At the mouth of the deep Yangtze River, which flows into the East China Sea, is the huge metropolis of Shanghai. It is the most populous city in China, including the suburbs, is home to about 24 million people!
Best time to visit Shanghai
Shanghai is one of the largest financial and shopping centers in the world. Millions of tourists annually visit this metropolis to see with their own eyes its ultra-modern skyscrapers, shopping centers, as well as historical sights, to join the Chinese culture, and taste delicious national cuisine.
The city is located at 31 degrees north latitude, so winters are short and rather mild there, and summers are long and hot. In addition, heavy rains fall from May to September (most rainfall is in August). Therefore, in summer Shanghai is not only very warm, but also humid and stuffy. People who do not tolerate such weather conditions are better off not coming to the city. In spring, the weather is changeable, with frequent rains and sharp temperature changes. Therefore, the best time to visit Shanghai is from the second half of September to the end of November, when the weather is warm and dry enough.
Shanghai main attractions
There are so many interesting sights in this metropolis that it will take a lot of time and effort to see even the most famous of them. Foreign guests should definitely see the huge Buddhist temple of Longhuasa with its famous pagoda, which reaches a height of 40 meters, the Temple of the Jade Buddha, the amazingly beautiful Yuyuan Garden, located in the very center of old Shanghai, with many graceful pavilions, bridges, gazebos. The city has many museums with interesting exhibits. The most famous is the Shanghai Museum, which contains almost 120 thousand exhibits of ancient Chinese art: bronze and ceramic items, jade figurines, coins, paintings, sculptures. History lovers can also visit the home-museums of famous Chinese politicians: Sun Yat-sen and Kang Chaishi.
The Bund is extremely popular with both residents and guests of Shanghai. It is about one and a half kilometers long and is built up with houses belonging to different architectural styles. It looks especially impressive in the evening under multi-colored lighting. Some tourists use the river tram service to see this promenade from the water when it is exceptionally beautiful.
Well, fans of shopping and Chinese cuisine will surely respect Nanjing Street with their attention. It is mostly pedestrianized and is full of shops and restaurants.
