Shanghai
Strolling Shanghai’s Bund (Part 2)
By Monique Burns Strolling along the Huangpu River, through the venerable district known as the Bund, is one of the great pleasures of visiting Shanghai, China’s dazzling coastal metropolis. Not only do the Bund’s ornate 19th and early 20th-century buildings form a stunning visual tableau, but they offer fascinating insights
Strolling Shanghai’s Bund
By Monique Burns In Shanghai, China’s futuristic metropolis midway between Hong Kong and Beijing, stroll the Huangpu River promenade and marvel at supertall skyscrapers like the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Shanghai World Financial Center, and the Shanghai Tower, the world’s second-highest. Then turn your gaze toward the west bank and
The Kunlun Jing An: Reveling in Shanghai’s Old French Concession
By Monique Burns With super–tall skyscrapers and a booming economy, Shanghai is Asia’s answer to the 23rd century. But China’s high–tech showcase hasn’t forgotten its roots. Take Yuyuan Garden with pavilions and plantings based on centuries–old landscape designs. Or the riverside Bund with elegant buildings from the 1920s and 1930s
The Best of Shanghai and Seoul with Holland America
By Monique Burns Part 2: Cruising Asia with Holland America En route to Shanghai, on our 14-day Holland America cruise through China, South Korea and Japan, we leave the great Chinese port of Hong Kong and spend the next two days sailing northeast through the South China Sea and the
Visiting China’s Big Cities: Beijing & Shanghai
by Eleanor Berman The drastic contrasts between the ancient and modern worlds make China one of the world’s most fascinating destinations. New China dazzles, but two of the great ancient sights, the Great Wall and the buried army of life-size terra cotta warriors, remain among the world’s wonders, and good
Shanghai’s Top 10
By Bobbie Leigh Mao’s classless society is no more. “To get rich is glorious” Mao’s successor Deng Xiaping announced in 1979. With his reforms, a new pseudo capitalist program was initiated and it worked. Today, some 10,000 entrepreneurs, each worth more than 10 million US dollars, have made China the
Smart Deals: The Peninsula Shanghai
The Deal: The new Peninsula Shanghai, which is set on the historic Bund in the heart of the city, opens on October 19, 2009 with the Peninsula Preview Rate.
