1. PEOPLE’S SQUARE STATION
So far, People’s Square Station is the largest transfer station of metro
transport hub in Shanghai. It’s a crossing point of Metro Line 1, 2, and 8.
Meanwhile, the station has naturally become the largest transfer station for
visiting the nearby venues of tourism, shopping, entertainment and gourmet.
Scenic spots are scattered all around People’s Square. Stepping out of
the metro compartment and ascending by escalator, you will enter the largest
underground shopping center in Shanghai; near the entrance of the station,
there are Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, Shanghai
Grand Theatre and other scenic spots.
Address Shanghai Museum at 201 Renmin Avenue, Huangpu District (near
Wusheng Road) Telephone 021-6372500.
Address Grand Theatre at 300 Renmin Avenue, Huangpu District (near Renmin
Square) telephone 021-63728701
Address Shanghai Urban planning Museum at 100 Renmin Avenue telephone
021-63184477-226
Address Shanghai Concert Hall at 523 East Yan’an Road, Huangpu Distric
(near Xizang Central Road) Telephone 021-63868920
2. Xujiahui Station/ xujiahui
cathedral
From People’s Square, you can ride westward to another metro transfer
station, Xujiahui Station, which is the crossing point of Metro 1 and 9
Xujiahui Station is located at a fashionable and emerging shopping
center, of which digital products constitute the most charming visit card.
Orient shopping Center, pacific Department Store, Shanghai N0. Sixth Department
Store and other middle and high-end shopping centers gather there. Pasific
Digital Plaza and Metro city are most attractive for the enthusiasts of
electronic products.
Address at 158 Puxi Road, Xuhui District telephone 021-64382595
3. Nanjing east Road Station/
Nanjing east road pedestrian street
Entrance 2 is open to Nanjing East
Road Pedestrian Street with reputation both in china and abroad. The 100 year
old street, known as the 1st Business Street in China, will give you
the true experience of Shanghai. Metro Line 2 starts here and extends eastward
across Huangpu river and reaches Lujiazui, Pudong, all the way to Shanghai
Science and Technology Museum, Centuty Park and Longyang Road, of which each is
full of attraction. By changing to Metro Line 10, you will arrive at next stop-
Yuyuan Tourism Mart, the earliest gathering place or downtown area of Shanghai,
which is also a tourist area with richest customs and folk traditions of
Shanghai.
4. Lujiazui / Oriental Pearl
Tower, Jin Mao Tower, and Shanghai Word Financial Center
Lujiazui Station is the first stop
of Metro Line 2 in Pudong after crossing and big Huangpu River from Puxi. Here
is the international financial district and world-known scenic spot most modern
in China. Entrance 1 leads to oriental Pearl Tower and Oceanarium, and Entrance
6 to Jin Mao Tower and World Financial Center. Riverside Avenue of Lujiazui is
a necessary pass for both Chinese and foreign tourists to leisurely enjoy cool
air in the sidewalk coffee bar, rolling Huangpu River and buildings of all nations
at the bond across the river. It is also full of fun to walk for a while in the
public lawn in Lujiazui during a good weather.
Address Oriental Pearl Tower at 1 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area Telephone
021-58791888 Admission fee RMB 160 Yuan (Upper Ball + Lower Ball + Shanghai
History Museum)
Address Jin Mao Tower at 88 Century Avenue, Pudong New area telephone
021-50470776 admission fee RMB 120 Yuan
Address Shanghai World Financial Center at 100 century avenue, pudong New
Area tel 021-68413000, admission fee RMB 150 yuan
5. Shanghai Science and technology
Museum Station
Shanghai science and technology museum station is set exclusively for
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, an institution for large-scale
popularization of science. With the thema, “Nature, Man, and Science’, it has
become a famous leisure and tourist base to improve scientific education of the
public. Each visitor will receive education of modern scientific knowledge and
influence of scientific spirit through the exciting interactive activities.
Address : 2000 century avenue telephone 021-68622000 admission fee RMB 60
yuan
6. Longyang Road Station /Shanghai
Maglev Train
Here is the best place to witness the highest speed of China. Besides the
function of transport, it has also become a good sightseeing activity for
visitors arriving in Shanghai to experience riding on maglev train. Many people
come here for nothing but have a ride on the train at its highest speed of 500
km/h, where the train can “fly in the air” by 1 cm away from the tracks.
The Shanghai Maglev Train’ telephone number is 021-28907777. Admission
fee RMB 50 Yuan
7. Dongbaoxing Road Station /
Doulun Road Culture Street
Dongbaoxing road station is an absolute unique stop on Metro Line, where
the 550-m Doulun Road Station will lead you to feel humanity and nostalgia. In
1930s, Mao Dun, Ding Ling, Qu Qiubai, Guo Moruo, Ye Shengtao and other people
set a key base of Chinese modern literature here.
Address 50 Moganshan Road telephone 021-62663639
8. Hailun road Station / 1933 old
factory building
Out of entrance 2, one may walk for 7-8 minutes to 1933 old Factory, a
famous scenic spot. As the former Shanghai Municipal council butchery, it has
succeeded the original structural system and special relations after being
transformed to a gathering place of creation industry. Unique charm comes from
its historical background and building nature. It has witnessed how a deserted
old industrial factory remolded herself
into beautiful buildings and regained vitality in an age of artistic awaking.
It has become a center of fashion performance, launching, exhibition, fair,
design, service, consumption and leisure in Bund in Hongku District as a
characteristic product, it has set a key characteristic base for living,
tourism and consumption of expo tourists.
