Shanghai

Shanghai sits at the mouth of the Yangtze River and serves as the window into China's modern history and a global financial hub. The Bund stretches along the riverfront with 52 classical revival buildings of varied styles, hailed as the "Exhibition of International Architecture," bearing witness to the golden age from the late 19th to early 20th century. Across the river, the Lujiazui Financial Zone brings together the Shanghai Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center, Jin Mao Tower, and the Oriental Pearl Tower, forming one of the world's most recognizable modern skylines. Yuyuan Garden is a Jiangnan classical garden dating from the Ming Dynasty, where pavilions and rockeries create intimate harmony. As the birthplace of "Haipai" (Shanghai Style) culture, the city blends Wu-Yue tradition with global multiculturalism—Shikumen lane houses, Art Deco apartments, and plane-tree-lined streets of the former French Concession weave its unique cultural fabric.