Travel & Stay
About Shanghai
Shanghai,is the largest city of the People's Republic of China and the eighth largest in the world,also named "Hu" or "Shen" in short,is situated at 31"14' north latitude and 121"29' east longitude, and in the middle of China's east coastline. It occupies a total area of 6,341sq.km. (of which Pudong new Area occupies 523sq.km.), with a total resident population of 16,000,000. It has a pleasant climate, with four distinct seasons. The average temperature is around 18oC and the annual precipitation is 1,240mm.
Shanghai,an open city on the coast and a famous historical and cultural city, is a gate to the Yangtze River delta. It is a municipality under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Government, the largest economic and trade center, a comprehensive industrial base and the leading port in China.
Shanghai is well known in the world not only for its prosperous cosmopolitan feature but also for its rich humanistic resources. In recent years, a number of modem buildings have been added to the city, such as the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Library, Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai Grand Theatre, Shanghai Circus City, Shanghai City-Planning Exhibition Hall and Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai Science & Technology Museum. They have become new scenic sights in Shanghai. Colorful festivities, like Shanghai Tourism Festival and Shanghai China International Art Festival, have attracted an increasing number of tourists from home and overseas.
Shanghai's tourist infrastructure is getting more and more accomplished. By the end of 2002, there were 40 international travel services, 524 domestic travel services and 300 star-rated hotels with about 50,000 rooms. Shanghai is an ideal "paradise for shoppers". There are commercial streets and shopping areas like the famous Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall, Huaihai Road, Sichuan Bei Road, Yuyuan Commercial and Tourist Area, the Ever Bright Commercial City, Xujiahui Commercial City and Zhangyang Road Commercial City in Pudong. There, shops stand rows upon rows with large collections of beautiful commodities, meeting the needs of tourists of different levels. Shanghai is also the paradise for gourmets. There are over a thousand restaurants serving the 16 different styles of food in China, such as the Beijing, Sichuan, Guangdong, Yangzhou, Fujian, etc. There are Western restaurants serving French, Russian, Italian, English, German, Japanese and Indian food and also Muslim and vegetarian food. In Shanghai, one can have a taste of all the delicacies in the world. Shanghai is well developed in communications by land, water and air. There are over 40 Chinese and foreign air companies opening about 300 air routes dispatching from Shanghai. Shanghai Railway Station dispatches everyday 80 pairs of trains back and forth from Shanghai. There are the Shanghai-Nanjing, Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo Freeways. The Pudong International Airport has opened for traffic. Its annual passenger transport volume will be 20,000,000 person/times. Plus that of the Hongqiao International Airport, it will be 30,000,000 person/times. Subways No.1 and 2 and the light-rail first phase project are in operation. Together with the 10 special tour bus lines connecting Shanghai with neighbouring tourist areas, they will render faster service and more convenience in urban communications to tourists. Recently, the magnetic buoyant train has been opened to the public. It offers travelers a zero height of flight at 430 km/hr.
On Dec. 3, 2002, Shanghai succeeded in winning the bid for the sponsorship of World Expo 2010. The world has given China a share of luck and Shanghai will add more splendor to the world. Shanghai is ushering in excellent opportunities for development. People of Shanghai warmly welcome visitors from whole of the world.
Shanghai New International Expo Center
CPhI/ICSE/P-MEC China will be held from 24-26 June 2008 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Pudong - Shanghai, the heart of chinese financial and trade world, and the most important industrial base in China for the pharmaceutical sector. Together with Guangzhou and Beijing, Shanghai is one of the richest regions in the People's Republic of China, with more than 400 million inhabitants in the area. The venue is easy to reach; just a short taxi ride from Pudong International Airport.
Map:
Venue address:
Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC)
2345 Longyang Road
Pudong New Area
201204 Shanghai
P.R. China
Tel: +86 21 28906666 / 28906856
Fax: +86 21 28906777
E-mail: terry.huang@sniec.net
Website: www.sniec.net
Hotel
Pudong Shangri-La Hotel
Open from 1998
Address: 33 Fu Cheng Road, Pudong, Shanghai Postal Code: 200120
Tel: 021-68828888 , Fax: 021-68826688
Rooms: 981
Distance from Pudong International Airport: 40 km
Distance from Hongqiao International Airport: 25 km
Distance from Shanghai Railway Station: 7.5 km
Distance from Downtown Shanghai: 5 km
Distance from Oriental Pearl Tower: 1 km
Surrounding: Jinmao Building, Oriental Pearl Tower, Chia Tai Square, lujiazui CBD, Bingjiang Avenue
Peace Hotel
Open from 1926 and renovated in 1997
Address: 20 Nanjing Road(E), Shanghai Postal Code: 200001
Tel: 021-63216888, 021-63291888 , Fax: 021-63290300
Rooms: 363
Distance from Hongqiao International Airport: 15 km
Distance from Pudong International Airport: 50 km
Distance from Shanghai Railway Station: 4.5 km
Distance from Downtown Shanghai: 2 km
Surroundings: the Bund, Nanjing Road
Oriental Riverside Hotel
Open from 1999 and renovated in 2003
Address: No. 2727, Bingjiang Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai Postal Code: 200120
Tel: 021-50370000 , Fax: 021-50370999
Rooms: 260
Distance from Pudong International Airport: 40 km
Distance from Hongqiao International Airport: 30 km
Distance from Shanghai Railway Station: 7.5 km
Distance from Downtown Shanghai: 4 km
Distance from Oriental Pearl Tower: 0.5 km
Surrounding: Oriental Pearl Tower
Purple Mountain Hotel
Address: No. 778, Dongfang Road, Pudong, Shanghai
Tel: 021-68868888 , Fax: 021-68868800
Rooms: 368
Distance from Pudong International Airport: 40 km
Distance from Hongqiao International Airport: 26 km
Distance from Shanghai Railway Station: 9 km
Distance from Downtown Shanghai: 6 km
Distance from Oriental Pearl Tower: 2.5 km
Sofitel Jinjiang Oriental Pudong Shanghai
Open from 2001
Address: 889 Yang Gao Nan Road, Pudong, Shanghai
Tel: 021-50504888 , Fax: 021-58891122
Rooms: 468
Distance from Hongqiao International Airport: 30 km
Distance from Pudong International Airport: 45 km
Distance from Shanghai Railway Station: 12 km
Distance from Downtown Shanghai: 8.5 km
Distance from Shanghai New International Expo Center: 5 km
Surroundings: Shanghai New International Expo Center
Grand Hyatt Shanghai
Open from 1999
Address: No. 88, Shiji Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai
Tel: 021-50491234 , Fax: 021-50491111
Rooms: 555
Distance from Pudong International Airport: 40 km
Distance from Hongqiao International Airport: 25 km
Distance from Shanghai Railway Station: 7.5 km
Distance from Downtown Shanghai: 4 km
Distance from Oriental Pearl Tower: 1 km
Surroundings: Jinmao Building, Oriental Pearl Tower, lujiazui CBD
