Pudong

Worth seeing in and around Pudong

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Shanghai World Financial Center

   The Shanghai World Financial Center is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by the Mori Building Company, with Leslie E. Robertson Associates as its structural engineer and China State Construction Engineering Corporation and Shanghai Construction General Co.

   400 m · skyscraper in Shanghai · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Shanghai Tower

   The Shanghai Tower is a 128-story, 632-meter-tall megatall skyscraper located in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. It is currently the tallest building in China, the world's third-tallest building by height to architectural top, and the world's second-tallest building by height to highest occupied floor.

   500 m · megatall skyscraper in Lujiazui, Shanghai, China · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Fudan University

   Fudan University is a public university in Yangpu, Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education and is co-funded with the Shanghai Municipal Government.

   7.2 km · university in Shanghai, China · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Jin Mao Tower

   The Jin Mao Tower, also known as the Jinmao Building or Jinmao Tower, is a 420.5-meter-tall, 88-story landmark skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, China.

   600 m · landmark skyscraper in Shanghai · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Oriental Pearl Tower

   The Oriental Pearl Tower is a futurist TV tower in Lujiazui, Shanghai. Built from 1991 to 1994, the tower was the tallest structure in China until the completion of nearby World Financial Center in 2007.

   1.4 km · TV tower in Shanghai, China · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Shanghai Jiao Tong University

   Shanghai Jiao Tong University is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China.

   8.2 km · university in Shanghai, China · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Shanghai Museum

   The Shanghai Museum is a public municipal museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People's Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, China. It is funded by the Shanghai Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau.

   3.4 km · museum in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, China · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Shimao International Plaza

   Shanghai Shimao Festival City, previously known as Shimao International Plaza, is a 333.3 m tall skyscraper of 60 stories in Shanghai's Huangpu District. It was completed in 2006 under the design of Ingenhoven, Overdiek und Partner, East China Architecture and Design Institute.

   3.3 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Shanghai Stadium

   The Shanghai Stadium is a converted football-specific stadium in Shanghai, China. Between 2009 and 2019, the stadium hosted home matches of the Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG, and has been the current home of Shanghai Shenhua since 2023.

   8.7 km · stadium in Shanghai, China · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Yu Garden

    Yu Garden or Yuyuan Garden is an extensive Chinese garden located beside the City God Temple in the northeast of the Old City of Shanghai at Huangpu District, Shanghai.

    1.9 km · classical garden in Shanghai · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Many of the sights of Pudong are the large buildings of Lujiazui, all built since 1990. As of mid-2017 the area has three buildings on Wikipedia's list of the world's 50 tallest, including two in the top ten. Counting the Pearl Tower — which does not make that list because it does not have floors all the way up — there are four buildings over 400 m, a quarter mile high.

1. 01
   Oriental Pearl TV Tower
2. 02
   Jinmao Tower
3. 03
   Shanghai Tower

   At 632 m (2,073 ft) high and 128 stories it is China's tallest building and the second tallest in the world as of mid-2018.

4. 04
   Shanghai World Financial Center
5. 05
   Shanghai Ocean Aquarium
6. 06
   Century Park

From Wikivoyage: Pudong, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   International Convention Center
2. 02
   Shanghai Free-Trade Zone

   An area with reduced requirements for foreign businesses wanting access to the mainland China market.

3. 03
   Shanghai Disneyland

From Wikivoyage: Pudong, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Canton (in the Intercontinental Hotel). For authentic dim sum and many other Cantonese specialties. Danieli's, St. Regis, 889 Dongfang Lu,. A fine Italian restaurant, this place offers fresh, seasonal home made dishes. The five course set menu is excellent value, while the wines can be pricey. Staff are perfectly groomed and attentive to customers. The Grill, Grand Hyatt, 88 Shiji Dadao,.

From Wikivoyage: Pudong, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Pudong

Airports

Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA), 17 km · Shanghai Pudong (PVG), 30 km · Sunan Shuofang (WUX), 106 km

Stations

Shanghai railway station, 5.6 km · Xujiahui station, 8.2 km

• Wuxi → Pudong

  121 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · ¥55–70
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• Hangzhou → Pudong

  166 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · ¥70–90
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• Ningbo → Pudong

  151 km · quickest by road, 3h 16m · ¥85–110
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