Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center – Witness the Development of Shanghai Over Time

What’s more, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center has awarded the highest honor in the Chinese architectural field, Luban Prize (鲁班奖) for its fancy design in traditional Chinese aesthetics and modern harmony, which attracts many tourists. You can see a magnolia shaped design element blooming on the top, very fairy with the blue sky and the white cloud.

The new exhibition at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center is themed "Shanghai: Pursuing Excellence as a Global City," comprehensively showcasing the crucial ideology of "A city built by the people, for the people; a city that serves the people." This exhibition fully illustrates the aspirational vision and urban spirit of Shanghai in constructing an outstanding global city and a socialist modern international metropolis.

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The Interlayer between the first floor and the second in Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center is a hall to reflect the giant change of Shanghai during the past one hundred years. While interacting with the multimedia devices, watching the prosperous beauty of Yu Garden for a century, seeing the pictures telling the stories of old Shanghai and the introduction of the 12 historic protection zones in Shanghai, you will know the rich past history and culture of this modern city.

Floor 3 & 4 – Master Plan & Key Projects Vista

These two floors in Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center is the highlight in your visit here for it shows the municipal progress in recent years and the vista of the future from 1999 to 2020. On floor 3, do not miss the large model of the key area of Shanghai downtown. After that, you can see the historical course of the Pudong New Area (浦东新区) during the 1990s through the 4D animation that is the first one without the glasses domestically, and also experience the rapid pace and modern fashion of the charming Shanghai thoroughly after watching the ring-screen 3D animation presentation for near 8 minutes.

Moreover, you can go up to the 4th floor to see the professional plan in detail aspects, like the multimedia system, air harbor, water harbor, residential environment, etc. from which you can feel the lifelike scene of the very beautiful Shanghai in the future. What's fantastic is that you can experience the vivid scenes and feelings in the deepwater port exhibiting area that is decorated with blue sea and azure sky. Also, the urban tourist exhibition area provides a special photographic technique, so you can take a photo with Shanghai city without going outside. In the Residential planning Exhibiting Area, the models of historical buildings in various periods provide boundless imagination of the living environment of Shanghai people. You must agree that it is a great chance and a precious memory.

Floor 1, 2 & 5 – International Exhibitions & Sightseeing

The lobby on Floor 1 shows the visitor the models of the main landmarks in Shanghai during each period, and the bright colors emphasize people with the distinct beauty of this city. Together with the second and the fifth floors, Floor 1 is abundant with visitors because of the frequently held exhibitions from more than 10 countries in the world. Strolling on these floors, you can find a great number of rare essences in artistic and cultural fields.

Besides, since Floor 5 has a circle corridor, it is very enjoyable to appreciate the full sightseeing of the People’s Square through the glass window here.

Basement 1 – “1930 Shanghai – Style Street”

Visiting the Floor B1 at the basement, you will feel like being in the old Shanghai in the 1930s. Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center takes advantage of this floor to show people the typical buildings in diverse styles from France, Britain, Japan, Spain, etc., and lanes in Shikumen. It forms the so original appearance at that period that people can find the rich flavor of old Shanghai.

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Classic Route: Enter the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center to see the landmark models at Floor 1 and the historical change of the past one hundred years of Shanghai on the Interlayer. Next, go to the Floor 3 to watch the downtown model and the 3D animation to know the big change and next progress to 2020. Then know more about the detailed development in each field on Floor 4. Finally, go to town to basement 1 to feel the original flavor of Shanghai in the 1930s. (For about 40 min)

In-depth Route: See the landmark models in the lobby in Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center and the historical change in the past 100 years. Appreciate the international exhibitions on Floor 2. Go to Floor 3 & 4 to see the development and future plan during 1999 and 2020 with advanced techniques. Appreciate the view of People’s Square on Floor 5 and the feel and antique feature of old Shanghai on Basement 1 (For about 90 min)

Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center is in the downtown area, very near to the People’s Square and Shanghai Museum, so you can choose different vehicles to get there easily.

• From Shanghai Museum – 1.2km, 10min on foot
• From The Bund – 2km, 15min by car
• From Yu Garden – 2km, 15min by car
• From Shanghai World Financial Center – 5km, 20min by car
• From Oriental Pearl Tower – 5km, 20min by car
• From Shanghai Pudong Airport – 45km, 1h by car
• From Shanghai Hongqiao Airport – 20km, 40min by car
• From Shanghai Hongqiao Rail Station – 20km, 40min by car

By Metro: Take Metro Line 1 or 2 or 8 to get off at People’s Square (人民广场站) stop and go out from the Exit 2.

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