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A sight
seeing Tour of the City Proper(Brief Introduction ) |
Shanghai,the largest city in China,is one of the three municipalities
under the direct jurisdiction of the central government on our country
, the other two being Beijing and Tianjin.Lying mid-way on China¡¯s
east coast, meanwhile, it is the gateway to the Yangtze River basin.Greater
Shanghai covers a total area of 6200 square kilometers or 2388 square
miles.
The Bund
The Bund, a must for all visitors to Shanghai, is famous at home and
abroad. On the bund stand many tall buildings of different styles
which belongs to a CBD. They used to be the political, economic and
cultural headquarters of Shanghai. Besides , may foreign banks , clubs,firms
and newspaper agencies were also clustered here. From the architectural
point of view , these high rise buildings are identical in their architectural
tone and their skylines are harmonious though they were designed by
different architects at different times.
Jade Buddha Temple
The Temple stands at Jiangning Rd corner of Anyuan Rd which belongs
to JingAn district,The temple built in Qing Dynasty,There are five
buildings in the temple i.e the Heavenly King Hall, the Grand Hall,
the Hall of Reclining Buddha, the Jade Buddha Chamber,and the Abbot'room.
Yu garden of City God Temple
Yu Garden is a famous private residential garden which belongs to
old down town of City God Temple, the garden built in 1559, of the
three types i.e court garden, temple garden and residential garden
in China Yu garden belongs to the last.
Chinese Opera and Chinese Acrobatics
Chinese Opera, a major Chinese theatrical form,enjoys great popularity
both at home and abroad..To many foreign theatregoers, it is almost
synonymous with China¡¯ s classical theatre.
Chinese Acrobatics
Chinese acrobatics was laready an independent and highly skilled art
some 2,000 years ago. Han dynasty acrobatics programs included items
such as tight rope walking, along with conjuring tricks such as legerdemain,knife
swallowing and fire eating. These acrobatics acts are vividly depicted
in tomb wall paintings,painted bricks,stone engravings and pottery
figurines dating from the Han Dynasty excavated in recent years in
Shangsong ,Sichuan ,etc.
A Boat Excursion on the Huangpu River
Perhaps you would like to get a general idea of the Huangpu River<
would¡¯t you? In the contemporary history of China, the river has been
wellknown in the world becauseships from numerous countries has once
ridden and many of them are still riding on it.¡¡¡..
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