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Sightseeing Sightseeing Overview Shanghai has seen a lot of history and has kept many relics of it intact, with municipal conservation policies preserving large swathes of the colonial architectural inheritance. Add to this a city government that has not been too narrowly focused on commerce to neglect wider urban planning issues and the result is one of China’s most elegant cities and certainly its most sophisticated and cosmopolitan. In a country where even a wealthy Shanghai person only nets US$1500 in average annual income per capita (this obviously is relative) but the quality of the urban environment is high by any standards. The Huangpu River separates the old and new Shanghai, with the historic Bund promenade on one side and the futuristic Pudong New Area on the other. The Old Town contains some cultural delights, such as the Yuyuan Gardens and Bazaar, while Renmin Square is the focus of the city’s Communist tradition, the site of many a protest and home to the Shanghai Government. Tourist Information Shanghai Tourist Information and Service Centre 303 Moling Lu (South Exit of Shanghai Railway Station) Tel: (21) 6353 9920. Website: www.tourinfo.sh.cn Shanghai China International Service 1277 Beijing Xi Lu Tel: (21) 6289 8899. Fax: (21) 6289 4928. E-mail: scits@scits.com Website: www.scits.com Hotels also offer excellent tourist information. There is a number of other Tourist Information and Service Centres scattered around the city, including the Pudong New Area and Xuhui District. A tourist telephone hotline (tel: (21) 6252 0000) operates daily 1000-2100. Passes There are no sightseeing passes currently available in Shangahi. |
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