

Construction of the current building started in August 1993. It was inaugurated in October12, 1996. It is 29.5 meters high with five floors, covering a total area of 39,200 m.

Designed by a local architect, the new museum building is designed in the shape of anancient, bronze, tripod cooking vessel called a ding. It is said that the inspiration for thedesign was specifically provided by the Da Ke Ding, now on exhibit in the museum. Thebuilding has round top and a square base, symbolising the ancient Chinese perception ofthe world as "round sky, square earth".

The museum has a collection of over 120,000 pieces, including bronze, ceramics,calligraphy, furniture, jades, ancient coins, paintings, seals, sculptures, minority art andforeign art. It has eleven galleries and three special temporary exhibition halls. Thepermanent galleries are: Gallery of Ancient Chinese Bronze

Gallery of Ancient Chinese Sculpture Gallery of Ancient Chinese Ceramics Gallery of Ancient Chinese Jades Gallery of Ancient Chinese Paintings Gallery of Ancient Chinese Calligraphy Gallery of Ancient Chinese Seals Gallery of Ancient Chinese Numismatics Gallery of Chinese Furniture in Ming and Qing dynasties Gallery of Arts and Crafts by Chinese Minorities

The Shanghai Museum houses several items of national importance, including one of

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three extant specimens of a "transparent" bronze mirror from the Han Dynasty.

Pudong Riverside Promenade

Add: 2967 Riverside Promenade, PudongPublic transport: The closest metro station to the promenadeis Lujiazui Station on Metro Line No.2.

Pudong's answer to the Bund, this strip of green along the east bank of the Huangpu Riveroffers a fine view of the Bund at a distance. After dark, when the Bund's buildings are lit upand beacon lights sweep the river lanes, the view is one of the best in Shanghai . TheRiverside Promenade also affords marvelous views of Pudong's skyscrapers, and theShanghai International Convention Center and its twin globes. Extending from DongchangLu and the river ferry terminal in the south to Taidong Lu in the north, the 2.5km -long (11/2-mile) promenade consists of manicured lawns, flower beds, and a bRd. walkwaydotted with kiosks. Starbucks and Haagen-Dazs have staked out the best spots in themiddle section around the Shangri-La hotel, so you can now have your view and your latteand ice cream too.

Shanghai World Financial CenterAdd: 100 Century Avenue, PudongTel: +86 21 6877 7878Opening: Daily 8am-11pm, last entry 10 PmWebsite: www.swfc-shanghai.com

The Shanghai World Financial Center is a supertall skyscraper in Shanghai. It is a mixeduse skyscraper which consists of offices, hotels, conference rooms, observation decks,and shopping malls on the ground floors. Park Hyatt Shanghai is the hotel componentcontaining 174 rooms and suites.This hotel becomes the highest in the world, surpassingthe Grand Hyatt Shanghai on the 53rd to 87th floors of the neighboring Jin Mao Tower.

Opening in August, 2008, Shanghai World Financial Center has temporarily claimed thehighest roof in China; the skyscraper's roof height is set at 492 m . There are 3 observationdecks in Shanghai World Financial Center. The height of its lowest observation deck is 423m (1,388 ft), on the 94th floor, the second is 439 m (1,440 ft) high, on the 97th floor,named " Observatory Bridge ", and the highest is 474 m (1,555 ft) high, on the 100th floor.

Jinmao Tower

Add: 2 Pudong Century BoulevardTel: +86 21 50476688Public transport: The closest metro station to the tower isLujiazui Station on Metro Line No.2

Website: www.jinmao88.comJinmao Tower , one of the symbolic buildings of the 21st century in Shanghai, is a 88-storysuper high-rise with the height of 420.5 meters.It is the second highest building in China. Itwas completed in August 28, 1998.

The main building is from the 1F to 52F, which is used for offices. From the 53F to 87F is afive-star Grand Hyatt Hotel and the 88F is for sightseeing. The skirt building is mainly usedfor finance, trade, service and entertainment. The most advanced technologies are appliedin the building. The designer is S.O.M Office from USA .

