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» China-Travel-Articles » Reading: "Shanghai: First big in China"
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| Shanghai: First big in China |
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Jack |
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Like I said, everything is big in China. Shanghai is also beautiful. It’s truly a cosmopolitan city. The metropolis encompasses 6300 sq. km. of land and is home to 19 million. It’s a 2-hour cheap Shanghai Flights http://www.chinatraveldepot.com/Cheap-Shanghai-Flights from Guilin to Shanghai. Unfortunately, my Shanghai flight got delayed and by the time I reached my Shanghai hotel, it’s was 1 in the morning. I was hosted at Hotel Panorama right at the edge of the Bund. My room on the 23rd floor was facing the city. Had I been lucky to get the view of the Huangpu River, it would have been awesome to see the glitterati of Orient Pearl Centre and other skyscrapers around it. Shanghai is gearing up to host The World Expo in 2010. As such, the roads leading from the China Flights airport, the Bund and major buildings were under renovation. The Bund which is a walk on the banks of the river was closed for public. It was a 1-hour drive by taxi from the airport. The Maglev Train, with a speed in excess of 450 kms / hour would have got me from Pudong International Airport to downtown Longyong road station in matter of minutes. I missed taking the Maglev both ways as my landing and departure time were unsuitable. Maglev operates from 6:45 AM to 21:45 PM with intervals of 15 minutes. So be it. I used the site seeing tunnel to bring me back on the Zhongshan Road from where I began to explore the famous Nanjin Road. A must see for all visitors. This road has action on both sides of the roads. It was 9 PM. I strolled back to my china hotels soaking in the creative light effects on the buildings across the river… reminded me of Hong Kong harbour. Well, I had a very early flight to Hong Kong the next morning. From where I would take a ferry to Macau. |
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