Lujiazui

The towers of Pudong

Shanghai

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The vibe

Opposite the Bund, Lujiazui gathers Shanghai’s iconic towers: the Oriental Pearl, Jin Mao, the Shanghai World Financial Center and the Shanghai Tower. Come for the observation decks, the aquarium and the riverside walk with views of the Bund.

Good to know

Choose just one observation deck: the Shanghai Tower’s is the highest, the World Financial Center’s has a glass floor.

When to go

Late in the day, to see the city by day and then by night from an observation deck.

Getting there

Metro to Lujiazui (Line 2) or ferry from the Bund.

The story

How the neighbourhood came to be

In the early 1990s, Pudong was just fields, warehouses and shipyards. The government made it a special economic zone in 1990: the Oriental Pearl opened in 1994, Jin Mao in 1999, and the Shanghai Tower, China’s tallest building, in 2015.

Did you know?

1The Shanghai Tower is 632 metres tall and has one of the fastest lifts in the world.
2The Shanghai World Financial Center is nicknamed “the bottle opener” because of the opening at its top.

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