Shanghai is visited by huge numbers of tourists every year, as there are so many places to visit. Shanghai streets are some of the most famous places in China. You can also find skyscrapers, gardens, rivers and museums in Shanghai.

Here are some places that are worth a visit during holidays to Shanghai:

The Bund – This place is known for its atmosphere, and musicians often play at night. You can spend a quiet evening here and observe the activities which take place on the Huangpu River. There are also many complexes located in this area.

Nanjing road – This is a well known shopping street, which is often compared to the Champs-Elysees in Paris. This is one of the most popular shopping streets in China and you can buy Chinese handmade crafts and many other unique gadgets and luxurious goods.

The Buddha Temple – The Buddha Temple is one of the most popular ancient locations in China. The statues of Buddha which are placed in the temple were specially brought over from Burma during the 19th century.

The Yuyuan garden – This is one of the most popular places in Shanghai, as it is a very old garden which was developed in 19th century. The garden is divided into three areas and each one of them are has a special theme.

There are number of festivals which are celebrated in Shanghai, so holidays during the festive season are particularly popular.

If you are a person who has interests in culture and history then considering holidays to Shanghai is a great option. Shanghai is one of the most loved places that tourists like to visit. There are many sights and locations to visit in Shanghai. A lot of places are extremely rich in culture whereas the others are of historical importance.

Apart from cultural and historical locations, Shanghai offers a variety of places that people can visit according to their interests. Shopping in Shanghai is one of the best activities. The following are some of the places that you should not miss visiting when you go to Shanghai for your holiday:

The Bund
What could be more attractive and soothing than to spend an evening at a place which has a blissful and relaxing atmosphere? The bund is a place that is decorated with beautiful lights and musicians play some wonderful music in the night time. It is the ideal place to spend a peaceful evening. You can also observe the various activities that go on around the Huangpu River.

Nanjing Road
This is the most popular and famous shopping street in the whole of China. This shopping street is compared to the Champs-Elysees of Paris. Nanjing Road grabs the attention over 1.7 million people on a daily basis. There are approximately 600 shops that are located throughout the street. If you are on a cheap holiday, you can still go shopping here. There are goods available at prices for every type of budget.

Apart from these two places there are various other wonderful locations that will make your holiday to Shanghai memorable.

The InterContinental Hotels Group have just managed to set a new unusual world record for the biggest bed-jump every seen involving 22,665 holiday makers and local people who bounced on huge beds for over 16 hours.

Each bed was 15 x 10 metres and especially built at four major cities across the globe; London, Shanghai, New York and Paris.

All the bed-jumping sessions were commenced by Olympic gymnasts James Higgins and Jaime Moore.

The Intercontinental Hotel Group decided to organise the bed-jumping world record for the launch of a their latest promotion where it is going to give away 5 million hotel rooms absolutely free to lucky holiday makers across 4,000 of the hotel group’s destinations in 100 countries worldwide.

Chief marketing officer of IHG Tom Seddon commented:

“We invited people to come and bounce on our massive beds to rediscover the fun of bed-jumping and put a smile on their faces. We felt it was the perfect way to celebrate the fact we’re giving away over 5m free nights available in over 4,000 hotels across 100 countries.”

Holiday Inn is currently being revamped by their holding company IHG and has a property which has just opened in the Chicago O’Hare area.

There is a large scale tourist festival which is held by Shanghai Tourism in September which takes place in the centre of the city called “walking into happiness and joy.”

The occasion is a huge joint venture which is sponsored by the Shanghai municipal people’s government tourism administrative commission along with Shanghai municipal culture and economic commission.

The festival is held on the third Saturday of September and continues to October 16th and not only does the city have much in the way of interest to holidaymakers but it is also the perfect festival for attracting the locals, helping them to further discover the history and fascination of ancient Chinese culture.

There is also much in the way of less traditional entertainment which will be held at venues across the city of Shanghai. The festival in 2005 included a “rose wedding” ceremony, street markets, float parades, a folklore tour of the city’s older streets and lanes, a huge Chinese festival at Yu garden with musical accompaniment and a huge firework display in Century Park.

Marking the opening ceremony each years is a huge and colourful parade which includes floats and performing entertainment. There have usually been over twenty floats in varying styles and over twenty individual performing teams who perform entertainment relating to the culture of each of their local areas.

Every September, Shanghai is full of excitement and buzz, as this is the largest festival in their calendar year and never fails to attract hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers.