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    Mattie Lockman
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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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      Reginald Ziemann
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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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        Mattie Lockman
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        Wukang Road is free.

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          Mr. Jody Bednar
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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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            Mr. Ryan Hermann
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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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              Ms. Wanda Kilback
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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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                Dr. Guadalupe Homenick
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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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                  Karen Bruen
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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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                    Misty Anderson DDS
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                    Oh, really? Thank goodness I haven't been to either that or the Oriental Pearl Tower...

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                      Ms. Wanda Kilback
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                      Most Shanghai locals haven't even been there.

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                        Zachary Hayes
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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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                          Karen Zulauf
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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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                            Dr. Mandy Walter-Reichert
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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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                              Iris Marquardt
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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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                                Lena Oberbrunner
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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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                                  Miss Alison Collier
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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.

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