During the Ming Dynasty Pan Xuduan a Sichuan governor decided to prove his love and respect for his parents and ancestors by constructing a private garden for his parents in Shanghai. The garden took nearly 20 years to build and was not finished until after the death of his parents. The garden consists of three halls, Sansui Tang Hall, Cuixiu Tang Hall and Yuhua Tang Hall. There are also many other sights including a stone exhibition gallery, a famous jade rock and a grand rockery.

The Bund or waitan as it is know in Chinese meaning foreign shore derives its English name not form a German expression as commonly mistaken, but from the Hindustani word “band” meaning an artificial causeway or embankment. The Bund is a throw back to the colonial days of foreign powers, before the second world war. The Bund is slowly sinking and in the early 1990s the front along the Bund was redeveloped to prevent flooding. A walk along the Bund in the evening offers excellent views.

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The fifth tallest building in the world and the second tallest in China, the Jin Mao is a modern architectural classic designed using elements taken from an ancient Chinese Pagoda. The 88th flloor of the Jin Mao Tower standing at 340 meters tall offers some of the best views in Shanghai. Literally translated the towers name means “Golden Prosperity”. The tower is home to the Shanghai Grand Hyatt Hotel.

Shanghai's most famous shopping street extends more than five km (three miles) from Jingan Temple to the Bund. There are a variety of department stores along the stretch. The Chinese love to shop and it is no more evident anywhere else throughout China than on Nanjing Road. If you want to avoid the hankers trying to sell counterfeit goods then, a good way to view the street is to ride the tram that goes up and down this mostly pedestrianised road.

Costing US$50 million and opened in 1996, Shanghai Museum is a world class museum designed by Xing Tonghe, a famous Shanghesse architect. The museum contains eleven galleries and three exhibition halls, displaying paintings, furniture, calligraphy, coins, ceramics, jade, sculptures, minority race artifacts and furniture. The museum is located in People's Square and is open Sunday to Friday from 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m and on Saturday's from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.