The specific locations and introductions of Shanghai's top ten landmark buildings

1. Jinmao Tower

Location: Located in Lujiazui Financial and Trade Zone, across the river from the famous Bund Scenic Area.

Introduction: Shanghai Jinmao Tower covers an area of ??24,000 square meters, with a total construction area of ??290,000 square meters, of which the main building has 88 floors, a height of 420.5 meters, and approximately 200,000 square meters. The building appearance is tower-shaped. architecture. The sixth floor of the podium is 32,000 square meters, and the third underground floor is 57,000 square meters. The outer body is made of lattice cladding made of aluminum alloy tubes.

Floors 1-2 of Jinmao Tower are the foyer; floors 3-50 are large column-free office areas with a floor height of 4 meters and a net height of 2.7 meters; floors 51-52 are mechanical and electrical equipment floors; 53 -The 87th floor is the hotel; the 88th floor is the sightseeing hall, with a construction area of ??1,520 square meters.

2. Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower

Location: The Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower is located at the tip of Lujiazui in Pudong on the bank of the Huangpu River, facing the International Architecture Expo on the Bund across the river.

Introduction: The building was constructed in July 1991 and put into use in May 1995. It is responsible for the transmission business of 6 wireless TV sets in Shanghai, with an area coverage radius of 80 kilometers. ?

The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is one of the first batch of AAAAA-level tourist attractions in the country. There are landscapes and facilities in the tower such as a space capsule, a revolving restaurant, and the Shanghai Urban Historical Development Exhibition Hall. In 1995, it was listed as one of Shanghai's top ten new landscapes.

3. Shanghai Exhibition Center

Location: Located in Jing’an District, downtown Shanghai.

Introduction: The Shanghai Exhibition Center has hosted many important exhibitions at home and abroad, and also plays an important role as the venue for the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, the Political Consultative Conference and the government work conference. It plays a huge role in economy, politics, science and technology, culture and other aspects.

In September 2016, the Shanghai Exhibition Center was selected into the list of "The First Batch of China's 20th Century Architectural Heritage".

4. Shanghai Library

Location: Located in Huaihai Middle, Xuhui District, Shanghai.

Introduction: It is a comprehensive research-oriented public library and industry information center in Shanghai. It is also the Shanghai branch center of the National Cultural Information Resources Sharing Project and the Public Cultural Research Center of the Ministry of Culture. The base is one of the first batch of national key ancient book protection units.

The Shanghai Library was founded in 1952, and the Shanghai Institute of Science and Technology Information was founded in 1958. In 1995, the Shanghai Library and the Shanghai Institute of Science and Technology Information merged. In December 1996, the new Shanghai Library was officially opened. Open to the public.

As of the end of 2015, the Shanghai Library had a construction area of ??127,000 square meters, 36 reading rooms of various types, 24 institutional departments, and 751 employees. The library contains more than 55 million volumes of Chinese and foreign literature, including more than 1.7 million thread-bound Chinese ancient books, 170,000 volumes of 25,000 rare books, and 13,526 volumes of 2,256 species and 2,256 national first- and second-level collections.

5. Shanghai International Convention Center

Location: The Shanghai International Convention Center is located on Binjiang Avenue in Pudong, across the river from the Bund buildings.

Introduction: Together with the Oriental Pearl Tower and Jinmao Tower, it forms a famous landscape in the Lujiazui area.

The Shanghai International Convention Center has a total construction area of ??110,000 square meters and has modern conference venues: a 4,300 square meter multi-functional hall and a 3,600 square meter press center, which can accommodate 50-800 people. There are more than 30 conference halls for people; nearly 270 luxury hotel rooms, including presidential suites, business suites, and standard rooms; there are also high-end dining facilities, comfortable leisure places and more than 600 parking spaces.

In September 1999, the last "Fortune" World Forum of the 20th century was held here.

6. Shanghai Museum:

Location: The Shanghai Museum was founded in 1952. Its original location was the old Horse Racing Club at No. 325 Nanjing West Road. It moved to No. 16 Henan South Road in October 1959. Zhonghui Building is currently located at No. 201 Renmin Avenue, Huangpu District, south of People's Square in the center of Shanghai.

