Travel-shanghai,China(Jin Mao Tower)

Introduction
　　With 88 stories reaching a height of 420.5 meters and 290,000 square meter construction area, Jin Mao Tower, which literally means "Gold Luxuriance Building" in Chinese, is a perfect combination of traditional Chinese architectural style and the world's modern architectural technology.
　　The first two floors are a capacious and bright lobby. From the third to the 50th floor are spacious offices, which are open-plan (column-free) with a floor-to-floor height of 4 meters and a floor-to-ceiling height of 2.7m. The 51st and 52nd floors are mechanical rooms. The Grand Hyatt Shanghai hotel occupies floors from 53 to 87. It's the world's tallest five-star hotel in terms of distance from the ground, which boasts a 152m barrel-vaulted atrium that is lined with 28 annular well-illuminated corridors and staircases arrayed in a spiral. The 88th floor houses the Skywalk, a 1,520-square-meter indoor observation deck, which is the tallest and biggest one of its kind in the Chinese mainland. It offers a panoramic view of Shanghai and a topside view of the hotel atrium below.
　　The podium building is adjacent to the tower, which is designed as J·LIFE, a center for recreation and fashion. Jin Mao Concert Hall, located on the ground floor of the podium building becomes another venue for people to enjoy the performance of fine art at Lujiazui Financial and Trade Zone.
　　The tower exterior employs an advanced glass curtain wall, which is crisscrossed by complex latticework cladding to remove the light pollution. Its fire and life systems are different from many other skyscrapers for their design to allow people to rescue themselves rather than waiting for others to come to their rescue. The building is also equipped with an excellent vertical transport system, with features like less than 35-second time for people to wait for an elevator and direct access to the office sections, etc. Its intelligent systems manage all functions and sections, and there is Internet access to every office desk and guest room. All functional equipments and facilities in the building are most advanced, making it a milestone in architectural history.

Office Setion
First-class business facilities, best stage for companies.
Ideal location: in the Lujiazui financial and trade area, five minutes' walk from the Lujiazui Metro Station and closing to many bus stops.
Prestigious customers: 32 of the Fortune 500 companies have their offices here.
Excellent office facilities:

• 123,000 square-meter office space from floor 3 to 50
• Standard column-free open plan, dividable at customers' wish
• 5 office sections accessible by 26 elevators, less than 35 second waiting for an elevator at rush hours
• 100 cars' parking spaces on the ground, and 800 underground

Grand Hyatt Shanghai
　　The deluxe landmark hotel, Grand Hyatt Shanghai, crowns the prestigious 88-storey Jin Mao Tower. Fully owned by Jin Mao Group, the hotel is managed by top hotel group Hyatt International and is its flagship property in China, catering to guests from around the world by offering a style of service and range of facilities second to none.

　　With 555 rooms each having floor-to-ceiling windows, guests can enjoy panoramic views of Shanghai in their exclusive space. The hotel’s impressive array of restaurants, bars and lounges offer customers an elegant experience with exquisite amenities and palatable ingredients. The Grand Club on the 83rd floor provides in-room check-in, 24-hour room service, delicate breakfast, evening cocktail and all-day dessert especially for guests of the eight executive floors. On the 57th floor is the Club Oasis fitness centre, where guests can relax after work and enjoy the view of the metropolitan city.

　　A wide range of banquet and conference facilities is available in the hotel to satisfy the needs of the most discerning customers. Just a few of the conveniences the hotel offers include the 390-seat Jin Mao Concert Hall, the Hyatt Grand Ballroom with 1,200 seats, the Crystal Ballroom of 800 seating capacity, and 10 versatile function rooms for meetings and other purposes. All are equipped with state-of-the-art audio and video facilities.

　　Since opening, Grand Hyatt Shanghai has received more than 100 awards from all over the world. Major events already held at the hotel include the Fortune Global Forum 2001, APEC summit, ADB Annual Meeting and Forbes Global CEO Conference, etc. Grand Hyatt Shanghai will as always offer excellent and exquisite services to guests around the world, and promote its fame of being No. 1 deluxe hotel.

　　Address: Mao Tower, No. 88, Century Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

Observation Deck
China's biggest and tallest observation deck with a panoramic view of Shanghai

The observation deck on the 88th floor is one of the AAAA scenic spots in China. At a height of 340.1 meters and with a built-up area of 1,520 square meters, the Skywalk is the tallest and biggest one of its kind in China, and becomes a new tourist destination of Shanghai. Access is through two express elevators with a capacity of 33 passengers each from the basement that travel at 9.1m per second and take only 45 seconds to reach the top. Standing there and looking afar, visitors can get a panoramic view of the dynamic metropolis, the sky submerging in the sea at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the landscape lighting at night and a topside view of the hotel atrium below. The Skywalk is a new spotlight of Shanghai's scenery.

Jin Mao Fashion and Recreation Center
　　New fashion landmark for the elegant lifestyle.
　　J.LIFE is in the 6-level podium building of Jin Mao Tower with a floor space of 14,921 sq m. It is designed to be an elegant and refined upscale fashion and recreation venue, whose service is categorized into three scopes: leisure service (SPA, beauty hair salon), luxury brand retails (world famous watches, suits, leather shoes made at order) and Chinese and western cuisine catering. Right here customers can not only explore the pleasure of shopping, but also enjoy VIP services as in a five-star hotel like post-shopping refreshments, personal image design consulting, invitation for purchase priority of fashionable clothes like new arrivals.
　　The J-Life now becomes a new fashion landmark for its elegance, exquisite architectural style, service tailored to customers' needs.

Jin Mao Concert Hall

　　Jin Mao Concert Hall sits on the ground floor of Jin Mao Tower’s podium building. It consists of the 395-seated concert hall and the art corridor, and mainly hosts performances of chamber music, modern drama and Jazz. Qin Liwei, a famous cello virtuoso, has been invited to be the Art Director for the concert hall.

　　Jin Mao Concert Hall regularly invites musicians for various concert and Jin Mao music forum. Apart from having it well equipped with the advanced audio & visual equipment, the management is dedicated to make it the ideal place for cultural and art events, and artistic cultural destination.