Address 611 Liyang road telephone number 021-68881933
9. Shesan Station
Shanghai has only one mount, that is, Sheshan Station of Metro line 9 connects this charming and smart back
garden to the prosperous metropolitan. Entrance
2 is near the scenic spots of Sheshan National Forest park, Notre Dame Cathedral, Sheshan
Observatory, Shesan Happy Valley and Chenshan Botanical Garden. Here, there are
shutting buses and many bus lines leading to all scenic spots. You can also
hire bicycles for free and ride about 3 kilometers to Chenshan Botanical Garden
along Linyinxin road to make your mood fly with the wind.
Address Waiqingsong Road, sheshan Town telp 021-57655731 admission fee:
free
10. Qibao Station / ancient town
of qibao
Qibao, the ancient town nearest to downtown Shanghai, is quietly waiting
for exploration of the tourists. The visitors fee attraction everywhere by rich
specialty snacks, quaint buildings and customs of local town. Qibao town was
named after Qibao Temple. To explore longstanding history of the temple, you
may as well pay a field visit.
Address Qibao ancient Town Minhang district
11. Dapuqiao station
In the lanes of Tianzifang, most dwellings have been transformed to
various luxurious and charming cafes in addition to creative shops, galleries
and photography exhibitions. Many visitor come here to pursue artistic taste and inner throp. As the largest
characteristics, there remain many residents, where one will feel unexpected
artistic beauty.
Address 210 Nong, Taikang Road.
12. China Art Palace
The world-kmown exciting Shanghai
Expo has been over, but the burgeoning post-expo tour is becoming more and more
popular. China Art Museum, Moon Boat and other resorts are still open to the
visitors. Out of China Art Museum, you may go straight to China Art museum both
during and after the expo. The Crown of art is open for your enjoyment without
waiting in long queue.
Address 161 Shnghai Road tel 4009219021
Opening hours: 9.00 – 17.00 (closed at 16.00)
13. Yu Garden
Yu Garden, a typical private garden of Ming Dynasty, was founded during
the years of Jiajing and Wanli emperors in Qing Dynasty with over 400 years of
history. Besides Yuyuan Garden, there are also the old Chenghuang temple Street
and small commodity market, where visitors can enjoy gourmet and shopping. It
is a fun to walk around, taste snakes, and pick small commodities. It is not a
surprise that evev Bill Clinton, Queen Elizabeth II, Gerhard Schroder, Jacques
Rogge and other key leaders and celebrities from all countries have paid a
visit here.
14. Nanxiang town of Nanxing
Out of Nanxing Station, one will arrive by walk of 20 minutes at the
ancient town of Nanxiang, which is one of the four major well-known historical
and cultural towns in Shanghai. After the Metro was opened to the traffic, the
visitors can visit Nanxiang, the ancient urban town, at any time. Walking in
the ancient town of over 1500 years of history, the visitors will suddenly lose
sense of time and indulge in self thinking and pursuing, where the feeling of
longstanding make it really attractive.
Address 218 Anren Street telp 021-59918114
Admission fee: RMB 20 yuan for jiading Confucius temple, 10 yuan for
Fasua tower, 8 yuan for Yunxiang Temple.
15. Shanghai International Circuit
Station
Shanghai International Circuit Station has 8 entrances. It is full of
modern nature about 7 kilometers of total track, composed of Formula One track
and other typical tracks.
Address 2000 yining road, Jiading district. Admission fee 50 yuan
Single ticket refers to the ticket that is designated as certain amount
of money by the ticket selling machine at the station, which shall be used for
only once in the Metro network during the prescribed time and at the
predetermined stations. This kind of ticket shall be reclaimed by ticket
checking machine at the exit when the ticket holder leaves the station. The
recovered ticket can be sold repeatedly on the ticket selling machine at the
station.
Shanghai public transport card (one card)
Shanghai public transport card covers almost all kinds of transport
systems in Shanghai. RMB 20 yuan deposit is required for the purchase of this.
Within 120 minutes of your bus or metro ride, you can enjoy a discount of RMB
one Yuan for transfer to any other bus or metro vehicles.
Business offices for card handling:
Line 1: Jinjiang Amusement Park, Hengsang Road, hanzong Road, Gongkang
Road.
Line 2: Songhong Road, Jiangsu Road, century park, Haitian third road
Line 3: caoxi road, zhongtan road
Line 4: yangshupu road
The business hours for handling the above card cancellation and money
transfer is 9.00-19.00, and the business offices remain open during holidays.
Shanghai metro day travel card
Shanghai metro day travel card is mainly intended for people from other
places of the country or people from other countries, who will take the Metro
for many times during a short period of time. With an obvious characteristic of
the tourism ticket. One day travel card will spare passengers the trouble of
calculating the relationship between the distance and the ticket cost. This
kind of ticket is both time-saving and energy-saving.
Usage: the starting time will begin as a passanger swipes the card at any
station of the subways in Shanghai. It can be used repeatedly for entering and
exiting the stations. When the time reaches the limit of 24 hours, the card
will be expired.
Ticket price : RMB 18 Yuan
Shanghai metro day three travel card
Three dya travel card is intended for the same passengers as the one day
travel card. The holder of this ticket can take any subway during the period of
72 hours. The card will expire when the limit of 72 hours comes to an end.
Admission fee: RMB 45 Yuan
