{"id":16783,"date":"2015-06-16T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basicallybeyondbasic.com\/?p=16783"},"modified":"2021-05-30T11:01:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T15:01:37","slug":"my-visit-to-the-oriental-pearl-tower-in-shanghai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2015\/06\/16\/my-visit-to-the-oriental-pearl-tower-in-shanghai\/","title":{"rendered":"My Visit to the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you Google &#8220;Shanghai&#8221; and look at the first few images that show up, you&#8217;ll most likely find photos of a large tower with circular spheres built into it. That building is called the Oriental Pearl Tower and it is probably the most famous and recognizable building in all of Shanghai.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16786\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16786 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03210-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Me at Bund and Oriental Pearl Tower\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=680,height=1024,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03210.jpg 680w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=199,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03210.jpg 199w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=1156,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03210.jpg 768w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1021,height=1536,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03210.jpg 1021w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1361,height=2048,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03210.jpg 1361w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=290,height=436,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03210.jpg 290w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=407,height=612,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03210.jpg 407w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=800,height=1204,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03210.jpg 800w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=512,height=771,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03210.jpg 512w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1220,height=1836,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03210.jpg 1220w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1701,height=2560,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03210-scaled.jpg 1701w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rocky at The Bund<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There&#8217;s an excellent view of the Pearl Tower\u00a0from a spot in the city called The Bund. That&#8217;s where I&#8217;m standing in the photo above! If you&#8217;d like, you can actually\u00a0go inside and take an elevator to the top of the tower. There&#8217;s an INCREDIBLE view of the city from up there.<\/p>\n<p>When you go into the tower, the workers have people queue into one large elevator. The elevator very quickly brings you to the main large pearl. My ears popped 5 times as the altitude rapidly increased. 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It&#8217;s stunning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16784 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03242-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"705\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=680,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03242.jpg 1024w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300,height=199,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03242.jpg 300w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=510,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03242.jpg 768w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1536,height=1021,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03242.jpg 1536w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=2048,height=1361,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03242.jpg 2048w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=290,height=193,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03242.jpg 290w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=407,height=270,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03242.jpg 407w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=800,height=532,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03242.jpg 800w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=512,height=340,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03242.jpg 512w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1220,height=811,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dsc03242.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s so futuristic looking. 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