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Oriental Pearl TV
Tower
 The
Broadcasting & 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.
Every visitor will invariably be overwhelmed
by its serenity and grandeur. The glittering
light on the top sparkles at night, radiating
rays of hope to everyone who views it.
The designers magically set
the eleven beautiful spheres of various
sizes up from the green grassland to the
blue sky with two giant spheres shining
like two rubies. The spheres are supposed
to represent pearls (as in "Shanghai,
Pearl of the Orient"). The whole design
is rich in poetic and pictorial splendor,
which gives the tourists the impression
that pearls of various sizes are dropping
onto the emerald plate.
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. 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. The tower is equipped with three-dimensional
lighting installation, which makes the whole
tower very colorful and beautiful.
The sightseeing floor in the
brilliant upper sphere is 263 meters high
and 45 meters in diameter; it is the best
place to get a bird's eye-view of Shanghai.
When it is sunny, it is really relaxed and
happy to have the distant views of the Sheshan,
the Chongming Island and the Yangtze River.
In the upper sphere, there are also the
Revolving Restaurant, the Disco Hall, the
Piano Bar (which are 267 meters high) and
twenty KTV rooms (which are 271 meters high).
The Restaurant revolves one circle an hour.
The Space module, which towers
into the sky, has sightseeing Floor, Conference
Hall and Coffee Bar in it. They are at the
height of 350 meters. They are elegant and
luxurious, enjoying exceptional advantages.
 In
the five spheres is the space hotel with
twenty comfortable suites, 140 to 230 meters
above the ground. It does give people a
feeling of being on a spaceship. Up here,
guests can sit in sofas and enjoy a bird's-eye-view
of the city aloft from the bustling life
in the streets. Each ball has a suite and
three standard rooms on two levels connected
by a winding stairway. The suite has a private
lounge overlooking the Huangpu River and
a booming Pudong. Three other rooms share
two lounges facing the main section of the
Bund and the city's old districts. If you
decide to stay, make sure to rent a telescope
at the reception desk so you can zoom in
on the city's interesting spots.
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.
Every Saturday evening, an open-air
performance is held on the terrace under
the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. The programme
offers mostly acrobatics, singing and dancing.
The Oriental Pearl Tower
is a multi-functional establishment satisfying
various needs in tourism, dining, shopping,
entertainment, boarding and Audio &
Video Broadcasting. It has already become
one of the symbolic buildings and tourism
resorts in Shanghai and is honored as one
of the ten best views in Shanghai.
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