Okay. (I'm ready for the Chinese title.)
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I'm from Shanghai and I've never actually been, but I'm really itching to go now. I'm thinking of visiting on a weekday – if it's not too crowded, the experience might be pretty good, right?
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Why didn't you go back during the pandemic? Group deals including a buffet were only about 300 RMB, and it just took half an hour to get up the tower.
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The Oriental Pearl Tower feels dated. It made sense to visit before all the other modern buildings went up, but now there's really no need.
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Totally, it feels like it's still being run the same way it was 20 years ago. And honestly, compared to the surrounding buildings, it's quite ugly.
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Going up the Oriental Pearl is alright, but I really don't get what people go to Wukang Road for.
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Wukang Road is free.
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I didn't go [to the Oriental Pearl], but I fell into another tourist trap: taking the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel under the Huangpu River.
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Another tourist trap is eating pork chop noodles at the underground food court on Nanjing East Road. With so much amazing food in Shanghai, I can't believe I ended up choosing that.
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You'll regret it for a lifetime if you don't visit the Oriental Pearl Tower, but you'll regret it for eight lifetimes if you do.
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You're afraid you'll regret not going, but you'll genuinely regret it once you do.
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Shanghai's biggest tourist trap—the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel! Don't ask why, just don't go.
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Oh, really? Thank goodness I haven't been to either that or the Oriental Pearl Tower...
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Most Shanghai locals haven't even been there.
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Didn't you go during school trips in the spring or autumn when you were a kid?
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I've never been up the Oriental Pearl Tower, but I have been up the Canton Tower, hahaha. It's so true—tourism is basically just visiting places that other people are tired of living in for a few days.
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I'd rather visit the Yellow Crane Tower or Leifeng Pagoda. I just have no desire to go up the Oriental Pearl Tower.
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I'd suggest going when it's less crowded. This is purely one of those 'you won't be satisfied until you've done it, and then you'll be utterly disappointed' kind of attractions.
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Yep, I knew it wouldn't be fun even before I went. But after going once, I really knew just how un-fun it was.
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One should be curious about everything. Simply having gone and experienced it makes it worthwhile. Don't always fixate on whether it's 'cost-effective' or feel regretful. If that's your attitude, then don't bother going anywhere—just stay home. You could stroll through a field, pull some weeds, and after a few days, you'd actually have something to show for it.