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Beijing may dominate the art scene in China, but Shanghai has its own thriving gal-
lery subculture, centred on this complex of industrial buildings down dusty Mogan-
shan Rd in the north of town.
Shanghai Railway Station
WORLD EXPO 2010 SITE
( Shibo Hui Qu;
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Yaohua Rd, Lines 7 & 8)
Most of the pavilions at
the 2010 World Expo site were dismantled. However, at least five structures on
the Pudong side remain standing and continue to host exhibits and events, in-
Guan; )
which is now known as the China Art Palace,
Expo Center
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( Shibo Zhongxin; )
and the galactically styled UFO
Mercedes-
With 6000 sq metres of exhibition space, the China Pavilion was relaunched
in 2012 as the
China Art Palace
( 9am-5pm Tue-Sun; China Art
Palace)
and was set to become a landmark art museum. Hosting the Shang-
hai Biennale, the
Power Station of Art
(Lane 20 Huayuangang Rd;
9am-5pm Tue-Sun; South Xizang Rd)
also opened in late 2012 on the far
side of the Huangpu River in the disused Nanshi power station (the former
Pavilion of the Future).
Architecture
ORIENTAL PEARL TOWER
( Dongfang Mingzhu Dianshi Ta; 1 Century Ave; 1 tickets ¥120-298;
8am-10pm; Lujiazui)
Best viewed when illuminated at night, this poured-
concrete, atomic age retro rocket tower is one of Lujiazui's unmissable struc-
tures.
Architecture
