The Oriental Pearl Tower is one of the most striking and futuristic sights in China’s business stronghold Shanghai. Overlooking the Huangpu River opposite the historic Bund the tower rises 468 metres above the street and was the tallest building in China until the nearby Shanghai World Financial Centre surpassed it a few years back. The tower opened in 1994 and as well as an important communication tower it is home to a hotel,exhibition space a revolving restaurant and 15 yes 15 observation levels with the highest being 350 metres from ground. The tower features 11 spheres supported by three columns, and was designed using plenty of Chinese symbolism based around a poem dating back to the Tang Dynasty. Over three million visitors visit the tower each year and this year with World Expo being hosted in Shanghai you can bet the numbers will soar. Some visitors to Shanghai consider the admission price expensive and the queues long but many agree the view over the city is quiet spectacular if you are lucky enough to visit this fascinating city on a clear day.
The world’s highest observation deck is set to open this Saturday at the Shanghai World Financial Centre in China. Like Beijing, Shanghai has seen huge investment in recent years to turn the city into an almost futurist metropolis with their new 474m tall World Financial Centre building being one of a few huge skyscrapers to be built in the Asian region over the coming years. The video above is a quick promo building that shows how the building operates from its huge foundations to the air conditioning systems. If anyone out there gets a chance to get up to the deck drop us a line in the comment form below, we are interested to know if there is a good view of the city or a good view of smog from the deck. Read the rest of this entry »
The Grand Hyatt Shanghai is in the business centre of Pundong and not only is the world highest hotel it also has the worlds highest pool and the world’s longest laundry chute running the full length of the tower. The chute has baffles along the cavity to slow the laundry down during it’s decent to the basement. The hotel is located on the 53rd to 88th floors of the Jin Mao Building which is the worlds 3rd tallest building. The rooms offer spectacular views of the Bund, Huang Pu River and the city when the weather is clear. The hotel is one of the most luxurious and beautiful hotels in China with an art deco Asian inspired rooms and lobbies. The 555 room hotel opened in 1999. For those wanting the best cocktail lounge in Shanghai- check out the view from Cloud 9 on the 87th floor, on a clear night you have never seen anything so spectacular.
It’s well known that China is one of the most populated countries on earth, but have you stopped to think how they all get around? Check out the video above of a intersection in Shanghai, there are about 2000 new cars a day sold in China and all those car have got to go somewhere and it seems like its every man for themselves when you to to an intersection without traffic lights. Traffic jams are a constant part of life in the busy cities of China so if you plan to get around over there opt for the train over the bus. Read the rest of this entry »
Located in Shanghai the Oriental Pearl Tower is a TV tower that is the 3rd tallest tower in the world and at 468m it’s the tallest in Asia. Looking like a building from the Jetsons the buildings observation decks, shopping mall and hotel are given names like Space Module, Space City and Space Hotel. The building itself has become a symbol of Shanghai and modern China, it’s one of the most photographed buildings in Shanghai, especially at night when the light show takes over. The building attracts around 3 million visitors a year so if you ever in shanghai make sure you check out it out, there are 3 observation decks, shops, bars and a revolving restaurant located in the building as well as a small hotel.
