The Forbidden City is famous for the gilded roofs of its imperial palaces. The Palace Museum faces Tien An Men Square and a three-story KFC restaurant. The Summer Palace, at edge of the city, is the site of picturesque courtyards, pavilions, pagodas, temples, and a boat carved from solid marble. Though the wall is actually 4,000 miles long, it is the only man-made structure visible from outer space. The Museum of Art and History features artifacts, pottery, ceramic figures, bronzes, jade, and jewelry from all the Chinese dynasties.
Shanghai is situated on the east coast, upstream from the Pacific Ocean on the Yangtze River.
A modern metropolis, Shanghai is a thriving industrial, scientific, and financial center. The Bund is a waterfront boulevard lined with mansions, clubs, and banks once owned by Europeans. Situated on the bank of the Pearl River, the city has been a center for foreign trade for more than 2,000 years. Roman traders visited Guanzhou in A.D. 200. The Guangzhou Fair, an international trade fair held every two years, is one of the country's most important sources of foreign exchange revenues.