Shanghai is an energetic international metro-polis. This modern metropolis combining with its rich heritage and Chinese culture offers much to see and do. The renowned historical and modern attractions in and around Shanghai includes The Bund, World Financial Center, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Yuyuan Garden, Xintiandi, Nanjing Road and more to explore. When travel to Shanghai for China day tours, what you should see? Oriental Pearl TV Tower will be firstly recommonded to you.

[img]http://www.chinafocustravel.com/uploads/itinerary_images/Shanghai_O... Shanghai day trips start from the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. The Oriental Pearl Tower (468m) is the highest TV and radio tower in Asia and the third tallest in the world. It was built in 1994 and soon became Shanghai's landmark. The Oriental Pearl Tower consists of three big columns, which are 9 meters in diameter, the space module, the upper sphere, the lower sphere, five small spheres, tower base and the square. In the tower, there is a double-decker elevator, which can hold fifty people at a time, and a two-speed elevator that can run at a speed of 7 meters per second. The tower is equipped with three-dimensional lighting installation, which makes the whole tower very colorful and beautiful.

It is amazing that this ultra-modern tower combines ancient concepts such as the spherical pearls, with 21st Century technology, commerce, recreation, educational and conference facilities. All of this and it really is a TV and radio tower that services the Shanghai area with more than nine television channels and upwards of ten FM radio channels. Truly, 'oriental pearl' is the most suitable name for this tower and your Classic China travel will not complete without Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Shanghai.