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Scenic
Spots in Shanghai
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Huangpu
River and the Bund
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For foreign visitors, the Bund is the place to go for its
old buildings, its history (the Bund is considered to be
the birthplace of Shanghai) and for promenading, especially
of an evening. On the opposite side of the Huangpu river
is Pudong, which has been transformed from little more than
swampland to a glitzy financial district (Liujiazui) and
growing urban centre in its own right. Shanghai's international
airport is now on Pudong, soon to be reached by fast train.
Boat trips along the Huangpu give good views of both Pudong
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Yu
Yuan Garden
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Yuyuan Garden, maybe the most celebrated classical Chinese
garden in Shanghai, is located in the northeast part of
the old town. In 1559, a Ming official named Pan Yunduan
developed this private garden for his father's pleasure.
Later, the garden gradually fell into disuse and then was
damaged. It was restored to its former glory after 1949
and opened to the public in 1961. Yuyuan is particularly
noted for its architecture: each pavilion, hall, stone and
stream in the garden expresses the quintessence of South
China landscape design from Ming and Qing dynasties. |
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Jade
Buddha Temple
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The temple contains two exquisite jade statues of the Buddha,
one seated, the other lying, which were brought from Burma
in the early years of the 20th century. It is said that
the temple only escaped destruction by the Red Guards during
the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s because the abbot bolted
the doors and covered them with pictures of Chairman Mao,
which the Red Guards did not dare to touch. You'll find
the temple at 170 Anyuan Lu. |
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