Prior to 1949 and the establishment of the People's Republic of China, what is now People's Square was a part of the horse racing course of Shanghai. After gambling and horse racing were banned by the new Communist government, a part of the race course became the People's Square, which included a large avenue and spectator stands for use during parades.?The Museum's distinctive upside-down droid architecture joins a slew of other imaginatively designed signature buildings dotting the otherwise green expanse of the square (it's far more a park than a traditional square). On the southern side, the Shanghai Museum houses a quality collection of artifacts, from ancient jades to classical calligraphy and paintings in a building loosely designed on the model of a bronze-age cooking vessel.?To the west, the Shanghai Grand Theatre updates the traditional upturned Chinese roof in stunning fashion, while a touch of the past remains in the building on the square's northwestern corner. Today, it's home to the Shanghai Art Museum, which focuses on modern and contemporary Chinese work; before 1949, when the square was a horse track, it was the site of the Shanghai Racing Club.
Nowhere is this more apparent than at the Shanghai Urban Planning Museum, where optimistic projections of boundless—yet carefully managed and controlled—growth take the form of an enormous scale model of future Shanghai and a 360-degree computer-generated city starring a manic animated flying pixie guide.
Dig into pide (Turkish pizza), manti (Turkish dumplings) and dishes like ispanakli ezme, spinach dip that comes with crisp bread and lemon juice. They've also got tasty kebabs with chicken, lamb and beef that come wrapped in flatbread with a sharp homemade yogurt and tomato sauce....
Literally translated as "dry pot", this restaurant serves dishes like chicken braised with mushrooms (gan guo cha shu gu). But beware, and the food tends to be spicy. Spending RMB150 or more and recieve a discount card for your next visit....
A no-frills pizzeria run by a little Italian man who knows that the pride is in the quality of the pizza, not the decor. This venue offers a reasonably priced selection of pizzas, salads, pastas and desserts. Choose from thin crust or deep dish varieties and an array of toppings, then munch on some bread smothered in delicious garlic butter while you wait for your 12" masterpiece....
The Langham's ritzy new Italian restaurant presents a fine Western dining option on Chinese food dominated Hankou Lu. Well, though the menu is mostly full of Italian dishes, to fair they're actually serving up a mix of Italian and Mediterranean food, all created by the distinguished Head Chef Michele Totaro....
Pudong and Puxi locations offer pickings of delicacies ranging from stewed frog, smoked duck breast to desserts of green tea tiramisu and even chocolate fondue in this family-friendly establishment. Don't forget to try their fruit drinks, Hong Kong sweets and desserts....
The Langham's premiere Cantonese restaurant dishes up some seriously good food by recreating its Hong Kong restaurants' signature dishes and reinventing other Cantonese favorites. These dishes are created with keen attention to detail and range from the faithfully traditional signature shark's fin soup to incredibly inventive pan-fried salmon fillets with salmon taro puffs, finished with a flambe of wine....
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