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Providing detailed travelling information about Shanghai, the Oriental Pearl and Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Museum, Jade Buddha Temple, foreign embassies and consulates, airlines, Shanghai map and more...
Introduction
Shanghai, a major port city on the west coast of the Pacific, is a municipality directly under the central government, covers 6341 square kilometers (145 square miles) and has 1,419 million inhabitants. It is between latitude 31
4
north and longitude 121
Located where the Yangtze River, China's largest river, joins the country's prosperous eastern coast, Shanghai has evolved from a small 19th century fishing town into a modern metropolis and a renowned financial and trade center in East Asia.
Shanghai has a written history of over 4,000 years. After the mid-Qing Dynasty, Shanghai became an important port for domestic and foreign trade. Now Shanghai Port is the country's largest and ranks third in the world. It is linked with more than 400 ports in about 160 countries and regions.
Known as the "Museum of World Architecture", Shanghai has houses and buildings of classical Chinese, European, Japanese and modern styles. The streets of Shanghai are named after Chinese provinces, cities and counties. The elevated Inner Ring Road, 47.66 kilometers long, surrounds the city proper and links Pudong with Puxi. Another elevated highway runs from south to north through the city's downtown area. The subway Metro Line One runs from the Shanghai Railway Station to Xinzhuang. A multi-tiered traffic network has emerged in Shanghai. The Bund along the Huangpu River was once known as the "Wall Street of Far East".
Shanghai is one of China's old industrial bases. The reform over the past 20 years has injected the city with new vitality. The city's service industry now represents a growing part of Shanghai's economy. Finance and insurance, commerce, real estate, tourism and information represent the key sectors for development. The city's goal is to turn Shanghai into a regional economic and trade center. The Shanghai Stock Exchange and various specialized markets have developed rapidly in Shanghai, which also has the country's largest foreign exchange trading center as well as many foreign banks and insurance companies.
The city has attracted more than 20,630 direct foreign investment projects, nearly 300 of which were invested by big-name multinationals. More than half of the world's top 100 industrial companies have invested in Shanghai.
Shanghai is also a historical and cultural city with a rich heritage: the beautiful Longhua Pagoda dating from 242 A.D., the exquisite Mao Pagoda built in Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty Huzhou Pagoda, which leans even more than the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Loom inventor Huang Daopo and famous Chinese calligrapher Zhao Menfu, both of the Yuan Dynasty, lived in Shanghai for some time. The city has a number of Ming and Qing Dynasties gardens. The most famous is the Yuyuan Garden built in 1559.
Shanghai also has the Former Residence of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Kuomintang (KMT); the Tomb of Soong Ching Ling, wife of late Dr. Sun Yat-sen and honorary president of the People's Republic of China; the Former Residence of Lu Xun, great man of letters in modern China; and other places of historical significance such as the Jade Buddha Temple and Xujiahui Church.
The museum was opened in 1996, offers a spectacular collection in a superb setting. Its 11 state-of-the-art galleries house China's first international-standard exhibits of paintings, bronzes, sculptures, ceramics, calligraphy, jade, Ming and Qing dynasty furniture, coins, seals, and minority art. The bronze collection is reputedly the best in the world.
Longhua Pagoda and Longhua Temple
They are located in Longhua Town to the west of the city proper. Built in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), the pagoda is 40.64 meters high, seven-storied and octagonal-shaped. Each story features upturned eaves and winding balustrades. The temple is to the north of the pagoda. It was first built during the Five Dynasties (907-960). On its axis are four rows of magnificent buildings. Bell and drum towers and art halls line up on both sides of the temple. The bell and drum towers are all three-storied with upturned eaves.
Cruising on the Huangpu River, one can enjoy a sight of rows of magnificent buildings on the banks and ships of different sizes briskly playing the waters. Street gardens scatter along the Bund, with green trees and flowers in blossom most of the time.
Located in the southern part of the city proper, the garden was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It is divided into five parts with 30 scenic spots. The most outstanding is the Great Rockery, built with about 2,000 tons of rocks, features perilous peaks, cliffs, winding caves and gorges. It is claimed to be the most magnificent rockery of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Southeast China. The Yangshan Hall and the Juanyu Tower face each other across a lake. There one can enjoy the sight of fine scenery and fish swimming in water.
The temple is famous for its two Buddha statues made of white jade, brought back to China from Burma as a gift by the monk Huigen in 1882. The statues were later brought to Shanghai in 1918. One of the statues, of the Sleeping Buddha representing his entry into nirvana, is a special rarity. However, the other white-jade statue of the Seated Buddha -- 2 meters high, decorated with jewels and weighing 1,000 kilograms – is the more famous.
Foreign Consulates in Shanghai
Austrian Consulate Gen. (Commercial Section)
Add: Suite 514, Shanghai Center, 1376 Nanjing Xilu
Tel: 6279 7196
Fax: 6279 7168British Consulate Gen.
Add: Rm. 301 Shanghai Center, 1376 Nanjing Xilu
Tel: 6279 7650
Fax: 6279 7651
Canadian Consulate Gen.
