Din Tai Fung was founded in Taiwan in 1958 and has since become synonymous with xiao long bao, soup dumplings. Now open in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the United States, the restaurant continues to serve authentic Shanghai delicacies.
This famous classical garden in South China was once named as the “top beauty in southeast China.” It was first built during the Ming Dynasty, 400 years ago, by a Sichuan minister of finance named Pan Yunduan. It has been renovated several times by the government since the Liberation and is now one of the key relic sites in the country under state protection.
The river cruise is signature Shanghai, and a vital part of the visitor’s experience. The Huangpu River is the mother river that represents Shanghai and presents visitors with idyllic sights on its banks. Starting from the Bund, the boat takes you upstream to the Nanpu Bridge and then to the Wusong Mouth where the river meets the Yangtze before returning to the Bund.
This large public square is just off Nanjing Road in the Huangpu District of Shanghai. The site of Shanghai's municipal government building, it serves as the standard reference point for measurement of distance in the Shanghai municipality. Prior to 1949, it was a part of the horseracing course in Shanghai. After gambling and horseracing were banned, a part of the racecourse became the People's Square and then major changes were made in the 1990s to create what we see today.