TheOrientalPearlTVTowerislocatedonthetipofthemouthofLujiazui,Pudong,ontheHuangpuRiver.ItlooksacrosstheriverwiththetheBundWorldArchitectureExpoGroup.Withaheightof468meters,thetowerranksthefirstinAsiaandthethirdintheworld.TogetherwithNanpuBridgeandYangpuBridgeonbothsides,ithasbecomeasymbolofShanghai'sreformandopeningup.
ThedesignersoftheOrientalPearlTVTowerfantasizedthattheelevenspheresofdifferentsizesandhighandlowsizeswereconnectedfromtheblueskytothegreengrass.ThetwohugesphereswereliketwoRuby,glitteringanddazzling.TheyformedacompletecomplementwiththetwoearthspheresoftheworldclassShanghaiInternationalConferenceCenter,whichwasnewlycompletedatthetower(1999fortuneforumShanghaiannualmeetinghall).Fullof"bigbeadsandsmallbeadsfallingonthejadeplate"poeticmagnificentlandscape.
TheOrientalPearlTVTowerismadeupofthreeuprightcolumnswithadiameterof9meters,aspacecapsule,anuppersphere,alowersphere,fiveballs,atowerandasquare.Atpresent,thereareonly50peoplecarryingdoubledeckelevatorand7meterspersecondhigh-speedelevatorinChina.Thestereolightingsystemisgorgeousandbeautiful.Withadiameterof45metersandaheightof263meters,thedazzlinguppersphereisthebestplacetohaveabird's-eyeviewofShanghai.Whenit'ssunnyandwindy,whenyoulookupfromafar,SheshanandChongmingIslandcanbeseenindistinctly,whichmakesyoufeelrelaxedandhappy.Theuppersphereisalsoopentovisitorswitha267meterrevolvingrestaurant(onecircleperhour),discodancehall,pianobarand20KTVprivateroomsat271meters.
Theskyrocketingspacecapsuleis350metersaway,withasightseeingfloor,aconferencehallandacoffeeshop.Itiselegant,luxuriousandunique.Theairhotelislocatedinfivesmallballs,with20rooms,comfortableenvironmentanduniquetaste.OrientalPearldelicacydepartmentstorehasanareaof18000squaremeters,whichisdesignedtomakeclothing,artsandcrafts,goldandsilverornaments,leathergoodsandfood.
TheOrientalPearlCityScienceFictiontowerislocatedatthebottomofthetower.Thereareforesttours,Antarctictours,magictours,Tibetantreasureholes,Dinitheatre,happysquare,lasertheater,dynamiccinema,expeditiontrainandsoon.Thereisalsoaunique"spaceballoon"tosendyoutothesky,enjoythebeautifulsceneryofShanghaimetropolis,sothatyouwillneverforget.
TheShanghaiMuseumofhistoryintheOrientalPearlTowerisahistoricalmuseumdedicatedtothedevelopmenthistoryofShanghaiinthepasthundredyears.Throughpreciousculturalrelics,documents,archivesandpictures,andwithadvancedfilmandsoundequipment,itvividlyreflectsthehistoryofmodernShanghaiurbandevelopment.Themuseumdisplayssixparts:concessionofthestateofChina,municipalconstructionandstreetscapeofoldShanghai,modernurbaneconomy,modernculture,urbanlifeandpoliticalsituation.Itcomprehensivelyshowstheprofoundchangesinpolitics,economy,culture,societyandlifeofShanghai.Itisavividculturalscenicspot.
TheinternationalcruiseterminalundertheOrientalPearlTowerhasa"PujiangTour"tourismproject.WhenDengXiaopingvisitedtheShanghaiontheSouthinspectiontour,hevisitedthebeautifulsceneryofbothsidesofthePujiang.Youwillappreciatetheartisticconceptionof"thecityoffireandflowers."The"Seagullsquare"intheinternationalcruiseterminalprovidesbuffet.Youcanenjoythedeliciousfoodandbeautifulsceneryforonly48yuan.
TheOrientalPearlTVTowerisalandmarkbuildinginShanghaicityintwenty-firstCentury,whichcombinessightseeing,conference,Expo,catering,shopping,entertainment,accommodation,radioandtelevisiontransmission.Atpresent,thenumberofsightseeingandtourismincomeoftheOrientalPearlTowerrankssecondintheworld'stowersafterFrance'sEiffelTower,thussqueezingtheranksoftheworld'smostfamoustouristattractions.