Add: Suite 604, West Tower, Shanghai Center, 1376 Nanjing Xilu
Tel: 6279 8400
Fax: 6279 8401
Consulate Gen. of Australia
Add: Rm.4001, Shanghai Center, 1376 Nanjing Xilu
Tel: 6433 4604
Fax: 6437 6669
Consulate Gen. of Belgium Flanders Export
Add: 127 Wuyi Lu
Tel: 6415 2084
Consulate Gen. of Belgium Walloon Region Belgium
Add: 127 Wuyi Lu
Tel: 6437 9234, 6437 9489
Consulate Gen. of France
Add: Rm. 2008, Ruijin Bldg., 205 Maoming Nanlu
Tel: 6472 3631
Fax: 6472 5247
Consulate Gen. of Germany
Add: 181 Yongfu Road
Tel: 6433 6951
Fax: 6471 4448
Consulate Gen. of Hungary
Add: Rm. 1810, Union Bldg., 100 Yan'an Donglu
Tel: 6320 2004
Fax: 6320 2855
Consulate Gen. of India
Add: Rm. 1008, Shanghai Int'l Trade Ctr, 2200 Yan'an Xi Lu
Tel: 6275 8885
Fax: 6275 8881
Consulate Gen. of Iran
Add: Rm. 1110, Jindu Bldg., 277 Wuxing Lu
Tel: 6472 1389
Consulate Gen. of Italy
Add: 11th floor, Qihua Tower, 1375 Huaihai Zhonglu
Tel: 6471 6980
Fax: 6471 6977
Consulate Gen. of Japan
Add: 1517 Huaihai Zhonglu
Tel: 6433 6639
Fax: 6433 1008
Consulate Gen. of New Zealand
Add: 15B, Qihua Tower, 1375 Huaihai Zhonglu
Tel: 6471 1108
Fax: 6431 0226
Consulate Gen. of Republic of Cuba
Add: Rm. 501, 55 Loushanguan Lu
Tel: 6275 3078
Consulate Gen. of Republic of Poland
Add: 618 Jianguo Xilu
Tel: 6433 9288, 6433 4375
Consulate Gen. of Republic of Singapore
Add: 400 Wulumuqi Zhonglu
Tel: 6437 0776
Fax: 6433 4150
Consulate Gen. of Russian Federation
Add: 20 Huangpu Road
Tel: 6324 2682, 6324 8383, 6324 2645
Fax: 6306 9982
Consulate Gen. of South Korea
Add: 2200 Yan'an Xilu
Tel: 6219 6417
Fax: 6219 6918
Consulate Gen. of Switzerland
Add: Rm.1224, Hilton Hotel, 250 Huashan Lu
Tel: 6248 0000
Consulate Gen. of United States
Add: 1469 Huaihai Zhong Lu
Tel: 6433 6880
Fax: 6433 4122
Netherlands Consulate Gen.
Add: 4/F, East Tower, Sun Plaza, 88 Xianxia Lu
Tel: 6209 9082
Royal Danish Consulate Gen.
Add: Rm. 701, Int'l Trade Center, 2200 Yan'an Xilu
Tel: 6209 0500
Fax: 6209 0504
Swedish Consulate Gen.
Add: 6A Qihua Tower, 1375 Huaihai Zhonglu
Tel: 6474 1311
Aeroflot Shanghai Ofc.
Tel: 6471 1665Air China Shanghai Ofc.
Tel: 6327 2762, 6327 7888
Air France Shanghai Ofc.
Tel: 6268 8817, 6268 1055, 6268 8899
Air Macau Co. Ltd. Shanghai Branch Ofc.
Tel: 6248 1110
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Shanghai Branch
Tel: 6279 7007
Asiana Airlines
Tel: 6270 9900, 6270 3163
Austrian Airlines
Tel: 6249 1202-4, 6268 4014(Cargo Ofc.)
Canadian Airlines International
Tel: 6415 3091, 6268 7753 (Cargo Ofc.)
China Eastern Airlines Co. Ltd.
Tel: 6268 6268
Shanghai Booking Ofc.
Tel: 6247 2255
Dragonair
Tel: 6279 8099
Hainan Airlines Shanghai Business Dept.
Tel: 6327 0259
Japan Airlines (JAL) Shanghai
Tel: 6472 3186, 6472 5467 X 5301, 6472 3000 (Reservation/ Ticketing)
Korean Air Shanghai Ofc.
Tel: 6248 1777
Lufthansa German Airlines
Tel: 6248 0000 X 56760-1,
Malaysia Airlines
Tel: 6279 8657 (Reservation/Ticketing), 6279 8579 (Admin Dept)
Northwest Airlines Inc.
Tel: 6279 8088, 6268 8336(Airport Ofc)
Qantas Airlines Ltd.
Tel: 6279 8128 (Admin.), 6279 8660 (Reservations), 6268 2841 (Airport)
Shanghai Airlines
Tel: 6268 8558
Shanghai Overhead Air Serv. Co. Ltd.
Tel: 6271 2602
Singapore Airlines Shanghai
Tel: 6279 8000
Swissair Shanghai Ofc.
Tel: 6279 7381, 6268 4020-3 (Airport Ofc.)
Thai Airways International
Tel: 6279 8600
Untied Airlines
Tel: 6279 8009 (Reservations), 6279 8010 (Sales/Administration)
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