Six Places to Visit in Shanghai
by Aileen Kang
T
here are a lot of places in Shanghai to enjoy cul- Happy Valley:
ture, history, and life. Here are six places that I It is an amusement park
think students should experience.
that has four large roller
coasters and other small-
Power Station of Art:
er rides. Sometimes, they
It is an art museum in
do checkups for rides, so
Shanghai and each sea-
read the requirements be-
son they change themes.
fore you go there. There are a lot of types of attrac-
Sometimes there is a special artist that is in the main tions such as races, and seal performances.
display. This place was a power station originally,
and it cost the Shanghai government $64 million Phone number: 3355 2222
to renovate. Other than this exhibition that people Address: 888 Linhu Lu, near Linyin Da Dao
can watch, there are art classes for little kids. Making Price: 200rmb
things and the teacher explains about each artwork.
Shanghai Science and
Phone number:+86 21 3110 8550
Technology Museum:
Address: 200 Hua Yuan Gang Lu, Huangpu Qu, A museum thatpromotes
Shanghai Shi, China, 200231
science, education, and
Price: Free of charge, but a ticket fee is required for culture with exhibition
special exhibitions
halls and IMAX theaters
showing films about dino-
Mr. X (Huangpu):
saurs, life science, and other topics. There is also an
It is an escape room com-
activity place for kids.
plex where you have to
choose one of the themed
Phone number:+86 21 6854 2000
rooms and try to escape
Address: No.2000 Shiji Avenue, Pudong District,
as soon as possible. There
Shanghai 200000, China
are a lot of types of themed
Price: CNY45 for adults, CNY 22 for children above
rooms including the scary one. With your friends, 1.3 meters, free for children under 1.3 meters
you need to search for clues and hints in the rooms,
in order to figure out how to escape.
Jump 360 (Minhang /
Baoshan):
Phone number: 33041233
It is a place where with a
Address: Bldg 1, 550 Jumen Lu,near Quxi Lu
lot of big trampolines and
Price: Varies according to the theme
padded platforms. Other
than trampolines, there is
Sega Joypolis:
a spongy block pool that
An indoor arcade and
you can jump into.
amusement park with
games like driving sim-
Phone number: 131 6625 0458 / 5182 8806
ulators. Also, thereis a
Address: 1408 Jidi Lu, near Jizhan Lu / Area C4, 258
haunted house, bumper
Changjiang Lu, near Jungong Lu
cars, and other small roll-
Price: 198rmb (two hours), 118rmb (one hour) plus a
er coasters just like real amusement parks.
100rmb cash deposit.
Phone number: 6256 9108
Address: 3300 Zhongshan Bei Lu,near Jinshajiang Lu
Price: 162rmb per person