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Jade Buddha Temple

Add: 170 Anyuan Rd.Tel: +86 21 62663668Opening: 8:00-16:30Website: www.yufotemple.com

The Jade Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple in Shanghai. As with most modern ChineseBuddhist temples, the current temple draws from both the Pure Land and Chan traditionsof Mahayana Buddhism. It was founded in 1882 with two jade Buddha statues imported toShanghai from Burma by sea. These were a sitting Buddha (1.95 metres tall, 3 tonnes ),and a smaller reclining Buddha representing Buddha's death. The temple now alsocontains a much larger reclining Buddha made of marble, donated from Singapore, andvisitors may mistake this larger sculpture for the original, smaller piece.

During the rule of emperor Guang Xu in the Qing Dynasty (1875-1908), Hui Gen, an abbotfrom Mount Putuo went on a pilgrimage to Tibet via the two famous Chinese mountainsMount Wutai and Mount Emei. After Tibet, he arrived in Burma. Whilst there, Mr. ChenJun-Pu, an overseas Chinese resident in Burma, donated five Jade statues of Buddha to

Hui Gen, who transported two of them back to Jiang-wan, Shanghai. Here Hui Gen had atemple built with donated funds, and died shortly thereafter. This temple was occupiedduring the 1911 uprising, and the statues were moved to Maigen Rd..

An Abbot by the name of Ke Chen later had a new temple built on land donated by a Mr.Shen. The construction took ten years, and lasted from 1918-1928. Ke Chen also invitedReverend Di Xian from Tian Tai mountain to come and lecture on Buddhism in amagnificent ceremony.

In 1956, a ceremony was held at the temple by the Shanghai Buddhist Association tocelebrate the 2500th anniversary of Gautama Buddha's enlightenment.

In 1966, during the Cultural Revolution, the monks made a living by selling handicrafts.

In 1983, Shanghai Institute of Buddhism was established at the temple under the ShanghaiBuddhist Association.

In 1985, Monk Zhizhi Xuan and others made a trip to Dunhuang via Xinjiang. Shortly aftertheir return, regular scripture lectures, meditation and other features of temple life wereresumed.

The Chamber of Four Heavenly Kings contains the statues of Maitreya, Wei TuoBodhisattva and the Four Heavenly Kings, who represent favorable circumstance. Thechamber is located on the southern-edge, or 'front' of the temple.

Also called the Great Hall, the Grand Hall contains many statues.

Three Golden Buddhas. The central sculpture is of Gautama Buddha, the left Amitabhaand the right Bhaisajyaguru.

Gods of the Twenty Heavens. The Gods of the Twenty Heavens, covered in gold, linethe eastern and western sides of the Grand Hall. 18 Arhats. 18 unique golden Arhats stand in two groups of nine. Guanyin, Shen Cai and his 53 teachers. A large golden statue of Guanyin stands on atnorthern entrance to the Great Hall, with Shen Cai at her side and sculptures representingthe 53 teachers of his life above.

The Jade Buddha Chamber is in the northern section of the temple, on the second floor. Afee of 10 yuan is charged to ascend to it. Some additional Buddhist sculptures are alsoviewable in the antechamber.

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The public restaurant is located on level two at the eastern edge of the temple andequipped with its own street entrance. Open daily, it serves a range of noodle dishes forfive yuan per bowl, the most popular of which is 'double mushroom noodles'. Other dishesare served at moderate prices. Tickets are sold by color and this ticket is turned in insidethe main eating room and your soup is then delivered to your table which you might sharewith others. Upstairs is a much more upscale restaurant at much higher prices.

The temple also contains a private restaurant for the use of monks and temple volunteers,which is at the western edge of the temple complex. There is a visitor services officeadjacent to the southern entrance, and a Buddhist library is also on the premises.

