OrientalPearlTVTower

　　TheOrientalPearlTVTowerislocatedinPudongParkinLujiazui,Shanghai.Standsastaggering468meters(1535ft)makingitthetallesttowerinAsia.Thetower,surroundedbytheYangpuBridgeinthenortheastandtheNanpuBridgeinthesouthwest,createsapictureof"twindragonsplayingwithpearls".

　　Thebaseofthetowerissupportedbythreeseven-meterwideslantingstanchions.Surroundingtheelevensteelspheresthatare"strung"verticallythroughthecenterofthetowerarethreenine-meterwidecolumns.Therearethreelargespheresincludingthetopsphere,knownasthespacemodule.Thentherearefivesmallerspheresandthreedecorativespheresonthetowerbase.Theentirestructurerestsonrichgreengrasslandandgivestheappearanceofpearlsshiningonajadeplate.

　　Itisamazingthatthisultra-moderntowercombinesancientconceptssuchasthesphericalpearls,with21stCenturytechnology,commerce,recreation,educationalandconferencefacilities.AllofthisanditreallyisaTVandradiotowerthatservicestheShanghaiareawithmorethanninetelevisionchannelsandupwardsoftenFMradiochannels.Truly,"orientalpearl"isthemostsuitablenameforthistower.

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　　YuyuanGarden

　　YuyuanisthefamousgardensinShanghai,LocatedinthecenterofShanghai'sOldCity,oneofthefewremainingoldtouristsitesinShanghai.ItwasconstructedintheperiodofEmperorJiajing'sreinofMingdynastyfrom1559andcompletedin1577.Ithasahistoryofmorethan400years.ItisafamousclassicalgardeninthesouthofChina,thetotalareaofwhichisover20thousandsquaremeters.SurroundingthegardensisShanghai'sbazaar,amazeofsmallstreetsandalleywayswherevendorsselltheirwaresandfoodstuffstothevisitingtouristandlocals.Thatiswhyhecalledthisgarden"Yuyuan"-because"yu"inChinesemeans"peaceandhealth"--aplaceofpeaceandcomfortintheheartofbustlingShanghai,datesbacktothefabledMingDynasty.Nowapopulartouristdestination,YuyuanbeganasaprivategardencreatedbyPanYunduan,whospentalmost20years-andallofhissavings-tobuildagardeninordertopleasehisparentsintheiroldage.ThemainscenicspotsintheYuyuanGardensaretheUrbanMountainForest,HualinCharmingValley,SpringFamousHistoricalSite,theMostEnjoyableWater-StoneSite,TreasureintheUniverseandGardenwithinGardens.Inthegardenareridgesandpeaksandzigzagpaths,beautifullydecorated.Onthewallsarebrick-madedragonscurlingaround,asvividaslife,anuniquesightofthetheirkind.TheyhavemaintainedtheartisticstyleofthesouthofChinaduringtheMingandQingdynasties.TheUrbanMountainForestislocatedatthewestofthegardendistrict;thereareShansui(threeearsofgrains)hall,RainSwirlingTower,GrandArtificialHill,HallofEleganceandotherscenicsights.TheGrandArtificialHillisthecreamoftheYuyuanGarden,alegacyofMingdynasty.Itwasconstructedinaccordancewiththedesignmadepersonallybythewell-knownmasonZhangNanyang.IntheHualinCharmingValleyarewatersidepavilion,windingcorridors,Yihang,FloralTowerandotherscenicsites.TheMostEnchantingWaterstonesiteissituatedattheeasternpartfamousforitspondsandartificialhills.

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