Shanghai is loud and proud about a Lonely Planet’s “2014 Best in Travel” list which ranks Shanghai one of the top ten cities to visit in the world. At the number six spot, Shanghai was the only Asian city to make the top ten.

Here’s what Lonely Planet had to say about Shanghai:

“The buzz about Shanghai is electric: welcome to the city everyone wants to see (and be seen in). If China is the world’s industrial motor, Shanghai is China’s high-performance V8. The metro system – which ran to a modest three lines in 2000 – will open the 59km-long, high-speed line 16 by 2014; it’s now the third-longest network in the world. Upon completion, the twisting 121-storey Shanghai Tower will be the tallest building in China, the second-tallest in the world and the jewel in the Lujiazui crown. It will house the highest hotel in the world, a coveted trophy Shanghai has held twice over the past 15 years. To cap it all, Shanghai recently expanded its visa-free transit quota to 72 hours for citizens of 45 nations, so if you’re heading on somewhere else and don’t have a Chinese visa, you can still get a three-day look in.”

Top 10 Cities According to Lonely Planet:
1. Paris (France)
2. Trinidad Island (Cuba)
3. Cape Town (South Africa)
4. Riga (Latvia)
5. Zurich (Switzerland)
6. Shanghai (China)
7. Vancouver (Canada)
8. Chicago (America)
9. Adelaide (Australia)
10. Auckland (New Zealand)

Source: lonelyplanet.com

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