InterContinental Shanghai Pudong Destination

The 825-metre-long Shanghai Old Street is the main street for sightseeing. A tour of this street is impressive, with the frantic energy of Shanghai captured by the packed marketplace. The historical brick buildings have been saved from the wrecking ball, by transforming them into some of the city's finest clubs, restaurants and boutiques.

Yu Garden is believed to have been built in the Ming Dynasty, more than 400 years ago. The exquisite layout, beautiful scenery and the artistic style of the garden architecture have been made the garden one of the highlights of Shanghai. Moreover, Yu Garden is the place where people hold a lot of activities, such as flower exhibitions, stone exhibitions, painting exhibitions, tea ceremonies and lantern exhibitions.

You could go to the Next Age Department Store for shopping. It's the biggest shopping centre in the area of Pudong. Here you can buy traditional Chinese Green Tea or bring back some typical Chinese souvenirs for your family. Enjoy a cup of tea and various delicious dim sums on the ground floor of Bifengtang.

Flying kites in Century Park is part of local life. Also you can shop at the underground market of Century Park; the newly named Yatai Shenghui Fashion Market has become more and more popular for local people and visitors. Hundreds of booths in the market sell various brands of hand bags, watches, clothes, etc. Bargaining with vendors is always recommended.

Go to the top of Jin Mao Tower or Oriental Pearl Tower to get an amazing view of Shanghai. It is an 88-story landmark skyscraper. Mail a postcard at the world's highest post office. As the highest TV Tower in Asia, Oriental Pearl Tower is multipurpose with sightseeing, a revolving restaurant, shopping, entertainment, hotel, and radio and TV transmissions.

The Binjiang riverside offers a nice view of the Bund, and you can ramble along the east bank of the Huangpu River. After dark, when the Bund's buildings are lit up and beacon lights sweep the river lanes, the view is one of the best in Shanghai. Coffee bars and restaurants are on site.

On the way see how rapidly the Pudong area has developed in the last 15 years. Sit in the 'Starbucks' coffee shop to see a full view of the Huangpu river.

Great fabrics including silk at very reasonable prices in a very simple setting. Tailors on site.

Huaihai Road is a famous shopping street with middle range and high level goods, especially clothes and shoes.

The city's main sites and shopping centres in Shanghai are along metro lines, so the metro is a very convenient way of getting around Shanghai.It is the biggest intertransfer station of line 2.4.6.9

People's Square is a spectacular space in the heart of the city. The Municipal Government Mansion, Shanghai Grand Theatre, Exhibition Hall for City Planning and the Shanghai Museum are all here.

Xin Tian Di features a multitude of special food and beverage places, retail shops, entertainment, cultural, recreational, commercial and residential facilities in restored 'Shikumen' houses, a special old style architecture only found in Shanghai, as well as state-of-the-art new buildings.