Oriental Pearl TV Tower

• Location: No. 1 Century Avenue, Pudong New District, Shanghai, China
• Recommended reason: The most famous cultural landmark in Shanghai; one of the top 10 new landmarks of Shanghai.
• Opening hours: 10:00-20:00
• Official Website: https://www.orientalpearltower.com/#/

Oriental Pearl TV Tower was built in July of 1991 and come into service on November 11, 1994. As the saying goes, if you want to learn about Shanghai, please start with Oriental Pearl TV Tower. Integrating urban sightseeing, historical exhibition, fad diets, Huangpu River cruise tour, shopping and entertainment, Oriental Pearl TV Tower has become the landmark of Shanghai and one of the most popular attractions in the world. Oriental Pearl TV Tower is not only one of the first national 5A level tourist attraction, but also one of the top 10 new landmarks in Shanghai.

The Structure of Oriental Pearl TV Tower

Oriental Pearl TV Tower is located at the tip of Lujiazui area and on the bank of Huangpu River. As a resplendent pearl of Huangpu River, Oriental Pearl TV Tower stands among the modern buildings of Lujiazui area and echoes with exhibition of the world's architectures in the bund, which shows the spectacular scenery of the international metropolis.
 

With a multi-tube structure, Oriental Pearl TV Tower consists of three nine pillars with the diameter of nine meters, Space Capsule, the upper sphere, five pellets and a tower base. With the diameter of 158.4 meters, the tower base has three floors.


 

There are four floors at the lower sphere with the diameter of 50 meters and the center elevation of 93 meters. The lower sphere is located in the height between 68 meters and 118 meters. As an indoor playground, the power distribution room of the lower sphere is set in a bowl-shaped shell.
 

The upper sphere is located in the height between 250 meters and 295 meters. With the diameter of 45 meters and the center elevation of 272.5 meters, the upper sphere has 9 floors, including the floors of public equipment, FM room, cooling equipment, transmitter room, sky KTV room, revolving restaurant, viewing platform, microwave room and power distribution room. With the diameter of 14 meters, Space Capsule is situated in the height from 335 meters to 349 meters.

Highlights of Oriental Pearl TV Tower

Landmark Paradise (0 meter)

Landmark Paradise is set in the ground hall of Oriental Pearl TV Tower. There are various exciting projects, such as Forest Trip, Antarctic Adventure, Magical Mystery Tour, Treasure Cave, Disneyland, Laser Cinema, Dynamic Cinema, Adventure Train, and so on, which are suitable for all ages. It introduces one theme every year, including the Magic light fairyland in 2017, Global Magic Travel in 2018 and Alice in Wonderland in 2019.

International Cruise Dock (0 meter)

There is an international cruise dock beside Oriental Pearl TV Tower. It offers services of leisure, entertainment, catering, business, wedding reception and celebration to meet customers' demands at different levels. Take a cruise of Oriental Pearl TV Tower and enjoy a picturesque view of both sides of Huangpu River. In addition, you can stand on the deck to watch the light show of Oriental Pearl TV Tower. The show starts at 18:30, 19:30 and 20:30 every night, which offers you a brilliant and gorgeous sense of vision. Another good location to enjoy the light show is the opposite bund.
 

Shanghai History Museum (0 meter)

Covering the area of 10,000 square meters, Shanghai History Museum integrates culture, history, appreciation, tourism and entertainment. The display of Shanghai History Museum is composed of 6 parts, including concessions, the construction, recent modern urban economy, recent culture, urban life, politics, concession area and street scene of the old Shanghai. Through the precious culture relics, literatures, documents, pictures, and advanced media, Shanghai History Museum lively shows the historical changes of Shanghai. It's worth visiting this culture tourist attraction.

Future Shanghai Multimedia Show (78 meters)

"Future Shanghai" Multimedia Show is located in the lower sphere with the height of 78 meters and the area of about 1,200 square meters. "Future Shanghai" Multimedia Show opened on September 1, 2016, which showed the life of Shanghai in the future 70 years. It's also a wonderful vision of the harmonious co-existence between humans and nature in Shanghai. There is the preface hall "Life', the main show "Future Shanghai" and the back hall "Link". The LED array of the theme "Life" symbolizes raindrops, cells and stars. The whole environment is full of dreamy and sci-fi colors. With the running time of 7 minutes, the panoramic "Future Shanghai" Multimedia Show leads visitors to explore the future world. Oriental Pearl TV Tower becomes a huge machine. Visitors place themselves in the super screen with 240 degrees to observe the smart houses, ecological landscape, three-dimensional efficient traffic, harmonious nature and cultural vitality of the future Shanghai. In the back hall "Link", through the lovely and sic-fi interactive multimedia screen, tourists can learn about the applications of big data, internet and smart hardware in all aspects of our life.

Transparent Sightseeing Elevator & Corridors

There is a panoramic and transparent sightseeing elevator in the hall of the ground floor which is able to carry 50 persons. It takes only 40 seconds to deliver you to the 263-meter high sightseeing corridor by the speed of 7 meters per second. The double-decked elevator with such a big capacity and such a high speed is the only one in domestic. You will experience a sense of lightning. Standing on the 263-meter high sightseeing corridor, you will have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Huangpu River. This location is the best place to overlook the whole Shanghai city. In clam and sunny day, you can even see Sheshan Mountain and Chongming Island.
 

There are two transparent sightseeing corridors outdoor which are located respectively in the height of 259 meters and 90 meters. With the height of 259 meters, the circumference of 150 meters and the width of 2.1 meters, each square meter of sightseeing gallery can bear the weight of more than 2 tons. Overlooking the endless stream of traffic and the vast Huangpu River, you will not only enjoy the beautiful sceneries, but also feel breathtaking through the transparent walkway.

The Revolving Restaurant (267 meters)

The highest revolving restaurant in Oriental Pearl TV Tower is set in the upper sphere with the height of 267 meters, which is an ideal restaurant for lovers. The revolving restaurant takes a turn per hour. It offers all kinds of buffets, including the cuisines of southeast Asia, Japan, China, Europe and America. Besides, there are Disco dancing halls, piano bars and 20 KTV rooms at the height of 271 meters are opened to tourists.

Space Capsule (351 meters)

Space Capsule is the highest sightseeing floors of Oriental Pearl TV Tower. Through the telescope, you can experience the magic glamour of the space at the height of 351 meters. It's an immersive experience that you can wander through the universe and explore mysterious planets. You also have a chance to interact with extraterrestrials. There is a sightseeing floor, meeting room and cafe in Space Capsule. Air hotel is located in five pellets with 20 sets of rooms. It's very comfortable and attractive. Besides, there is a gift exhibition of international friendship cities. Visitors can learn the cultures from different countries. There are also many message copies from foreign friends.

Best time to visit Oriental Pearl TV Tower

You can visit Oriental Pearl TV Tower all the year around.

How to Get to Oriental Pearl TV Tower

• Take the metro Line 2 and get off at Lujiazui Station.

• Take the public buses No. 81, 82, 85, 774, 789, 795, 870, 939, 971, 983, 985, 993.

• Take the tourist bus of Lujiaozui, sightseeing tunnel or ferry.

Tips for visiting Oriental Pearl TV Tower

1. Please do not visit the transparent sightseeing corridors if you have heart diseases, high blood pressure or acrophobia.

2. It will be very crowded during public holidays, so you'd better visit Oriental Pearl TV Tower in the morning.

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