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Getting There By Water Shanghai has the busiest port in China, for both passenger and freight traffic. It is operated by the Shanghai Port Authority (tel: (21) 329 0660; fax: (21) 329 0202). The container port and heavy cargo facilities are separated from the passenger terminals and closer to the mouth of the Huangpu River. Domestic river ferries leave from Shiliupu Wharf (tel: (21) 6326 1261 or 0050) at 111 Zhongshan Dong Lu, south of the Bund. The International Passenger Terminal, 1 Taiping Lu, north of the Bund, is earmarked for extensive redevelopment over the next five to ten years, as part of a plan to improve the entire Huangpu riverfront. At present, the terminal has tourist information, shops and basic hotels. Ferry services: Sea or river travel is a real option, although little used by foreign visitors, not least because of the variable safety records of Chinese passenger craft. Fares are frequently much cheaper than by rail and the service sometimes even can be faster. The Shanghai leg of the Yangzi River cruise is too dull to make it worth recommending. The ferry booking service at 1 Jinling Dong Lu or the ferry wharf at Siliupu (tel: (21) 6326 1261) sell tickets, as does the Chinese International Travel Service – CITS (website: www.cits.net) with a commission. International ferries go to and from Inchon and Chejudo in South Korea and Osaka and Kobe in Japan from the international terminal at 1 Taiping Lu. Transport to the city: Shiliupu Wharf is located right in the centre of Shanghai, just one kilometre (half a mile) south of the Bund. Transport to the city centre therefore presents no problem. Public buses 11, 22, 65, 303, 307, 311, 313, 317 and 868 all stop at here and taxi can also be easily found. The nearest metro station is Henanzhonglu, near the Bund. |
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