Shanghai Tower

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The Bunds
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Shanghai
Shanghai City Tour
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Shanghai

Shanghai Tower
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 Sphere of Oriental Pearl Tower

Logo of Expo 2010

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Xiaolongbao
The Bunds
ORIENTAL PEARL TOWER THE BUND SHANGHAI C UISINE EXPO 2010 SHANGHAI

The Oriental Pearl Tower is a TV tower The Bund is an area of Huangpu District Shanghainese people are known to eat Expo 2010 will be held in Shanghai, Chi-
in Shanghai, China. The Oriental Pearl in central Shanghai, People’s Republic in delicate portions (which makes them na from May 1 to October 31, 2010 and
Tower is located at the tip of Lujia- of China. The area centres on a section a target of mockery from other Chinese), is a scheduled World Expo in the tradition
zui in the Pudong district, by the side of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan and hence the servings are usually quite of international fairs and expositions. The
of Huangpu River, opposite The Bund Road) within the former Shanghai Inter- small. For example, notable buns from theme of the exposition will be “Better City
of Shanghai. It was designed by Jiang national Settlement, which runs along the Shanghai such as the xiaolong mantou – Better Life” and signifies Shanghai’s
Huan Cheng of the Shanghai Modern western bank of the Huangpu River, fac- (known as xiaolongbao in Mandarin) new status in the 21st century as a ma-
Architectural Design Co. Ltd. Construc- ing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huang- and the shengjian mantou are usually jor economic and cultural center. It is ex-
tion began in 1991 and the tower was pu District. The Bund usually refers to the about four centimetres in diameter, much pected to generate the largest number of
completed in 1995. At 468 m (1,535 feet) buildings and wharves on this section of smaller than the typical baozi or mantou. visitors in the history of the world’s fairs in
high, it was the tallest structure in China the road, as well as some adjacent ar- terms of gross numbers. The expo Logo
from 1994–2007, when it was surpassed eas. The Bund is one of the most famous features the Chinese character modified
by the Shanghai World Financial Center. tourist destinations in Shanghai. Building to represent three people together with
The Oriental Pearl Tower belongs to the heights are restricted in this area. the 2010 date. More than 190 countries
World Federation of Great Towers. and more than 50 international organiza-
tions have registered to participate in the
Shanghai World Expo. China expects to
receive almost 100 foreign leaders and
millions of people from across the world
to come and visit the World Expo.

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