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	Oriental Pearl Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Oriental Pearl Tower (东方明珠塔, pinyin: Dōngfāng Míngzhūtǎ) is a TV tower in Shanghai, China.
		The Oriental Pearl Tower is located at the tip of Lujiazui in the Pudong district, by the side of Huangpu River, opposite The Bund of Shanghai.
		At 468 m (1,535 feet) high, it is the tallest tower in Asia, and the third tallest tower in the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oriental_Pearl_Tower (373 words)

	Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai, Regent Tour China
		Anyone arriving in Shanghai at night from the airport for the first time is immediately taken with the Oriental Pearl TV Tower as it monopolizes an already amazing emerging skyline.
		The tower is referred to by the Chinese as "two dragons playing with a pearl".
		At the base of the tower is Pudong Park which was designed as a contrast to the massive commercial development of the Special Economic Zone of Pudong.
	www.regenttour.com /chinaplanner/sha/sha-sights-pearl.htm (198 words)

	Oriental Pearl TV Tower - Shanghai Attractions
		Situated within the Pudong Park in Lujiazui, Pudong New Area, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, with a giddy height of 468 meters, is the world's third tallest TV tower after the 553-meter CN Tower in Toronto and the 535-meter Moscow TV Tower.
		The Oriental Pearl Tower consists of three big columns, which are 9 meters in diameter, the space module, the upper sphere, the lower sphere, five small spheres, tower base and the square.
		The space city is in the lower spheroid of the Oriental Pearl Tower and the science fantasy city is in the base of the tower.
	www.warriortours.com /cityguides/shanghai/tv_tower.htm (521 words)

	Map of China Province - Region, Regional
		Besides, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the Huangcheng Miao and Yuyuan Garden are also a must in Shanghai.
		Oriental Pearl is the world's third tallest TV tower after the 553-metre CN Tower in Toronto and the 535-metre Moscow TV tower.
		Because sightseers must pay 50 Yuan to enter the tower, each hotel guest can bring in only two visitors, but with the room card, he or she has free access to any part of the tower, except a playground in the basement and a supporting trunk.
	www.cntravel.biz /china_columns/provinces/shanghai.shtml (1482 words)

	CNTO - China National Tourist Office
		The Oriental Pearl Tower is located at the coast of Shanghai Huangpu River, overlooking each other with the world architecture complex of the Bund.
		The tower is 468 meters high, with its complete service of sightseeing, meal, shopping, entertainment, cruising, exhibiting, listing of the Shanghai urban history development and transmitting of TV and broadcast.
		The "Air Whirling Restaurant" of the Oriental Pearl lies in the 267 meters height of the Oriental Pearl Tower which is the symbolical construction of Shanghai.
	www.cnto.org /mice-shanghai-tvtower.asp (335 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Swipe Cards from "Space City" Scandal Become Collector’s Items
		The Oriental Pearl TV Tower overlooks the Huangpu River and the booming Pudong New Area, Shanghai, with a giddy height of 468 meters, and is the world’s third tallest TV tower (following the 553-meter CN Tower in Toronto and the 535-meter Moscow TV Tower).
		Shanghai Oriental Pearl offered the right of use of the space, and Joan set up Shanghai J.C. High Tech Entertainment Co., Ltd., or J.C. Co., of which she was listed as chairman of the board and legal representative, to run, solely, Space City.
		Shanghai Oriental Pearl Co., Ltd. claimed that it bore no legal relationship with the plaintiff, nor was it aware of J.C. Co.’s selling of the Space City cards, which, in Shanghai Oriental Pearl’s opinion, was an action of J.C. Co. as an independent legal entity.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/5-1-20/25846.html (1491 words)

	Oriental Pearl TV Tower
		Situated within the Pudong Park in Lujiazui, in the Pudong New Area, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower is 468 meters high.
		Like the Statue of Liberty in New York, the Sydney Opera House and the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower is as much a symbol in Shanghai as it is a spectacular structure.
		The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is one of the distinctive landmarks in the Shanghai skyline.
	www.isr.uci.edu /icse-06/venue/attractions/orientalpearltvtower.html (377 words)

	The Oriental Pearl Tower
		It is the highest TV Tower in Asia and is the third highest one in the world.
		The Oriental Pearl Tower consists of three big columns which are 9 metres in diameter, the space module, the upper sphere, the lower sphere, five small spheres, tower base and the square.
		In the tower, there is a double-decked elevator which can hold fifty people at a time and two speed elevator which can run at speed of 7 metres second.
	www.shme.com /attracti/tower/tower.htm (541 words)

	Shanghai: Oriental Pearl TV Tower
		The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is 468 meters high, and it is as much a symbol in Shanghai as it is a spectacular structure.
		The lower sphere, at 50 meters in diameter, is a self-contained amusement park, with attractions and rides such as a trip through the universe, a tour through space, a time tunnel, and an observation corridor.
		The Oriental Pearl Tower has already become one of the symbolic buildings in Shanghai, which satisfies every need of visitors and patrons, including tourism, dining, shopping, entertainment, boarding and Audio and Video Broadcasting.
	www.sfu.ca /geog351fall03/groups-webpages/gp6/Shanghai/html/tower.html (252 words)

