Shanghai is truly the modern face of this vast ancient nation. From
chaotic, crowded market streets to the orderly boulevards and towers of
the business mecca of new Pudong, Shanghai offers a fascinating blend
of old and new. It’s hard to believe that just over 150 years ago
Shanghai was no more than an insignificant fishing town.
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The contrasts of modern Shanghai are brought into stark relief on the
banks of the Huangpu River. Walk the famous Bund, with its huge
colonial structures of the Western financial powers who developed and
divided up this city in its early days, and across the river, the
sparkling new Shanghai of Pudong, all modern steel and glass high-rise
and wide orderly avenues.
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Shanghai’s attractions are as diverse as they are plentiful … The
charming courtyards, passageways and rockeries of the Yuan Gardens …
The bustle of the neighboring bazaar, with its lines of souvenir and
jewelers’ shops, and some of the finest dumpling and tea houses in the
city … The elegant curves of the Shanghai Museum, its modern design
holding some of the country’s most ancient and magnificent treasures …
The Jade Buddha Pagoda, with its fine Burmese white jade Buddha hidden
from the Red Guards through the Cultural Revolution. Take time to
explore the city’s many districts, each with its own flavors and
shopping temptations.
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