BEIJING -The forbiden city BEIJING -The great wall BEIJING -Heaven temple/ summer palace Designed by Herzog & de Meuron

BEIJING -Birds Nest National Stadium Designed by PTW Architects

BEIJING -Watercube National Swim- ming Centre Designed by Paul Andreu

BEIJING -National Grand Theater of Designed by OMA

BEIJING -CCTV TV Station HQ Designed by gmp Architekten

BEIJING -National Museum of China Designed by Steven Holl

BEIJING -Linked Hybrid Designed by Studio Pei-Zhu, Urbanus Architecture & Desig

BEIJING -Digital Beijing Designed by MAD

BEIJING -le cheng kindergarten Designed by daipu architects

BEIJING -force field hutong Designed by tanzospace design office

BEIJING -cultural space of no. 16 ban- gchiao for a century, has been one of the most recognizable symbols and the pride of . The architecture along the Bund is a living museum of the colonial history of the 1800s. You’ve never been to Shanghai if you haven’t seen the Bund. The Bund is a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. It is on the west bank of from the to Nanpu Bridge and winds 1500 meters in length. The most famous and attractive sight which is at the west side of the Bund are the 26 various buildings of different architectural styles including Gothic, Baroque, Romanesque, Classicism and the Renaissance. The 1,700 meters long flood-control wall, known as ‘the lovers’ wall’, located on the side of Huangpu River from Huangpu Park to Xinkai River and once was the most romantic corner in Shanghai in the last century. After renovation, the monotone concrete buildings that lovers leaned against in the past have been improved into hollowed-out railings full of romantic atmosphere Standing by the railings, visitors can have a ‘snap-shot’ view of the scenery of Area and Huangpu River. SHANGHAI -The Bund Located in the eastern bank of Huangpu River, directly across he bund, this new face of modern Shanghai houses a wide variety of highlights of the city including the Expo, the Port of Shanghai, Pudong international airport, , Zhangjiang Hi Tech Park, Shanghai Disneyland resort and Wetland Nature Reserve. Pudong has the most interesting business experience in the city and has since become home to new foreign talent, investors and world class innovations. The area where Pudong sits today used to be covered in farms, rice paddies and marshes but is now characterized by office buildings on skyscrapers owned by at least 2000 foreigners amongst which is a General Motors plant producing the renowned Buicks. The number of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers in this area are a shining symbol of Pudong’s new and dazzling progress. SHANGHAI -PuDong new area Jin Mao Tower Height: 420.5 meters (1,380 feet) Construction started in: 1994 Completed in: 1999 Number of floors: 88 Observatory height: 88F - 340.1 meters (1,116 ft)