Shanghai Maglev Train - Shanghai Pudong Landmarks

Shanghai Maglev Train

Tel: +86 21 28907777Website: www.smtdc.comThe demonstration line of the maglev train is the important

project of the shanghai traffic development during the tenth

five-year development period of the nation and is also the firstmaglev train used in business in the world with the function of transporting, displaying,tourism and sightseeing. The magnetic suspension train is from Long Yang Stop of theNo.2 subway in the west to Pu Dong International Airport in the east which eased theheavy traffic between the city and Pudong Airport . The whole line was 30km long,including the upper departing line and the lower arriving line with the speed of 430km/h . itwill cost us 8 minutes for a single line. Since March, 29th, 2004 , the magnetic suspensiontrain has adjusted the running time. In former time, the train works half a day during worktime and a whole day at weekend. Nowadays, it opens from 8:30am to 5:30 pm everydayat the interval of 20 minutes with 54 schedules in total.

The Oriental Pearl TV Tower

Add: 1 Pudong Century Avenue, ShanghaiTel: +86 21 58791888Public transport: The closest metro station to the tower isLujiazui Station on Metro Line No.2.

Website: www.opg.cnThe Oriental Pearl TV Tower is located at the tip of Lujiazui in the Pudong district, by theside of Huangpu River, opposite The Bund of Shanghai.

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It was designed by Jia Huan Cheng of the Shanghai Modern Architectural Design Co. Ltd.Construction began in 1991 and the tower was completed in 1995. At 468 m (1,535 feet)high, it was the tallest structure in mainland China from 19942007, when it wassurpassed by the Shanghai World Financial Center. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower belongsto the World Federation of Great Towers.

The tower features 11 spheres, big and small. The two biggest spheres, along the length

of the tower, have diameters of 50 m ( 164 ft ) for the lower and 45 m ( 148 ft ) for theupper. They are linked by three columns, each 9m ( 30 ft ) in diameter. The highest sphereis 14 m ( 46 ft ) in diameter.

The entire building is supported by three enormous columns that start underground.

The tower has fifteen observatory levels. The highest (known as the Space Module) is at350 m ( 1148 ft ). The lower levels are at 263 m ( 863 ft ) (Sightseeing Floor) and at 90 m (295 ft ) ( Space City ). There is a revolving restaurant at the 267 m ( 876 ft ) level. Theproject also contains exhibition facilities, restaurants and a shopping mall. There is also a20 room hotel called the Space Hotel between the two large spheres.

An antenna bRd.casting TV and radio programs extends the construction by another 118m ( 387 ft ).

The design of the building is based on a verse of the Tang Dynasty poem Pipa Song byBai Juyi about the wonderful sprinkling sound of a pipa instrument, like pearls, big andsmall falling on a jade plate.

Seen from afar, the Yangpu Bridge and the Nanpu bridge seem like two Chinese dragonsfrolicking with the pearls of the Oriental Pearl tower.

The Pearl Tower attracts over three million visitors each year.

XuJiaHui

XuJiaHui, with XuJiaHui Square as the center, boasts a galaxy

of well-known malls-Grand Gateway, Orient Shopping Center,

Pacific, Shanghai LiuBai, HuiJin Department store, Pacific

Digital Plaza, Metro City, Sunrise Department store, HuiLian

Department store, etc. Besides, there thrives indeally-situated

Metro Shopping Plaza underground with the flow of

enthusiastic shoppers.

Fengjing

Website: www.shfj.cnWith a history of more than 1,500 years, Fengjing ancient town

was once a key connection between Jiangsu and Zhejiang

provinces. There are many bridges, temple, famous people and

lanes in the town. The town is also known as thebirthplace of the famed Jinshan Peasant Painting, which has won praise for its creativedesigns and bright colors that vividly represent the everyday life of the working people.

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Zhujiajiao

Add: Zhujiajiao Town, Qingpu DistrictTel: +86 21 59242771Website: www.zhujiajiao.comKnown as the Venice in Shanghai , it is a well-preserved

waterside ancient town. It was already a country fair as earlyas the Warring States Period, 1,700 years ago. During the Wanli years of the MingDynasty (1573-1617), with merchants flocking to the place and a growing population, it hadbecome a prosperous town. There, we can still see the traces of the antique markets andstreets of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The antique buildings and simple life-style of thetown's people will give visitors a feeling of peace and rest.

