The Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower is a television tower located in the Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China, and is a 5A-level tourist attraction in China. It is also known as the Shanghai TV Tower or the Oriental Pearl Tower. It stands 467.9 meters (1,535 ft) tall and features three observation decks situated at heights of 351m, 263m, and 90m, respectively. Construction began in 1990 and was completed in November 1994.
The Sheshan Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians is a large Catholic cathedral located on the peak of Sheshan Hill in Songjiang District, Shanghai, China. It is a prominent Marian pilgrimage site for the Catholic Church in China.
The history of this basilica is long, with Catholicism having spread in the Sheshan area for over a hundred years before its construction. The building of the original church began in 1868. Subsequently, the construction of the larger basilica took place and was completed in 1935.
The basilica is of Romanesque architecture. The exterior is decorated with red brick walls and pointed, arched stained-glass windows, while the interior has seating for 3,000 people. The most distinctive part of the basilica is its 38-meter-high bell tower, topped by a bronze statue of "Our Lady Help of Christians with the Child Jesus."
The basilica was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution but was later restored, and Catholic worship resumed in 1981. Today, the basilica is an important location for the faithful and for tourists, with many people visiting it on pilgrimage.
中国(ちゅうごく)の長江(ちょうこう)デルタに位置(いち)する都市(とし)で、経済(けいざい)成長(せいちょう)の象徴(しょうちょう)として高(たか)い発展(はってん)を遂(と)げています。国家(こっか)中心(ちゅうしん)都市(とし)に指定(してい)され、2023年(ねん)の「世界(せかい)の都市(とし)総合力(そうごうりょく)ランキング」では世界(せかい)15位(い)と評価(ひょうか)され、首都(しゅと)北京(ぺきん)や国際(こくさい)金融(きんゆう)センター香港(ほんこん)を上回(うわまわ)る同国(どうこく)最大(さいだい)の世界(せかい)都市(とし)です。This city is located in China's Yangtze River Delta and has achieved high development as a symbol of economic growth. It is designated as a National Central City and was ranked 15th globally in the 2023 "Global Power City Index," making it the country's largest global city, surpassing the capital Beijing and the international financial center Hong Kong.
中国(ちゅうごく)の長江(ちょうこう)デルタに位置(いち)する都市(とし)で、経済(けいざい)成長(せいちょう)の象徴(しょうちょう)として高(たか)い発展(はってん)を遂(と)げています。国家(こっか)中心(ちゅうしん)都市(とし)に指定(してい)され、2023年(ねん)の「世界(せかい)の都市(とし)総合力(そうごうりょく)ランキング」では世界(せかい)15位(い)と評価(ひょうか)され、首都(しゅと)北京(ぺきん)や国際(こくさい)金融(きんゆう)センター香港(ほんこん)を上回(うわまわ)る同国(どうこく)最大(さいだい)の世界(せかい)都市(とし)です。This city is located in China's Yangtze River Delta and has achieved high development as a symbol of economic growth. It is designated as a National Central City and was ranked 15th globally in the 2023 "Global Power City Index," making it the country's largest global city, surpassing the capital Beijing and the international financial center Hong Kong.