	Oriental Pearl Tower: Shanghai City Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is located in Pudong Park in Lujiazui, Shanghai.
		The elevator attendants recite an introduction to the TV Tower in English and Chinese during the rapid 1/4-mile ascent.
		It is amazing that this ultra-modern tower combines ancient concepts such as the spherical pearls, with 21st Century technology, commerce, recreation, educational and conference facilities.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/shanghai/oriental_pearl.htm (581 words)

	Oriental Pearl TV Tower (Dongfang Míngzhu Guangbo Diànshì Ta) \| Museum/Attraction Review \| ...
		The earliest symbol of the new China, this hideous gray tower with three tapering levels of pink spheres (meant to resemble pearls) still holds a special place in many a local heart and is still one of the first stops in town for Chinese visitors.
		Built in 1994 at a height of 468m (1,550 ft.), it is hailed as the tallest TV tower in Asia and the third tallest in the world.
		Various combination tickets are offered for tower and museum, but for most folks, the observation deck in the middle sphere (263m/870 ft. elevation), reached by high-speed elevators staffed by statistics-reciting attendants, is just the right height to take in Shànghai old and new, east and west.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/shanghai/A25948.html (298 words)

	BBC News \| BUSINESS \| China's cable TV shake up
		The futuristic Oriental Pearl TV tower in Shanghai
		China is creating a new media conglomerate with plans to control up to one-third of the country's cable TV market ahead of the arrival of foreign competition, analysts have said.
		The future of China's network of 90 million cable TV subscribers is of interest to media moguls like Rupert Murdoch, but also to telecoms firms - which see as an important platform for the development of broadband internet.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/business/1689097.stm (556 words)

	Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai - Reviews of Oriental Pearl TV Tower - IgoUgo
		But I digress - and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower does have credentials to be proud of.
		The tower was completed in 1994 and stands opposite the Bund in the Pudong New Area.
		The tower is 468 m tall and, at the time of its completion, was tallest TV tower in Asia (and third tallest in the world!).
	www.igougo.com /planning/journalEntryActivity.asp?type=2&entryID=3165 (537 words)

	Pudong - tips by travel authority Howard Hillman
		The tall building in the center of the photo is the Oriental Pearl TV Tower.
		The tall building to the right of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower is the 88 floor high Jin Mao Tower, which is part hotel, part office building.
		You can travel from the Bund to the Oriental Pearl TV Tower under the river in a special glass enclosed railed vehicle through a tunnel saturated with pulsating sounds and laser strobe lighting.
	www.hillmanwonders.com /china/pudong.htm (295 words)

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		Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower is 468meter/1535feet high and is the highest tower in Asia and the third highest in the world.
		It seems Toronto's CN Tower is the tallest at 553.33m/1,815 ft. I'm glad to say that Theresa and I visited the CN Tower in the 90's).
		The best time to visit Oriental Pearl TV Tower, according to my brother, is to go there before dusk so you can enjoy the view in both daylight, twilight, and evening.
	www.swoo.com /2002/3cities/10_sh_oriental_pearl (329 words)

	Oriental Pearl Tower in Mission Impossible 3 - Southeast Asia
		The Pudong New Area is the home of the Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower, Waitan (The Bund), Jinmao (Jin Mao)Tower and other famous Shanghai landmarks.
		It is the Jinmao (Jin Mao) Tower from which Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt) jumps.
		View the Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower, the Bund and other stunning landmarks of the Pudong New Area.
	www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art34001.asp (323 words)

	Shanghai, China: Things To See & Do
		First built in the 1920s, this is the oldest entertainment establishments in Shanghai and one of the city’s major landmarks and attractions.
		At 468 meters high, this is one of the highest towers in the region.
		The view from the lower part of the tower is spectacular.
	www.holidaycityflash.com /china/shanghai_things_todo.htm (246 words)

	The Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Travel Guide to Shanghai China
		Towering high up in the Pudong New Area, the Oriental Pearl T V Tower has been the landmark of Shanghai.
		The tower is 468 m high, highest in Asia and the third highe
		The tower consists of 15 spheres of different size at different levels creating an artistic conception of “large and small pearls dropping onto a jade plate”.
	www.chinahighlights.com /shanghai/attraction/oriental-pearl-tower.htm (212 words)

	4-day Tours Of Suzhou-shanghai Sight-Seeing Tour Suzhou China Sight-Seeing Tour Jiangsu Suzhou
		Visit the Bund and the TV Tower of Oriental Pearl and the Portman Acrobatic Show is served in the evening.
		The picturesque Bund, extending for 1.5 km on the shore of the Huangpu River, is an emblem of Shanghai.
		The entire scene is a photographic jewel that excites the imagination and attracts thousands of visitors year-round.This 468 meters high (1,536 feet) tower is the world's third tallest TV and radio tower surpassed in height only by towers in Toronto, Canada and Moscow, Russia.
	www.realadventures.com /listings/1108070.htm (1247 words)

