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Pudong in Shanghai in China

Pudong in Shanghai

Shanghai is located on the coast of eastern China

 at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

Shanghai is a tourist destination renowned for landmarks

 such as the Bund, City God Temple,
 
and its Pudong skyline including the Oriental Pearl Tower.

The Oriental Pearl Tower is 468m ( 1,535ft ) high

and was the tallest structure in China from 1994–2007

( it was then surpassed by the Shanghai World Financial Centre. )

The Oriental Pearl Tower belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers.


 Shanghai is the largest centre of commerce and finance in mainland China.





Bund in Shanghai in China

The Bund in Shanghai

The Bund runs along the western bank

of the Huangpu River opposite Pudong.






Archway at the City God Temple in Shanghai in China

Archway at the City God Temple ( Chenghuang Miao  )

in Shanghai

Chenghuang Miao forms the core of the old city of Shanghai.

 Today the "City God Temple" refers to the temple complex

and also the commercial area around the temple.

  The temple connects to the Yuyuan Garden

-  another landmark of the old city.






Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai in China

Yuyuan Garden






Exhibition Centre in Shanghai in China

Exhibition Centre in Shanghai

This is an example of Soviet neoclassical architecture.





Garden Bridge in Shanghai in China

Garden ( Waibaidu ) Bridge in Shanghai

 regarded as the city's landmark bridge.

  It is an example of Heritage Architecture

and one of the outstanding structures of Shanghai.





Nanjing Road in Shanghai in China

Nanjing Road in Shanghai

Nanjing Road is the main shopping street of Shanghai.

It is one of the world's busiest shopping streets.





Park in Shanghai in China

Park in Shanghai





Canal in Shanghai in China

Canal in Shanghai





Cinema Building in Shanghai in China

Cinema Building in Shanghai



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