Shanghai

Shanghai is a destination for people interested in culture, architecture, fashion and arts. In fact, next year Shanghai is going to be the host city for the 2010 Universal Exposition. Most widely known for its cultural activities, well stocked museums and innumerable art galleries, Shanghai's architecture is also impressive; the city has around 5000 towers from which you can count at least 120 skyscrapers. The Grand Hyatt Hotel is one of the most impressive modern buildings. And for those lovers of engineering marvels, in 2005 Shanghai inaugurated the longest bridge in the world which joins the city to the Yangshan islands and its port, the major one in importance worldwide.

Less well known is that Shanghai makes a very romantic setting for a honeymoon. With plenty of green areas to explore hand in hand, romantic river cruises, jazz bands, ancient sites, excellent cuisine and very high quality and competitive hotel prizes.

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- The People Square. This has been a political and cultural centre of Shanghai since 1994.
- The Bund, have a walk along the waterfront for a sight of some of the most spectacular buildings in the world. This must be done during the day and again at night time as the view and the general feeling of the place is completely different.
- The Pudong district and its futuristic buildings from which the Pearl Tower is the most representative. Arguably the tallest building, it is worth a visit to experience its turning restaurant at the top of the Tower which offers a superb view of the city.
- Nanjing Road, the busiest commercial centre in the city where everyday more than 1 million people eat, shop, walk and entertain themselves.
- The Jade Buddha Temple, which owes its name to its famous Jade statues of Buddha brought from Burma.
- Visit the Shanghai museum
- The Children's Palace.
- The old city and the beautiful Yu Yuan Garden, with a history of more than 100 years and many beautiful legends.
- The Xin Tian Di district famous for its stylish nightlife.
- Nearby Shanghai you can visit Su Zhou, one of the oldest towns in the Yangtze basin, founded in 600 BC. With its interconnected waterways and beautiful environment which is often compared to Venice.
- Also nearby Shanghai, Zhou Zhuang, a town with architecture dating back 900 years to the Ming and Qing dynasties.

- Language spoken: Mandarin is the official language but natives also speak a local dialect.
- Population: around 2588 persons per square metre.
- What to take: just yourself, you will find everything you need and things that you never imagined existed in Shanghai's shopping areas.
- Transport: You can fly directly to Shanghai's airport. A regular flight from Paris takes 11 hours to Shanghai.
- The temperature in Shanghai fluctuates between 40 degrees F/ 4 degrees C in winter and 83 degrees F/ 28 degrees C in summer.