Shanghai

Lying on the estuary of the Yangtze River, Shanghai is a modern and bustling metropolis, and the centre of China’s trade and industry. European-style architecture, traditional Chinese buildings and sleek modern developments all co-exist in this cosmopolitan city. The French Concession area has quiet, colonial parks and neighbourhoods, while the Pudong financial district has the Oriental Pearl Tower and towering skyscrapers. Take a stroll along the Huangpu river, and admire the colonial architecture of the Bund, watch the locals flying kites and playing Mah Jong, and wonder at the contrasting architecture across the river in Pudong.