Splendid Night Scenery at the Bund 外滩
When it comes to Shanghai, I saved the best for last. It took them a while to turn all the lights on and they made sure the sun was completely down. When it was down, I was rewarded with an amazing light show. All the colonial buildings along the Bund were lit. One could see that the light show was planned since practically all of the buildings were lit up the same way. From the HSBC building to the Bank of China buildings, all of them were tastefully lit up.
Most Beautiful Strip of Land in Shanghai 上海
I have seen numerous light ups by the Chinese and most of them were lit up in a rather bizarre way. Apparently, this is not rare since I have also seen Chinese caves given a multi-color treatment. It would seem that, the more colors the “better looking” it is. The closest example I can think of is just across the river, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower has that bizarre lighting going on. Even though I was quite cold from the constant blowing of the wind along the river, I was delighted by what I was seeing. For a while, you can really think that you are in Europe. For me, this is the number one sight of Shanghai.
[xmlgm {http://www.worldwanderings.net/kml/Bund.kmz} zoom=19]