China Art Palace

Add: 161 Shangnan Road, Shanghai Pudong New AreaTel: +86 4009219021Website: artshow.eastday.comAdmission: Free (Advance reservation online is required.)Hours: 9:00-17:00 (Admission is not allowed after 16:00)Getting there: Metro Line 8 at China Art Museum Station

Housed in the China Pavilion of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, China Art Palacefeatures 27 exhibition halls measuring 64,000 square meters in area as well as suchfacilities as theater, conference hall and library. The 559-square-meter dining zone offerscoffee, Western fast food and tea.

Displaying the collections of art from state-owned art organizations on a permanentbasis, China Art Palace sheds light on the origin and evolution of Chinese contemporaryand modern art. At the same time, by working with the fine arts community of China, itcollects and displays the works of art of Chinas highest artistic creation, and also byworking with the worlds famous art museums, displays the contemporary and modern art

treasures from other countries.China Art Palace is a massive fine arts museum for collection, display, exchanges,research and education. Here, visitors will be taken onto an eye-opening tour of the finestart creations by Chinese artists around the world.

Shanghai Wildlife Zoo - Shanghai Pudong Popular Places

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Shanghai Wildlife Zoo

Add: 178 Nanliu Rd, Sanzhao Town, Nanhui DistrictTel: +86 21 58037621Website: www.shwzoo.com

The wildlife zoo, the first of its kind in China, was jointly set up by Shanghai MunicipalGovernment and the National Forestry Bureau. Located at Pudong, Shanghai Wildlife Zoooccupies an area of 153 hectares. Over 10,000 animals of more than 200 varieties arefound in this wild zoo. After entering the zoo, you will first find "The Flamingos Area". Thebaby flamingos are nodding affably to the visitors with their lovely gesture. Then you willcome to "The Water Fowls Lake" where there are white swans, mandarin ducks, cranes,etc. After that, you will reach the "Newly-born animals Area". In The Rare Animals Area",the little giant pandas always attract many visitors. The others are "The Golden Monkeys

Area", "The Chimpanzees Area", "The Birds' Paradise ", "The White Lions and WhiteTigers House". You have to take the special bus to go to "The Area for the Beasts forPrey". You can find the ferocious Siberian tigers, African lions, Malaysian bears justaround your bus.

Longhua Temple

Add: 2853 Longhua Rd.Tel: +86 21 64566085Opening: 7:00-16:00Longhua Bells in the Evening at the Longhua Temple is the

only one left over from the original 8 sceneries of OldShanghai. As one of the popular 8 sceneries in old Shanghai at the turn of 20th century, itcan compare favorably with the evening bells at the Hanshan Temple in Suzhou.Whenever at midnight, the wonderful bell sounds heard in tranquility make people feelrefined and refresh.

The Longhua Temple literally "Lustre of the Dragon Temple" is a Buddhist Templededicated to the Maitreya Buddha in Shanghai. Although most of the present-day buildingsdate from later reconstructions, the temple preserves the architectural design of a SongDynasty monastery of the Buddhist Chan sect . It is the largest, most authentic andcomplete ancient temple complex in the city of Shanghai.

The temple was first build in 242 AD, during the Three Kingdoms Period. According to alegend, Sun Quan, King of the Kingdom of Wu, had obtained Sharira relics, which arecremated remains of the Buddha. To house these precious relics, the king ordered theconstruction of 13 pagodas. Longhua Pagoda (Longhua Ta), part of the Longhua templecomplex, is said to have been one of them. Like the function of the pagoda, the name ofthe temple also has its origin in a local legend according to which a dragon once appearedon the site.