Standing in the center of in Pudong and neighboring and Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) is the second tallest skyscraper in the city up to now. From the exterior, the structure looks like a bottle opener and that’s exactly its nickname. Aiming to be a magnet of the world’s finance, Shanghai WFC boasts functions of first class financial centers, able to showcase monetary talents, cultural and art exhibitions and information from all over the world. For tourists, it’s more of a hot attraction featuring the sightseeing observatories and the Park Hyatt Hotel. The 88-story Jin Mao Tower was completed in 1999. It is 420.5 meters (almost 1,380 feet) tall and covers an area of 2.3 hectares (5.68 acres). The architect, Adrian D. Smith, of this skyscraper ingeniously combined the elements of tra- ditional Chinese culture with the newest architectural styles of the time, which makes it one of the best-constructed buildings in China. The Established since: 1991 Completed in: 1995 Shanghai Tower Overall Height: 468 meters (1,536 feet) Location: 501 Middle Yincheng Rd, Pudong Height of Observation Decks: Height: 632 m (2,073 ft) 351m (1,152ft): Space Capsule Sightseeing Floor Floors: 127 floors above and 5 floors below ground 267m (876ft): Revolving Restaurant 263m (863ft): Main Sightseeing Floor Shanghai Tower is in Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone of Pudong, with Shang- 259m (850ft): Glass Floor hai World Financial Center to the east and Jin Mao Tower to the north. The 90m & 98m (295ft & 322ft): Game City including an indoor roller coaster tower ranks as China’s tallest building and second only to the world at large. 78m (256ft): Dynamic Ring Multimedia Show The foot print takes up 30,368 square meters (about 326,878 square feet) with floor space of about 576,000 square meters (about 6,200,012 square feet), with 5 Based on , this tower is made up of fifteen observatory levels, basement levels, 127 floors above ground and 5 podium floors. hotels, a revolving restaurant, an exhibition area and a mall arena. Its unique For tourists, a Shanghai Tower visit would not be completed unless including a work architecture elevates its with eleven spheres of varying sizes all connected climb to the ’Top of Shanghai Observatory’, which is the world’s highest indoor by three huge columns giving it a futuristic look. . From this height, one can enjoy a unique panoramic view of This 468 meters (1,536 feet) high tower is the world’s sixth and China’s second the Huangpu River, the Bund on the west, and several other skyscrapers like tallest TV and radio tower. However, even more alluring than its height is the Shanghai World Financial Center the Jin Mao Tower and the World Financial Center on the east bank. Tourists unique architectural design that makes Oriental Pearl Tower one of the most Designing Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox architectural firm & Mori Building are recommended to visit the exhibition hall on floor B1 first, and then take the attractive places anywhere. Its base is supported by three seven-meter wide Corporation of Japan express elevator to the 118th floor directly within only 55 seconds. At last, see slanting stanchions. Surrounding the eleven steel spheres that are ’strung’ verti- Construction started in: 1997 the exhibition of ’Shanghai Eye’ on the 125th and 126th floors if time permits. cally through the center are three nine-meter wide columns. Completed in: 2008 There are three large spheres including the top sphere, known as the space Height: 492 meters (about 1,614 feet) module. Then there are five smaller spheres and three decorative spheres on the Floors: 3 underground, 101 above ground base. The entire structure rests on rich green grassland and gives the appearan- ce of pearls shining on a jade plate. Standing in the center of Lujiazui in Pudong and neighboring Shanghai Tower and Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) is the second tallest skyscraper in the city up to now. From the exterior, the structure looks like a bottle opener and that’s exactly its nickname. Aiming to be a magnet of the world’s finance, Shanghai WFC boasts functions of first class financial centers, able to showcase monetary talents, cultural and art exhibitions and information from all over the world. For tourists, it’s more of a hot attraction featuring the sightseeing observatories and the Park Hyatt Hotel. Location: No. 137, Anren Street, Huangpu District Age: over 400 years Area: 20,000 square meters (about five acres) Highlights: exquisite classical gardening art, rockeries and carvings, Yuyuan Bazaar Best Seasons for Visit: spring and autumn , a well-known classical garden, is located in south Shanghai. Its original master, Mr. Pan, was once a governor in Sichuan during the Ming Dynasty. The garden was constructed in 1558, followed by a pause because of alack of fund and finally completed twenty years later. Pan family underwent a decline afterwards and its offspring anxiously sold out the garden at a very low price to businessman. Later, merged with City God Temple, the Yu Garden became its ‘’Western Garden’’. During the period of the Opium War and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, foreign invaders SHANGHAI repeatedly garrisoned there. Yu Garden, therefore, suffered severe damages and lost some original luster. -Yu Garden After 1949, Yu Garden was been renovated many times. The recent one, in 1987, reconstructed the eastern part. In 1982. Yu Garden was marked as one of the key preservation sites of the State House and the most excellent gardens in the south. It has 40 scenic spots, including pavilions, terraces, towers, ponds and rock series, with over 10 thousand tourists every day. Located on Fangbang Central road, the street starts from Henan South Road in the west and ends in People’s Road in the east. Shanghai Old Street is the best place to see what Shanghai looked like back in the days. The street stretches by 825 meters filled with buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has been part of recent development of the city both in terms of economy and culture with numerous shops, restaurants and popular food spots. The street was formerly an important destination for