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Nanjing Road, a Century-old Shopping Street

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China’s premier shopping street, 5.5km (3.4-mile) Nanjing road, stretches from the bund in the east to the intersection of jing ‘an temple and xi yan ‘an street in the west. Today, it is a must-see metropolitan destination, attracting thousands of fashion-conscious shoppers from around the world.

Nanjing road, a century-old street in Shanghai’s huangpu district, bears witness to the city’s history. Over time, it has been reorganized and has undergone significant changes. Large traditional stores no longer dominate the market, as modern shopping malls, specialty stores, theaters and international hotels have sprung up along the streets. To facilitate shopping, there is an all-weather pedestrian playground in the eastern district.

There are more than 600 shops on the road, offering countless famous products of high quality and fashionable style. Upscale stores include tiffany, montblanc, omega and dunhill. About 100 traditional shops and specialty stores offer fine silk, jade, embroidery, wool and clocks. People who like to shop will indulge in the pleasure of shopping.

There are many traditional food stores with a history of 100 years in Nanjing road. Here, you can not only taste the most authentic Shanghai cuisine, but also buy some for your friends and family as gifts.

It was an unforgettable experience taking the old dangdang tram from 8:30 to 22:00 every day. On the slow train, you can see all kinds of shops outside the window, old or new, leaving your view one by one, just like history. The one-way trip will take about 10 minutes and you will have to pay 5 RMB for it.

Flashing neon lights illuminate the magnificent buildings and illuminate the night sky of this vibrant city. Outdoor bars, abstract sculptures and the long music of street musicians make the evening stroll more enjoyable.

Nanjing road in Shanghai consists of east Nanjing road and west Nanjing road, with xizang road in the middle. Nanjing east road is relatively busy because of its proximity to the bund, a Shanghai landmark. Visitors can choose to walk along the whole road or choose a portion of it according to physical strength and time.

Jin Mao Tower, the Third Tallest Skyscraper in Shanghai

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Located in the lujiazui financial and trade zone center of pudong new area, Jin Mao tower is the third tallest building in Shanghai after Shanghai tower and Shanghai world financial center. From puxi (west of the hung-pu river) by tunnel (about 2 minutes by car) or from hongqiao, pudong international airport (about 30 minutes by car).

The 88-story Jin Mao tower was completed in 1999. It stands 420.5 meters (about 1,380 feet) tall and covers 2.3 hectares (5.68 acres). The skyscraper’s architect, Adrian d. Smith, skillfully combined elements of traditional Chinese culture with the latest architectural styles of the time, making it one of the best built buildings in China.

The building includes modern offices, a luxury five-star hotel, the grand hyatt Shanghai, exhibition halls, banquet halls, observation decks and entertainment facilities on the following floors: the first and second floors form a spectacular and bright business lobby; Office rooms from 3 to 50 floors; The 51st and 52nd floors are mechanical and electrical facilities centers with limited staff; Floors 53 to 87 are reserved for the grand hyatt hotel, floor 86 is the exclusive club for hotel guests, floor 87 is the hotel restaurant; The 88th floor, the tallest, is the observation deck of the tower, which can hold 1,000 people at a time.

This tower has the best elevator. The two direct lifts travel at 9.1 meters (nearly 30 feet) per second, from the ground floor to the 88th floor in just 45 seconds. There are five or six elevators on every 10 floors, reducing waiting times to 35 seconds even during rush hours.

The tower has a six-story annex containing exhibition halls, meeting rooms, a multipurpose hall, a grand ballroom and an entertainment center.

The tower’s basement is a three-story car park that can hold 800 cars and 2,000 bicycles. The parking lot is equipped with 360-degree surveillance cameras as a security feature of the building.

Huangpu River, a Landmark of Shanghai

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The Huangpu river is a landmark of Shanghai, dividing the city into Pudong and Puxi. It is 113 kilometers (70 miles) long and 300-770 meters (984-2,526 feet) wide, flowing through more than 10 districts of the city. It is regarded as the mother river of Shanghai, with functions such as drinking water, shipping, drainage, fishing and tourism. In order to provide better transportation conditions, submarine tunnels and Bridges have been built under and above the river. On both sides of the river, there are buildings of various styles and important scenery. Famous scenic spots such as the bund and lujiazui finance and trade zone are located here.

To enjoy the scenery along the river, the bund on the west bank and binjiang avenue on the east bank are the two best places in the city. Binjiang avenue is less crowded, but the bund is more beautiful. On the bund, there is a group of historic buildings along the road. It is made up of a large number of western-style buildings built about 100 years ago, when Shanghai was home to a large number of foreign immigrants. The east bank of pudong is a tall and modern building built in recent decades. Pudong has become an important financial and commercial center for Shanghai and even for China. The contrast between the skyscrapers of the east and the classical architecture of the west is striking, and you can see the development of the city over the past century.

