【正文】 nghai Grand Theater covers 70,000 squat, meters. It is actually posed of three theaters. The theaters can acmodate performances of ballet opera, symphonies, chamber music modern dramas, and musicals. The theater also owns the largest, fully automatic stage in Asia. The theater has bee a symbol of modern culture in Shanghai. Cultural Celebrities\39。s Republic of China and the widow of Sun Yatsen. She lived, worked, and studied here during the last years of her life. Birthplace of the Communist Party of China. In July of 1921, the First National Communist Party Congress was held in this building. The congress passed the Party\39。s Residence Dr. Sun Yatsen, the forerunner of the Chinese democratic revolution, and his wilr Soong Ching Ling, lived in this building from 1918 to 1924. It was in the residence that Dr. Sun Yatsen met representatives of the Communist Party and fostered the first cooperation between the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang. Soong Ching Ling\39。s No. l Street\, has bee an allweather pedestrian arcade. Shops and restaurants provide products and services with their own characteristics, making it an ideal place that integrates shopping, restaurants, amusement and sightseeing. The museum and tomb are located in Lu Xun Park. LU Xun was an imminent man of letters. The museum exhibits Lu Xun\39。s Square has bee the political and cultural center in Shanghai since 1994, when it was rebuilt. In and around the square are a massive fountain named the Light of Huangpu River, 10,000 square meters of lawns, six groups of relief carvings that depict the history of Shanghai, the New Shanghai Museum, the offices of the municipal government, an underground shopping plaza, the Shanghai Grand Theater and the Shanghai Exhibition Center The Orient Pearl TV Tower The Orient Pearl TV Tower is 468 meters high, the tallest in Asia and third tallest in the world. It faces the Bund across the Huangpu River. When viewed from the Bund, the tower and the Nanpu and Yangpu bridges create a vivid imagery known as \two dragons playing with a pearl.\ The sphere at the top has a diameter of 45 meters and is 263 meters above ground. The observation deck in the sphere offers a sweeping view of the city. The revolving restaurant is set at 267 meters above Pudong New Area. The dance ball, piano bar and 20 karaoke rooms, at 271 meters, are also opened to the public. The penthouse, which sits at 350 meters, has an observation deck, meeting room, ()and coffee shop. The tower integrates broadcasting technologies with sightseeing, catering, shopping, amusement, and acmodations. It has bee the symbol of the city and a major tourist attraction in Shanghai. Cruise on the Huangpu River Cruising on the Huangpu River, visitors can gaze at the mighty skyscrapers, the Monument Tower to the People\39。s largest economic prehensive industrial base, and a famous historical and cultural city. The city consistently attracts investment and is seen as an ideal venue for business gatherings. It is also a must on any agenda during a tour of China. Shanghai has fostered a prehensive transportation work that incorporates land, sea, and air travel, as well as a convenient urban transportation system. More than 300 airlines serve the city, proving direct flights to more than 20 countries and regions. The addition of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport, which went into operation in 1999, is expected to increase the annual passenger volume to some 20 million. Special tourist trains running between Shanghai and the neighboring provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as well as tourist bus routes along newlyconstructed expressways, offer great convenience for regional travel. Shanghai has more than 400 travel agencie