Shanghai’s foreign trade and small commodity trading and was the first area to realize the city’s great social and economic growth. It is divided into eastern and western sections such that if you start from the west heading to the east you will notice the transition from old dynasty to modern influx. A tour to this old street will overwhelm you with diverse styles, a leisure long corridor and an ancient stage. It is also the best place to try your bargaining skills, savor local snacks and be part of the locals day to day life. City God Temple This is one of the most important Taoism architectures in Shanghai that shouldn’t be missed standing with a history of 600years. The temple covers 33,000 square meters and has been destroyed SHANGHAI and rebuilt over time during the China cultural revolution period. -Shanghai Old Street Located in the center of Shanghai in People’s Square, Shanghai Museum is a large museum of ancient Chinese art. Its style and presentation surround visitors with artifacts demonstrating ancient wisdom and philosophy. The exterior design of the round dome and the square base symbolizes the ancient idea of a round heaven and a square land. The museum is divided into eleven galleries and three exhibition halls. The eleven galleries cover most of the major categories of Chinese art: Ancient Bronze, Ancient Ceramics, Paintings, Cal- ligraphy, Ancient Sculpture, Ancient Jade, Coins, Ming and Qing Furniture, Seals, and Minority Nationalities. The bronze ware of the Shang and Zhou dynasties contribute to our understanding of ancient civilization. The over 400 pieces of exquisite bronze wares cover the history of ancient Chinese bronze art.The ancient ceramics collection is a special Shanghai Museum treasure. Among the more than 500 pieces are artwork from various dynasties, such as painted and gray pottery from the Neoli- thic age, primitive celadon from the Shang, Zhou and Warring States, mature celadon from the East Han Dynasty, the well known tri-colored glazed pottery from the Tang Dynasty, blue, white and black glazed as well as painted porcelain from the Song, Jin and Liao, and the brilliant works from Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, the center of the industry during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. SHANGHAI Chinese paintings and calligraphy have profound traditions and unique national styles. Masterpieces from different periods and genres are featured. -Shanghai Museum The Gallery of Chinese Ancient Sculpture focuses mainly on Buddhist sculptures. Jade in ancient China was both decoration and the symbol of wealth and power. It was further personified to symbolize perfect morality. The elegance of jade wares glows through its crystal colors and vivid patterns.The Ming and Qing dynasties witnessed the heyday of Chinese furniture. The gallery shows a refined garden-like residence of that time. Even a simple chair demonstrates Chine- se culture and etiquette.First of its kind, the Gallery of Chinese Seals, reflects the importance of seals in history from the Western Zhou to the end of the Qing Dynasty. , located at No. 205, Shangnan Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai was opened on October 1, 2012. It was previously the China Pavilion of . Covering about 39 acres (16 hectares), it is one of the largest museums in Asia. Twenty-seven exhibition halls are mainly distributed among the 49-meter floor, the 41-meter floor, the 33-meter floor and the 0-meter floor. A top-down visiting route is recommended. The basic exhibitions include four themes: the Origin of Chinese Modern and Contemporary Art, Artworks Featuring Shanghai’s Historical and Cultural Development, the Ar- tworks of Noted Painters and Arts Development in the New Century. The artworks of ”The Origin of the Chinese Modern and Contemporary Art”, are arranged in Halls 2, 3, and 6 of the 49-meter floor and Halls 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the 41-meter floor. They were mainly created in modern Shanghai. About 1,200 pieces of delicate artworks, including Chinese paintings, oil paintings, prints, sculptures, and calligraphy are on display. This themed exhibition is the first one focusing on the history of art of Shanghai and China. SHANGHAI The second themed show is called ”The Exhibition of the Achievement of the Project for the Creation of Artworks Featuring Shanghai’s Historical and Cultural Development”, which is located in -Shang Art Museum Halls 15 and 16 on the 0-meter floor. The artworks in this unit keep a close relationship with the local culture. Famous paintings of seven noted painters are displayed in Halls 22, 23 and 24 on the 0-meter floor. The fourth show is displayed in Hall 1 of the 49-meter floor and Halls 20 and 21 of the 0-meter floor, Chinese culture and the beauty of the Chinese landscape are expressed through about 200 paintings and 50 sculptures in this chapter. It is open to the public for one year from October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013. 1933 Old Millfun, or 1933 Laochangfang in Chinese, or simply 1933, was originally a slaughterhouse, built in the year 1933 at the intersection of Hongkou Port and Shajing Port, not far from the Bund. The architect the slaughterhouse was Balfours, a famous English designer. At that time, it was one of three largest slaughterhouses in the world. Nowadays, it has been transformed into a cluster of creative art precincts and has become the center of Shanghai’s fashion, design, shopping and entertainment. Dramas and fashion shows are often given here. 1933 Old Millfun, with an area of 31,700 square meters (341,216 square feet), is a reinforced concrete structure. The outer walls are about 50 cm (20 inches) thick, hollow inside. As equipment for temperature control was not available at the time it was built, usage of this construction approach skillfully controlled the interior temperature; even in a hot sum- mer, it is cool inside. 1933 Old Millfun combines eastern and western styles. There is an outer square building with a circular core, based on the Chinese concept “the earth is square and the sky is round”. Viewed as a whole, it is in ancient roman basilica style. SHANGHAI -1933 Old Millfun Architects: Arata Isozaki, Zendai Group

