Pudong (浦东) is Shanghai's newest district on the eastern side of the river, chock full of gleaming skyscrapers rising out of what was mere farmland only 15 years ago.

Metro Line 2's Lujiazui Station is in the middle of central Pudong, within easy walking distance to both the Pearl Tower and the Jin Mao Tower. The maglev (which finishes running at 9PM, but only run 430km/h till 5PM) from Pudong Airport connects to Longyang Rd Station, a few stops away by metro.

Oriental Pearl TV Tower(东方明珠塔 Dongfang Minzhuta) - Built in 1994, it is the 3rd tallest tower in the world. Featuring 11 garish pink balls enlightened by the famous Chinese poem (大珠小珠落玉盘Da Zhu Xiao Zhu Luo Yu Pan which describes the most beautiful sound when the pearls of different size fall on to a jade plate), the tower has become a symbol of the new Shanghai.

Shanghai Municipal Museum is located underneath the Pearl TV Tower. The museum recreates interiors of houses and shops from the farming era up to the swinging 1930s, has many miniatures of Shanghai's most impressive (colonial) buildings, and also displays vintage cars and old advertisements.

Jinmao Tower(金茂大厦) - China's third tallest skyscraper stands just beside Oriental Pearl TV Tower. The tower houses the Grand Hyatt Shanghai and features a 31-story atrium that starts in the jazz lounge on the 57th story and rises up like a space station. An Italian restaurant Cucina, on the 55th floor offers spectacular views of the Bund and the rest of old Shanghai.