Shanghai Concert Hall – a place for music lovers!
0Some buildings are lessons in history themselves, they provide visitors with an insight into the lives of the people who used to frequent these places and how they have changed and evolved with the times. These buildings have a way of sharing with its visitors a story that is untold in the history books. A city such as Shanghai has a number of such constructions and amongst these many diverse attractions is the Shanghai Concert …
Entrancing Shanghai Arboretum
0The Shanghai Arboretum is an outstanding botanical garden which always entrances the visitor. The 200 acre garden features large greenhouses and a diverse array of plant varieties. The Arboretum is renowned for its medicinal themed garden, bonsai garden and orchid garden. Notable features include a tropical greenhouse with its myriad of plant varieties and the Rose Garden with its attractive blooms. Another highlight is the bamboo grove with its numerous bamboo shoots belonging to no …
Magnificent Longhua Temple
0The famed Longhua Temple is a Buddhist shrine devoted to the Buddha Maitreya. It has the distinction of being Shanghai’s most authentic, largest and best preserved temple compound. The temple presents the architectural appearance of a monastery of the Song Dynasty although many of the buildings were constructed in later periods. The temple compound features numerous imposing halls and artworks such as Buddha statues and statues of the Guardians of Buddhist Law and arhats (Buddhist …