SHANGHAI -Himalayas Center Architects: Kengo Kuma

SHANGHAI -Hongkou SOHO Architects: Zaha Hadid

SHANGHAI -Sky SOHO Architects: Foster + Partners, Heatherwick Studio

SHANGHAI -Fosun Foundation, Bund Finance Centre Architects: Perkins+Will

SHANGHAI -Shanghai Natural History Museum Architects: Atelier Deshaus

SHANGHAI -Long Museum Architects: Archi-Union Architects

SHANGHAI -Fab-Union Space Architects: Archi-Union Architects

SHANGHAI Chi She Gallery Measuring 3.2 kilometers (2 miles) in length, 2.8 kilometers (1.7 miles) in width, and 2.3 meters (7.5 feet) in average depth, the lake spreads itself in an area totaling 6.5 square kilometers (2.5 square miles). Embraced by mountains on three sides, the West Lake knits itself into the North Inner Lake, the Yuehu Lake, the West Inner Lake, the South Lake and the West Outer Lake by the fabric of the Bai Causeway, the Su Causeway and the Yang Causeway. Between the North Inner Lake and the West Outer Lake lies the largest natural island called the Solitary Hill. In addition, three man-made islands stand in the West Outer Lake: the Lesser Paradise Island, the Mid-lake Pavilion, and the Ruangong Islet; and two famous pagodas by the lake: the Leifeng Pagoda to the south and the Baochu Pagoda to the north. Nowadays, West Lake is one of the top ten scenic areas in China, getting listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2011. It is famous for the romantic legends and intoxicating scenery. HANGZHOU -The West Lake Dawn on the Su Causeway in Spring Leifeng Pagoda in Evening Glow

Winery Yard and Lotus Pool in Summer Twin Peaks Piercing the Clouds

Moon over the Peaceful Lake in Autumn Evening Bell Ringing at Nanping Hill

Lingering Snow on the Broken Bridge in Winter Three Pools Mirroring the Moon Orioles Singing in the Willows HANGZHOU -Top Ten Scenes at West Viewing Fish at Flower Pond Lake Scenic Area You will find Lingyin Temple (Temple of Soul’s Retreat) in a long, narrow valley between Peak Flown From Afar (Fei Lai Feng) and North Peak to the northwest of the West Lake at Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province. It is without doubt a premier showpiece in the West Lake environs and is notable also as one of the ten most famous Buddhist temples of China. In 1961 it was listed for protec- tion as a key provincial historical and cultural site and is considered a leading centre for research relative to Chinese Buddhist culture. The presence of a temple on this site can be traced back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 - 420AD). According to local legend, Huili, an Indian monk came to the area where he was inspired by the spiritual nature of the scenery to be found here. To his mind this had to be a dwelling of the Immortals and so he gave the temple a name Temple of the Soul’s Retreat. The Chinese name is translated into English as either ’Temple of the Soul’s Retreat’ or ’Temple of Inspired Seclusion’ for the setting has a quiet and beautiful grandeur that encourages a feeling of peace and for contemplation. The Lingyin Temple was to gain in importance during the Five Dynasties (907-960 AD) when the King of the Wu Yue State initiated a large-scale development of the temple as HANGZHOU a sign of his devotion to Buddha. In its heyday, Lingyin Temple comprised nine buildings, eighteen pavilions, seventy-seven palaces and halls with over thirteen hundred rooms -Lingyin Temple providing accommodation for around three thousand monks. A monastery on this scale is difficult to imagine and needless to say over the centuries it has been subjected to many (Temple of Soul’s Retreat) changes of fortune due to wars, religious repression and other calamities. The main building that can be seen today is a result of the restoration that was carried out in 1974 follo- wing the ten-year Chinese Cultural Revolution. Arhitect: Wang Shu

HANGZHOU -China Art Academy Arhitect: Wang Shu

HANGZHOU -China Art Academy Arhitect: Wang Shu

HANGZHOU -Vertical Courtyard Apart- ments, 2002-2007 Designed by Kengo Kuma

HANGZHOU -Folk art museum Álvaro Siza clads International Design Museum of China in red sandstone

HANGZHOU -International Design Mu- seum Dutch firm UNStudio has completed a mixed-use development in the Chinese city of Hangzhou that accommodates a hotel, offices, apartments and shops, within a pair of sinuous towers connect- ed by a podium and landscaped plaza.

HANGZHOU -Raffles City Design: Approach design (ZUP) Chief architect: Ma Di Design team: Jin Xin, Mao Liaoping, Jiang Sheng, Zhang Jialiang, Shen Weifen, Wang Yang, Mao Mengjun HANGZHOU -Cloud Town Exhibition Centre Chinese studio WSP Architects has completed a university campus complex in Hangzhou, China, featuring a cluster of buildings with irregular stacked floors arranged around a central square.

HANGZHOU -Hangzhou Normal University