A VISIT TO PUDONG.

MODERN CHINA AS SEEN IN PUDONG.

From Shanghai we caught a taxi which drove through a tunnel under the Huangpu River. The sights we encountered were completely unexpected, for here is a modern city of skyscrapers extraordinaire.
Pudong was Shanghai's poorest quarter, a squalid huddle of slums, brothels and gangsters. Now a forest of skyscrapers has grown out of this backwater. 

Our first view of Pudong 

The broad avenues stretched beyond the skyscapers.

Behind the avenue awesome skyscrapers reach upward. 

The beginnings of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. 

And it stretches ever upwards.

The "PEARL" seen through a glass dome.

The "PEARL" framed by other skyscrapers. 

The "BUND" seen from Pudong. 

Crowds wander about modern Pudong.

Pudong has its own "Twin Towers". 

Modern car, modern city! 

Who uses stairs in a modern city? 

Various companies have branches in Pudong! 

Some skyscrapers are taller than trees!

Paths,using bridges, are generally constructed in a zig-zag pattern. 

The "PEARL" attempting to hide behind trees and towers! 

A reflection on skyscrapers! 

Architects seemed to have a brief demanding diversity.

Massive! Jinmao Dasha 421 metres. 
Behind - Shanghai World Financial Centre 492 metres.
And to the right, the new construction is to surpass them all! 

Is it Leggo? No. Jinmao Dasha.

 Behind the lovely lady is the "Bottle Opener".

The "Entrance" to the Jinmao Dasha whose 88th floor has an observation deck. 

Just amazing! 

The "Bottle Opener"! We are about to enter the Shanghai World Financial Centre! 

Believe it or not! We are in a lift on our way to the "Bottle Opener's" 91st floor.
Within seconds we reached our destination on top of Pudong.