	Pearl of Orient - Shanghai, China a photo slideshow from stsite.com
		The Yu Yuan Garden of Shanghai and the Orient Pearl TV Tower of Pudong across Huangpu River, China.
		Pearl of The Orient - Shanghai 1 of 13
		At the base of the Orient Pearl TV Tower is the Seagull Plaza(restaurant)
	www.stsite.com /Shanghai/show.php (182 words)

	oriental pearl TV tower :: muellerworld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Standing 468 meters high, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower is one of the highest towers in Asia.
		Tourists may climb the tower for panoramic views of the city.
		On clear days, the upper levels of this tower, measuring no less than 263 meters in height, offer spectacular views of the city.
	www.muellerworld.com /china/pearl_tower (122 words)

	About China: China Travel Information
		In the tower, there is a double-decked elevator, which can hold fifty people at a time, and two-speed elevator that can run at a speed of 7 meters per second.
		There is the space city in the down spheroid of the Oriental Pearl Tower and the science fantasy city in the base of the tower.
		The Oriental Pearl Tower is a multi-functional establishment satisfying various needs in tourism, dining, shopping, entertainment, boarding and Audio & Video Broadcasting.
	www.china-travel-agent.com /city_guides/view.php?city=shanghai&id=1000457677 (513 words)

	USATODAY.com - Chinese city of the mobile phone, Internet cafe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Not even the Oriental Pearl TV Tower was visible — its futuristic steel globes (and bright pink trim) lost in the mist off the Huangpu River.
		The Shanghainese consider the Oriental Pearl Television Tower (Dongfang Minzhu) their Eiffel Tower, although it's not half as elegant: It's gaudy and UFO-like.
		It is made up of 11 steel spheres of different sizes that are supposed to represent pearls (as in Shanghai, Pearl of the Orient), with the top "pearl" offering a 360-degree view of the surroundings.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/destinations/cityguides/Shanghai/worthdoing.htm?CSP=N004 (1825 words)

	Lujiazui / Pudong- Shanghai, China - VirtualTourist.com
		The towers are visible throuhout the city but, as you top the stairs by the river the view is awesome.
		The "Christmas tree decoration" is the Oriental Pearl tv tower and the large one to the right is the Jin Mao tower, see later tips.
		The tower is situated on the Pudong side of Huangpu river.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/China/Shanghai_Shi/Shanghai-1003464/Things_To_Do-Shanghai-Lujiazui_Pudong-R-1.html (725 words)

	Pilot Guides.com:Central China Locations
		One of the most distinct structures across the city skyline is the Oriental Pearl TV Tower.
		The third highest TV tower in the world behind Toronto and Moscow, the needle shoots 1500 ft towards the sky and overlooks the Bund on the banks of the Hunagpu River.
		The sightseeing floor 800ft up is a perfect spot to get an overall view of Shanghai, plan your next city destination or simply have a drink in the bar and strut your stuff at the disco.
	www.pilotguides.com /destination_guide/asia/china/central_china_locations.php (2143 words)

	Shanghai Food, History, Climate, Hotel, Economy, Fashion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Being the third tallest building of the world and the tallest building in China, Jin Mao Tower is located in the center of Lujiazui Finance and Trade Districts in Pudong.
		Jin Mao Tower can be conveniently accessed from either Puxi (the area west of the Hungpu River) by taking the tunnel (travel time is about two minutes) or the Hongqiao and Pudong International Airports (travel time is about 30 minutes) by car.
		Hua Ting Hotel and Towers is located in the heart of the city's booming commercial centre, Xu Jia Hui.
	www.shanghai-web.com (3310 words)

	Attractions in Shanghai: Nanjing Road, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Yuyuan Garden - Yangtze Cruise
		The Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower stands in Pudong Park in the new and developing Lujiazui district on the banks of the Huangpu River.
		The tower was once the highest building in the city but now, although it's spire reaches higher than the JinmaoBuilding, it pales in insignificance compared to its mammoth neighbor.
		Although the Tower has now been surpassed in terms of height and design, many Chinese still see it as a fantastic symbol of the new Shanghai.
	www.yangtzeriver.org /shanghai/attractions1.htm (684 words)

	Travel for Kids: Shanghai, China
		Oriental Pearl TV Tower – To get an overview of Shanghai, take a ride up the Oriental Pearl Television Tower.
		From the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, go around the point, and follow Riverside Road south to Dongchang Road.
		Jin Mao Tower – If the lines are too long at the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, head over to the Jin Mao Tower, the tallest building in Shanghai (421 m/ 1,380 ft.).
	www.travelforkids.com /Funtodo/China/Shanghai-city/shanghai-pudong.htm (460 words)

	Attractions of Shanghai-Yu Garden,Oriental Pearl TV Tower
		The Broadcasting and Television Tower of Oriental Pearl is the world's third tallest TV tower after the 553-meter CN Tower in Toronto and the 535-meter Moscow TV Tower.
		It is situated in the tip of Lujiazui on the eastern shore of Huangpu River, facing off the classic beauty of the Bund.
		With a giddy height of 468 meters, the tower is Shanghai's new landmark and a big magnet for tourists.
	www.sinowaytravel.com /destination/shanghai/activities.htm (446 words)

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