Most tours visit Shanghai but usually only for one day as an entrance or exit city to China. I use to think of Shanghai only as a large big city like Hong Kong or New York. However my opinion has changed in the last few years. Yes it is large and very busy but also exciting. The best museum in the country is located in Shanghai. The Yu Garden area is #1 in China along with the oldest Tea House on the Crooked bridge leading into the Yu Garden. The Tall Pearl of the Orient T.V. tower has the greatest view over Shanghai at the top. Often overlooked is the fantastic Museum in the base of the tower of the early 1900's designed like walking down an old street in Shanghai during that period. The Jade Buddha Temple, the old French Concession area, famous Shanghai Acrobats, Nanjing Road Mall, and a cruise on the river running through Shanghai are just a few of the sights worth seeing. The MagLev train from Pudong Airport takes only 7 minutes to get to the city and at speeds of up to 285 mph. The new fast trains also are located in Shanghai and can go to Beijing in less than 5 hours now leaving every half hour or less. Exciting is one word I use to describe Shanghai but many other places to visit and see are also there besides the excellent food of the city.
For more information on Shanghai please feel free to contact me at interlak@eskimo.com My friends call me ChinaDave and I have a wealth of information accumulated over 25 years of travel all over China during my 50+ trips working with my Chinese associate partners.
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