Shanghai has great historic attraction. It is one of the largest Chinese cities; a lively and interesting metropolis. Shanghai is one of China’s economic locomotives, something that shows quite clearly in the city streets, which function as a showcase to the world of Chinese progress and increasing wealth within the global economy. For tourists, this means a number of fascinating skyscrapers and exciting modern architecture, not least along the city’s harbor where the Pudong district rises up impressively opposite the old city center