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Shanghai Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/shanghai page 2 Shanghai World Financial Center 1 Century Ave, Pudong, Shanghai, Riverside Promenade Pudong Xinqu, 2853 Longhua Road, Xuhui, No.100, Century Avenue, Pudong China Shanghai Shanghai, China New Area Shanghai , Shanghai The Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower is Riverside Promenade in Shanghai lies along The Longhua Temple is a a TV tower in Shanghai, located at the tip of the Huangpu River in Pudong New Area Buddhist Temple dedicated to the Maitreya Located in the Pudong district of Shanghai, Lujiazui in the Pudong district. It is stretching over a length of 2500 meters. Buddha in Shanghai, China. Built in China is Shanghai World Financial Center, a surrounded by the Yangpu Bridge in the Replete with shopping, dining and distinctive 242 AD, it is the oldest temple in 492 meters tall skyscraper with 101 floors. It northeast and the Nanpu Bridge in the architecture, it is the most popular Shanghai with a long history of over is the second tallest skyscraper in mainland southwest, thus creating a picture of 'twin attraction among locals and tourists. It is the 1700 years. It occupies an area of China after Shanghai Tower. The most dragons playing with pearls'. It is 468 meters best place to enjoy the beautiful view of the over 20,000 square meters (five acres) and distinctive feature of its design is the (1,536 feet) high tower making it the world's Bund, the ships and the river. There are a the architectural proportion is about 5,000 trapezoid aperture at its peak. The sixth and China's second-tallest TV and radio large number of restaurants, coffee houses square meters. The tallest structure is foundation stone of the tower was laid on tower. More than its height, its unique and ice-cream shops located on the sides of the Longhua Pagoda which stands 40.4 27 August 1997 and after a long effort was architectural design makes it one of the the road. At times there are a lot of fun meters high. Several wars have declared complete on 17 July 2008. The most attractive places anywhere. The tower activities and tournaments organised on the destructed most of the buildings of the skyscraper is a mixed bag of  offices, is brightly lit in different LED sequences at Riverside Promenade which attracts temple, which were later hotels, conference rooms, observation night. numerous people. At night, Riverside reconstructed during the reign of the decks, and ground-floor shopping malls. Promenade combines with the flood-control Emperor Tongzhi and Guangxu in the Qing Plan to come here on clear days as the view 3 Bund 18 Creative Center dam, music fountains and the yacht marina Dynasty. Large numbers of visitors and from the top is worth watching. which enjoy a reputation of “The New Bund pilgrims come to Longhua Temple during in Pudong”. fairs, thus making it a place of great hustle 2 Oriental Pearl Tower and bustle. 5 Longhua Temple Where To Eat 5 Places http://www.ixigo.com/foods-in-of-shanghai-lp-1139095 18 Zhongshan East 1st Rd, Huangpu, Shanghai, China 1 Yin 4 Riverside Promenade Yin 1st floor, Jinjiang Gourmet Street, 59 Maoming Nan Lu, , Shanghai 5466 5070 Shanghai Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/shanghai page 3 86 21 6355 8999 2 Coffe Bean(Xintiandi) Building10, Lane 181, Taicang Road, Huangpu District,Shanghai 021-63874248 3 Jean-Georges Jean-Georges 4/F, Three on the Bund, 3 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, , Shanghai 86 21 6321 7733 4 Vegetarian Lifestyle Vegetarian Lifestyle 258 Fengxian Rd, Shanghai, China , Shanghai 6215 7566 5 T8 T8 House 8, Lane 181, Taicang Lu, North Block, , Shanghai Shanghai Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/shanghai page 4 Quick LOCATE http://www.ixigo.com/hotels-in-shanghai-lp-1139095 See A: Shanghai World Financial Center B: Oriental Pearl Tower C: Bund 18 Creative Center D: Riverside Promenade E: Longhua Temple Food F: Yin G: Coffe Bean(Xintiandi) H: Jean-Georges I: Vegetarian Lifestyle J: T8.
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