Today, Shanghai no longer has the mystic atmosphere of the 1920s, when it used to be the Asian country of the millionaires and gangsters, casinos and brothels. However it is twice as fascinating through its almost unreal appearance: on one side old Art Deco buildings and on the other breathtaking skyscrapers.

Its airport resembles the filming studio of a sci-fi movie and the magnetic levitation train (MAGLEV) taking the tourists to the modern side of the city, levitates with the astounding speed of 429km/h. In Pudong, on the eastern bank of Huangpu river, where 11-12 years ago used to be a marsh, emerges the prooud vertical Shanghai, made of steel and glass. Dominated by the Oriental Pearl Tower, the 468 meters high television tower, Pudong comprises about 2000 skyscrapers.

Some claim that all Shanghai numbers about 5000 such buildings. But who’s counting! What matters is that it won easily the competition with New York, which has only about 1000 skyscrapers.