Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 166 City as spectacle Shanghai's skyscrapers are a dramatic focus Shanghai Tower Author Tom Campanella in his book “Concrete Dragon” states that China has reinvented the city. He identifies six Chinese urban characteristics that we should be paying attention to. These all begin with the letter's and they are: Speed, Scale, Spectacle, Sprawl, Segregation and Sustainability. The key issue seems to be the City as Spectacle where tourists and locals have a strong image of the city as a theatrical setting. SHANGHAI AS SPECTACLE CITY As a booming economic centre for China Shanghai has used the dramatic tall buildings of Pudong as its spectacle. The river Huangpu wraps around Pudong which has as its centre piece three incredibly tall buildings. The first of these was the beautifully detailed Jin Mao Tower at 88 storeys modelled on the cascading roofs of the traditional Chinese pagoda. This was followed by the Shanghai World Finance Centre and then the 120 storey Shanghai Tower. Together these three soaring towers are symbolic of Shanghai’s rapid growth as a global city. Hundreds of tourists and locals are photographing the Pudong towers from the waterfront promenade along the Bund area of Shanghai. Sunset over Shanghai reflects in the river and emphasises the tall buildings