China’s mega metropolis, where the east meets the west, a place popularly seen as the birthplace of everything considered modern in China, a city known for F1 racing – it’s Shanghai. It’s a major tourist hotspot in China which rivals New York or Paris in terms of modernity, and it’s something that is on every traveler’s itinerary and the reasons to visit Shanghai are just endless.
Songjiang Mosque
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- City: Shanghai
Songjiang Mosqueis located at 21 Gangbang Alley, Songjiang District. Built in the 14th century and claimed to be the oldest mosque in China and is still active. Songjiang Mosque is the oldest Islamic ...
Atlaslin Soong Ching Ling's Former Residence
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- City: Shanghai
Much state business took place at the residence. Today there's a small museum with many artifacts, largely about the politics of China leading up to the officia...
Square Pagoda Garden
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- City: Shanghai
Located on Zhongshan Road in Songjiang District, the Square Pagoda Garden is a new and classical garden, dotted with bridges, pavilions and stone formations, an...
Stampede Karting
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- City: Shanghai
Supposedly the largest go-kart track in Asia, it's not bad, though the price leaves a little to be desired. It is placed in the car-park of the Bai Lian shopping mall in Northern Shanghai. A 30 kuai c...
Sun Yat-sen's Former Residence
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- City: Shanghai
The house was the Shanghai residence of Sun Yat-sen and his wife Soong Ching Ling from 1918-1937. It was converted into a museum in 1961 and tells the story of ...
Sylvan Streets
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- City: Shanghai
Explore the Sylvan streets and admire Shanghai's Art Deco residential architecture, reputedly the world’s largest. Most historic buildings have a bronze plaque that details their original use. T...
lyng883 Temple of the Town Gods
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- City: Shanghai
A well-known Taoist temple not far from Yuyuan, the biggest example of traditional Chinese architecture in Shanghai. You can find local snacks and food as well ...
Thames Town
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- City: Shanghai
Thames Town is a very convincing English-style village, well versed with pubs, cobbled lanes and a church. Only residents are missing, and empty stores and streets make the place looks like a film set...
The Bund alongside Huangpu River once was the financial center of the Far East. It is considered the city's symbol since the 1920s. It is often referred to as "the museum of buildings", as many differ...
The Town God Temple (Chenghuangmiao)
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- City: Shanghai
The Town God Templeis a Daoist temple dedicated to Guanyin, the goddess of mercy. Authentic worship still goes on, but like most temples in tourist destinations...
The Yunjin Monastery
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- City: Shanghai
The Yunjin Monastery is located on the northern end of Caohe Street is a Buddhist monastery with three main buildings and separate living quarters....
