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Century Avenue
Century Avenue () is a major street in Pudong, Shanghai. It begins near the Oriental Pearl Tower and ends at Yanggao Road, in a pedestrianised section leading to Century Park (Shanghai), Century Park. Major Landmarks There are many major landmarks along the road (from west to east): * Lujiazui * Jin Mao Tower * Shanghai World Financial Center * NYU Shanghai * Shanghai Oriental Art Center * Shanghai Science and Technology Museum * Century Park (Shanghai), Century Park Metro stations Shanghai Metro Line 2, Shanghai Metro, Line 2 follows Century Avenue for the entire length of the road. It is accessible through the following stations (from west to east): * Lujiazui station, Lujiazui * Dongchang Road station, Dongchang Road * Century Avenue station, Century Avenue * Shanghai Science and Technology Museum station, Shanghai Science and Technology Museum References {{Reflist Pudong Streets in Shanghai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai Oriental Art Center
The Shanghai Oriental Art Center (), abbreviated SHOAC, is one of the leading performance and cultural facilities in Shanghai. The five interconnected hemispherical halls or "petals" are shaped to resemble a butterfly orchid from above.SHOAC"Prelude"./ref> They comprise the Entrance Hall, the Concert Hall, the Opera Hall, the Performance Hall, and the Exhibition Hall. The high-tech ceiling changes color during the night to reflect the nature of the performances inside. Located off Century Avenue in Pudong, the SHOAC was opened with a New Year's Eve concert in 2004 and officially opened on July 1, 2005. History The facility was jointly constructed by the Shanghai Municipal Government and Pudong New Area Government on a budget of 1.1 billion RMB. The right to operate its grounds were won by the Poly Culture and Arts Company in September 2003; they then partnered with the Wenhui-Xinmin United Press Group to establish the Shanghai Oriental Art Center Management Company, Limited. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Century Avenue Station
Century Avenue () is a major Shanghai Metro interchange station An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system that allows passengers to change from one route to another, often without having to leave a station or pay an additio ... named after Century Avenue, which runs above the station. It is currently one of two stations (the other one being Longyang Road station) on the Shanghai Metro network to serve four lines (namely Lines 2, 4, 6 and 9), and the first four-line interchange metro or subway station in mainland China. This station, first known as Dongfang Road station (), is part of the initial section of Line 2 that opened from to that open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lujiazui Station
Lujiazui () is a station on Line 2 and 14 of the Shanghai Metro rapid transit system, situated in the middle of the financial district of Lujiazui. This station is the first stop in Pudong going east towards Pudong International Airport, and is part of the initial section of Line 2 that opened from to that opened on 20 September 1999. The station later became an interchange on 30 December 2021 after the opening of Line 14. Being at the centre of Lujiazui, the station is of significance to the area. Location Lujiazui station is located in the financial district of the same name near the eastern bank of the Huangpu River. Located at the major intersection of Century Avenue, Fenghe Road, Lujiazui West Road, and Lujiazui Ring Road, the station is within reach of many famous attractions in Shanghai. To the northwest is the Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai IFC lies to the immediate south, and Super Brand Mall lies to the southwest. Further afield, the Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 2, Shanghai Metro
Line 2 is an east–west line in the Shanghai Metro network. With a length of nearly , it is the second longest line in the metro system after line 11. Line 2 runs from in the west to in the east, passing Hongqiao Airport, the Huangpu river, and the Lujiazui Financial District in Pudong. With a daily ridership of almost 1.5 million, it is the Shanghai Metro's busiest metro line. The eastern portion of the line, from to Pudong International Airport, was once operated almost independently from the main segment until April 18, 2019, while through service between these two started the next day. The line is colored on system maps. History The first section of line 2 was opened on October 28, 1999, from to . This section, which included 12 stations, totaled . A year later, was added to the eastern part of the line, adding . Four new stations, located west of the Zhongshan Park station, opened in December 2006, extending the line to . This section added to the line. Four years la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai Metro
The Shanghai Metro (; Shanghainese: ''Zaon6he5 Di6thiq7'') is a rapid transit system in Shanghai, operating urban and suburban transit services to 14 of its 16 municipal districts and to Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. Served as a part of Shanghai rail transit, the Shanghai Metro system is the world's biggest metro system by route length, totaling . It is also the second biggest by the number of stations with 396 stations on 19 lines. It ranks first in the world by annual ridership with 3.88 billion rides delivered in 2019. The daily ridership record was set at 13.29 million on March 8, 2019. Over 10 million people use the system on an average workday. History A subway was first proposed for Shanghai in 1956. Tests started in 1964, but construction was suspended during the Cultural Revolution in the mid-1960s. Opening in 1993 with full-scale construction extending back to 1986, the Shanghai Metro is the third-oldest rapid transit system in mainland China, after the Beiji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai Science And Technology Museum
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum is a large museum in Pudong, Shanghai, close to Century Park, the largest park within the inner districts of the city.世纪公园-上海旅游景点 ''"Century Park is the largest natural park setting within the Inner Ring Road in Shanghai."'' It is one of China's most-visited museums. It received 1,351,000 visitors in 2020, despite a fall of attendance of 72 percent from 2019 due to restrictions and reduced tourism imposed by the pandemic.=Tea-AECOM Museum Index, "Top 20 Museums Worldwide", published September 2021 History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NYU Shanghai
New York University Shanghai (NYU Shanghai) is China's first Sino-US research university and the third degree-granting campus of New York University (NYU). Jointly established by NYU and East China Normal University with the support of the city of Shanghai in 2012, it was the first US university to receive independent registration from China's Ministry of Education. While classes are in English, some proficiency in Chinese is required for graduation. Upon graduation, students will receive a bachelor's degree conferred by New York University - the same degree awarded at the New York campus - as well as a Chinese degree recognized by the Chinese government. Students are required to study away at one of NYU's 12 Global Academic Centers and 2 degree-granting campuses in order to foster cross-cultural understanding and communication. History The school opened to students in September 2013. Of the class of 294 students, 51% came from The People's Republic of China, with the remaining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai World Financial Center
The Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC; , Shanghainese: ''Zånhae Guejieu Cinyon Tsonsin'') is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by the Mori Building Company, with Leslie E. Robertson Associates as its structural engineer and China State Construction Engineering Corp and Shanghai Construction (Group) General Co. as its main contractor. It is a mixed-use skyscraper, consisting of offices, hotels, conference rooms, observation decks, and ground-floor shopping malls. Park Hyatt Shanghai is the tower's hotel component, comprising 174 rooms and suites occupying the 79th to the 93rd floors, which at the time of completion was the highest hotel in the world. It is now the third-highest hotel in the world after the Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, which occupies floors 102 to 118 of the International Commerce Centre. On 14 September 2007, the skyscraper was topped out at , making it the 2nd tallest build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Mao Tower
The Jin Mao Tower (; Shanghainese:'' Cinmeu Dagho''; lit. ‘Golden Prosperity Building’), also known as the or , is a , 88-story (93 if counting the floors in the spire) landmark skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, China. It contains a shopping mall, offices and the Grand Hyatt Shanghai hotel which starts from the 53rd floor, which at the time of completion was the highest hotel in the world. Along with the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Shanghai World Financial Center and the Shanghai Tower it is part of the Lujiazui skyline seen from the Bund. It was the tallest building in China from its completion in 1999 until 2007, when it was surpassed by the Shanghai World Financial Center which is located close by. The Shanghai Tower, a 128-story building located next to these two buildings, surpassed the height of both these buildings in 2015, creating the world's first trio of adjacent supertall skyscrapers. Structure The building is located on a plot of land near the Lujiazui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
