Tour to China's Jiangnan - Shanghai (part 1)

Shanghai, also known as the 'Pearl of Orient' is a renowned metropolitan city and financial hub of China.


We arrived at the Pudong International Airport after a grueling 5-hours flight from Singapore. It was pouring when the plane landed but to our dissapointment, we were only handed raincoats instead of being lead to the skybridge to get to the terminal building. 'Owercrowded' was my instant impression of Shanghai. The feeling was so immense the moment we went through the immigration clearance which took a solid 2 hours before we could eventually retrieve our luggage.

The local food was very much oilier and saltier as compared to our taste back at home. In Shanghai, we had the opportunity to tour these places of interest: -


The Bund or 'Waitan', a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. Located along the western side of the Huangpu River, it is surrounded by majestic buildings dated back to Shanghai's grandest days. We were so thrilled by the sight of colourful lights illuminating the whole bund area which looks so much like magical luminous pearls.


Oriental Pearl Tower was completed on 1st october 1994. At the height of 468 meters, it is the tallest in Asia and the 3rd highest telecommunication tower in the world. The view of Shanghai city of the top was exasperating.