Central City Of China
Ravish Kumar
| 29-11-2022
· Travel team
Shanghai is the central city of China and one of the largest cities in the world with the largest urban population in the world.
Shanghai is China's economic, financial, trade, shipping, scientific and technological innovation center, with a total area of 6,340.5 square kilometers and a built-up area of 1,237.85 square kilometers. The city's permanent population is 24.8943 million. In 2021, Shanghai's GDP was 4,321.485 billion yuan.
Shanghai is the most economically developed city in China. There are advanced talents, advanced knowledge and culture, and the rapid development of information network. It can be seen that Shanghai, due to its unique geographical location, makes its economy developed and the city prosperous, attracting countless people to come.
It can be said that because of its prosperous beauty, more and more people come here to broaden their horizons. Shanghai is also a microcosm of China's modernization, highlighting the country's current level of economic development.
Here are some of the landmarks of Shanghai.
Oriental Pearl Tower
The Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower is one of the most dazzling skyscrapers in downtown Shanghai and one of the landmarks of the city. Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower, designed by Shanghai Modern Architecture Design Co., LTD. The tower is 467.9 meters high and consists of 11 spheres of different sizes in series.
The Oriental Pearl Tower is a comprehensive tourist and cultural attraction integrating sightseeing, dining, shopping, entertainment, historical display, radio and television. It is one of the top ten sights in Shanghai.
Shanghai Tower
The building is 632 meters tall, with a structural height of 580 meters. With a total of 121 floors, the Shanghai Tower is by far the tallest skyscraper in China. Construction of the Shanghai Tower began in 2008 and was completed in 2016. The Shanghai Tower covers a total area of 433,954 square meters and took eight years to build at a cost of nearly 15 billion yuan.
In its overall appearance, the Shanghai Tower resembles a spinning piece of human DNA. The architects took into account that the higher the floor, the more wind it gets, the more twisting it becomes with each higher floor. The result is a 120-degree distortion of the main body, resulting in a DNA-like appearance.
Shanghai Grand Theatre
The Shanghai Grand Theatre opened on August 27, 1998, and is located in People's Square in the heart of the city. It is adjacent to Shanghai Municipal People's Government and Shanghai Museum and covers an area of about 2.1 hectares. The Shanghai Grand Theatre has a unique architectural style and beautiful shape.
By the end of 2011, the Shanghai Grand Theater had offered 6,700 performances and made a move to popularize ticket prices. This has allowed more ordinary Shanghai residents to enjoy world-class high art. Shanghai Grand Theatre has become a showcase for world-class works of art, an exchange platform for international art activities and a promotion platform for public welfare art education.
Yangpu Bridge
Yangpu Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Shanghai. Yangpu Bridge was built on September 15, 1993 and lasted two years and five months. The bridge is 7,654 meters long and 30.35 meters wide, and has elevators for sightseeing. Yangpu Bridge, like a rainbow, ranks first among cable-stayed Bridges of the same type in the world.