Introduction: In August 1993, the construction of the new Shanghai Museum began, and it was fully completed and opened to the public on October 12, 1996. The Shanghai Museum has a total building area of ??39,200 square meters, covering an area of ??11,000 square meters, with two floors underground and five floors above ground, with a height of 29.5 meters and a total investment of 570 million yuan. The new building is an architectural shape that combines a square base and a round overhang, which has the meaning of the Chinese "round sky and square earth". The name "Shanghai Museum" was written by Chen Yi, the first mayor of Shanghai after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The Shanghai Museum has eleven special galleries and three exhibition halls, with an exhibition area of ??2,800 square meters. There are nearly one million cultural relics in the collection, including 120,000 fine cultural relics, especially bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy, and paintings. It has a collection of bronzes from Baoji, Henan, Hunan and other places. It is known as "half of the country" in the cultural relics world. It is a large-scale ancient Chinese art museum.

7. Shanghai Grand Theater

Location: Located in People’s Square, Huangpu District, Shanghai, next to Shanghai Museum in the south, Huangpi North Road in the west, People’s Park and Shanghai History Museum in the north, and Shanghai History Museum in the east. It is adjacent to the Shanghai Municipal People's Government located at the northern end of the central axis of People's Square.

Introduction: The Shanghai Grand Theater covers an area of ??approximately 21,000 square meters, with a total construction area of ??70,000 square meters, a total building height of 40 meters, and a maximum of 10 floors. It is a cultural landmark building in Shanghai. It has staged various large-scale performances and variety shows such as operas, musicals, ballets, symphonies, chamber music, dramas, and operas.

From 2000 to 2017, the Shanghai Grand Theater won the title of "Shanghai Civilized Unit" for nine consecutive years; in 2004, the Shanghai Grand Theater was named the "National Cultural Industry Demonstration Base"; in 2006, the Shanghai Grand Theater Won the "Gold Award for Best Theater Management in China"; in 2008, the Shanghai Grand Theater passed the ISO9001 international quality management system certification.

8. Shanghai New Jinjiang Hotel

Location: The New Jinjiang Hotel is located in the famous Huaihai Road commercial center in Shanghai, adjacent to Xintiandi and People's Square, and directly accessible by the elevated subway.

Introduction: 582 guest rooms (suites), equipped with hotel digital video system, including flat-screen TV, high-definition, computer, and high-speed Internet access.

The hotel has 7 restaurants and bars, offering a variety of Chinese, Western and Japanese cuisine. There are also 9 multi-functional and conference halls, among which the grand banquet hall is named after the Shanghai flower "Magnolia" and can accommodate 400 people at the same time.

The hotel also has a shopping mall, business center, ticketing center and indoor fitness facilities.

9. Shanghai Stadium

Location: Located in the heart of southwest Shanghai, it is the intersection of Shanghai Metro’s only Ring Line 4 and the Inner Ring Elevated Road.

Introduction: Shanghai Stadium is currently a large outdoor stadium with a larger scale and more advanced facilities in my country (the largest outdoor stadium with the most advanced facilities in my country is the National Stadium, the main stadium of the Beijing Olympics) and Shanghai Stadium. One of the landmark buildings, with a construction area of ??170,000 square meters.

In 1998, Shanghai Stadium was rated as "The Best Sports Building in Shanghai"; in 1999, it was also rated as "One of the Top Ten Classic Building Gold Awards in Shanghai for the 50th Anniversary of New China". The address is No. 666 Tianyaoqiao Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai.

10. Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Location: Pudong International Airport is located in the coastal area on the south bank of the Yangtze River estuary in Pudong, Shanghai.

Introduction: Shanghai Pudong International Airport was built in 1999. The first phase of the project was completed and opened to traffic on September 16, 1999. The second runway was officially opened on March 17, 2005. The second runway was officially opened on March 26, 2008. The terminal building and the third runway were officially opened to traffic, and the fourth runway was officially opened on March 28, 2015.

According to information on the official website in November 2017, Pudong Airport has two terminals and three cargo areas, with a total area of ??824,000 square meters and 218 seats, including 135 passenger seats. It has four runways, two of 3800 meters, one of 3400 meters and one of 4000 meters.

As of the end of 2016, Pudong Airport has attracted 37 airlines to operate all-cargo aircraft here. All-cargo aircraft fly to 31 countries and 112 navigation points, and nearly 1,000 all-cargo aircraft take off and land every week.