The temple was destroyed by war towards the end of the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in 977AD, during the Northern Song Dynasty. (According to another version of the story, ascontained in Song and Yuan Dynasty local histories, the temple was first built by the Kingof Wuyue in the early Song dynasty.) Later in the Song Dynasty, in 1064, it was renamedKong Xiang Temple, but the original name Longhua Temple was restored in the MingDynasty during the reign of the Wanli Emperor.

The present architectural design follows the Song Dynasty original. However, whereas thecore of the present Longhua Pagoda survives from that period, most buildings in thetemple proper were rebuilt during the reigns of the Tongzhi Emperor and the GuangxuEmperor in the Qing Dynasty. A modern restoration of the entire temple complex was

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carried out in 1954.

The temple and monastery were originally surrounded by extensive gardens and orchards.Viewing of the peach blossom in the Longhua gardens was an annual attraction for peoplein surrounding cities. These gardens have since been entirely absorbed into theneighbouring Longhua Martyrs Cemetery and have been.

The Longhua Temple Fair has been held since the Ming Dynasty period on the third day ofthe third month of the Lunar Calendar, the on which - according to the local legend - thedragons visit the temple to help grant the people's wishes. It coincides with the blossomingof the peach trees in Longhua Park . Since its inception, the fair has been an annual eventinterrupted only by the Cultural Revolution and the SARS outbreak.Shanghai Ocean Aquarium

Add: 1388 Lujiazui Ring Rd.Tel: +86 21 58779988Public transport: The closest metro station to the tower isLujiazui Station on Metro Line No.2.

Opening: 9:00-18:00Note: Ticket sales and admission closes at 17:30.OperatingHours are extended to 21:00 during the following peak seasons:

Chinese New Year Holidays, May and October Golden Weeks

and Summer Holidays (July & August ).

The Shanghai Ocean Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Shanghai . It is home to anOranda goldfish named Bruce which measures 17.129 in. ( 43.507 cm ) from snout to tailfin! Bruce was named after Bruce Lee. The Shang hai Ocean aquarium also has thelongest underwater tunnel in the world. For visitors to SOA, your fascinating round theworld underwater journey begins from the Yangtze River in China, then on to themysterious flooded forest of the Amazon in South America . Next you will find yourselvesat the mangroves and billabongs of Australia. You will then meander through the rivers of

Africa before arriving at the rainforests of Southeast Asia. Brave the cold as you gothrough the icy waters of the Antarctic. The last leg of your journey will take you from thesandy shores to the depths of the ocean.

Shanghai Science and Technology Museum

Add: 2000 Century BoulevardTel: +86 21 68622000Public transport: The museum is served by the ShanghaiScience and Technology Museum station on Shanghai Metro

Line 2. It is also within walking distance from Shiji Park station

on the same line.

Opening: 9:00-17:15 (Closed on Mondays)Website: www.sstm.org.cnShanghai Science and Technology Museum is a large museum in Pudong, Shanghai,close to Century Park, the largest park of the city. The museum incorporates an IMAXtheatre, and as of 2006 there are 12 main exhibits open to the public, including "Spectrumof Life", "World of Robots" and "Information Era".

The construction of the museum cost 1,75 billion RMB, and the floor area is 98 000.

Exhibitions

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1AV Paradise: Information technology and video & film technologies. Robot Theatre,

Plane Steering Simulation

2Wide Spectrum of Life: Exhibitions about biodiversity, genetics and rainforests.

3Children's Technoland: Aimed at children aged 1-12.

4Earth's Crust Exploration

5 Light of Wisdom: about hundred interactive exhibits demonstrating the laws of physics,

mathematics, chemistry and biology.

6 Cradle of Designers: The Masterpieces of Design Area displays great achievements in

design. Includes a CAD-classroom.

7 4-D Theatre: Theatre that produces movement, wind, rain, and other 4-D effects;

capacity of 56 seats.

8 IMAX 3-D Large Format Theatre: The screen is as high as a 6-story building and can

seat over 400 people.

9IMAX Dome Theatre

Kung Fu Dunk starring Jay Chou has many scenes filmed from here.

Shanghai 's Expo 2010 video has several promotional scenes shot on location here.