There are two Bridges across the river: yangpu bridge and Nanpu Bridge, like two dragons lying across the water. Between the two Bridges stands the Oriental pearl tower. From a bird’s eye view, the whole picture looks like two dragons playing with a pearl, which is one of the unique features of the river. Another famous bridge across the river is the waibaidu bridge at the junction of the Huangpu river and Suzhou river. It is the largest iron bridge in downtown Shanghai. The bridge has a history of hundreds of years and bears witness to the development of the city. In many old movies and photos, you can see the image of the bridge.

In Wusong mouth, there is a special scene: three color water. It is where the Huangpu and Yangtze rivers meet and flow into the east China sea. The water of the Huangpu river in the urban area is steel gray, the water of the Yangtze river is yellow and sandy yellow, and the water of the east China sea is green.

The best way to see the Huangpu river is by boat, especially at night. During the roughly 50-minute trip, you can enjoy the views of the river from the cruise ship. At night, brightly lit, dotted with different styles of buildings on both sides of the river, presenting a different beauty. If you don’t want to spend too much time on a cruise ship, you can also take a quick ferry trip between pudong and puxi, about 15 minutes each way.

Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park Promoted to 5A Tourist Attractions

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In 2016, Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park started to build a national 5A scenic spot. Scenic area overall closely around “concerted effort, full participation, to build the international well-known type 5 a level mountain scenic spots” that create the target, started the tourist service center, danxia square, ecological parking lot, viewing platform scale, tourism toilet, tour road, intelligence platform 15 tourism supporting service facilities such as construction projects. Complete the tourist service center construction area of 180000 square meters, 210000 square meters of danxia square and ecological parking lot, anticorrosive wood eco-tour trails of 8393 square meters, 18703 square meters of viewing platform, 3 commercial shopping district, 1 smart scenic spot operation management center and real-name ticket booking system, the purchase of environmentally friendly tourism bus 40 vehicles, replace the tour bus 14 units, scenic area has reached 95 operating vehicles now. Positive response to a call for a “toilet revolution”, investment 7 million yuan, according to the matching with the characteristics of landscape scenic spot, with the surrounding environment coordination principle, successively scenic spot in the parking lot, tourist service center, the viewing platform, there are 11 new high standard tourism toilet set 6 third toilet seat, according to AAA set up standard of scenic tourism toilet toilet cleaning requirements, are equipped with a one-time health cushion, hand sanitizer, such as cleaning service, do the humanized service, perfecting tourism service system.

One thousand and two hundred days of wind and rain, the service quality of the scenic spot continues to improve

Service quality is the lifeline of tourism development. In the process of its establishment, zhangye colorful danxia scenic spot has always been guided by “quality tourism” and aimed at “tourists’ satisfaction”. Whatever is provided to visitors must be safe and healthy; All visitors to see the scenic spot staff must be warm and polite; All the scenic spots to provide services must be perfect “quality policy, efforts to increase the comprehensive improvement of the tourism market, creating a healthy, harmonious and orderly tourism market environment. Always practice “put yourself in others’ shoes and treat guests sincerely; Online booking a ticket through the tour of the satisfaction of the service; Maternal and child space service special love service; Colorful danxia dazzle colorful Chinese read heart service; Multi-language explanation of the transfer of popular science warm heart service; Peace of mind service for human and vehicle diversion hotspot monitoring; Network covered pavilion blessing comfort service; Be diligent in communicating tourists’ satisfactory intimate service; Resolve emotional complaints for zero patient service; Respect the old love the young heart blend of enthusiastic service “standard. Carry out the theme service activities of “everyone is a security officer, everyone is a geomorphic protection officer, everyone is a cleaner, everyone is a publicist”, “tourists ask me for thousands of times and I treat tourists as if they first met”, and the service quality of the scenic spot is constantly improving.

“The world’s top ten amazing geographical wonders”, “the seven most beautiful danxia in China”, “China rainbow mountain”, “cappadocia in the east”, “the best low-altitude tourism experience area”… This “grab an eye” net stick and the key word “exposure” out of the current zhangye colorful danxia “thermal value”. To create a national 5 a-class tourist scenic spot “gold-lettered signboard”, to build international tourist destination brand, zhang ye cities and counties (districts) two levels of government, zhang ye danxia scenic area management committee, group in gansu province and air travel, and zhang ye danxia culture tourism co., LTD., together with strengthen protection and construction of scenic spots, improve the functional facilities, standard management, optimize the tourism environment, make the danxia scenic area leading to effectively play a leading role, improve the core competitiveness, zhang ye danxia tourism brand has been recognized by domestic and overseas tourists generally and degree of visibility and reputation continued ascension of scenic spots, Brand influence continues to expand, the number of tourist reception “blowout” growth, from 380,000 in 2013 to 2.6 million in 2019 to achieve the “six consecutive jump”, the management mode has also changed from extensive to collectivized, large-scale. According to zhang ye colorful danxia scenic spot large data operations center, according to data from 2014 to 2019, tourists, respectively, 645400 people, 1.0793 million people, 1.4131 million people, 1.9218 million people, 2.3268 million people and 2.6 million people, rose 68.56%, 67.23%, 30.93%, 35.99%, 21.07% and 11.74%, the average annual growth rate of more than 40%, alkaline saline colorful danxia scenic spots have become the best scenic spots in gansu province growth.

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