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(Jinmao Dasha; 5047 5101; 88 Century Ave; 88 adult/student/child Y120/90/60; 8.30am-9.30pm; Lujiazui) Resembling an art-deco take on a pagoda or the joints of a length of bamboo, the crystalline Jinmao Tower is a beauty. It’s essentially an office block (owned by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation) with the high-altitude Grand Hyatt renting space from the 53rd to 87th floors. If you want to see what Shanghai looks like from a mountain-top perspective, travel in the elevators to the 88th-floor observation deck, accessed from the separate podium building to the side of the main tower. Time your visit at dusk for both day and night views. Alternatively, sample the same view through the carbonated fizz of a gin and tonic at Cloud 9 (Click here) on the 87th floor of the Grand Hyatt (accessed on the south side of the building), and photograph the hotel’s astonishing barrel-vaulted atrium.

A Step Too Far?

Need to burn off some xiaolongbao calories? The Sky Marathon ( 6064 3584; www.swfc-observatory.com) was held twice in 2012, with a race up 2754 stairs and 100 floors to the top of the Shanghai World Financial Center; it’s not for the faint-hearted, but it’s the ultimate step-master workout. You must be over 16, the event is limited to 300 people and registration is Y100. You can descend by lift (if you want). Check online for future dates.

Century Avenue Area

Shanghai Science & Technology Museum Museum

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