Shanghai opened its first subway line in 1995; today it has 11; by 2025, ... At the 1,381-foot-tall Jin Mao Tower, whose tiered, tapering segments recall a giant pagoda, ...

Shanghai Tower, Jin Mao Tower, and Shanghai World Financial Center stand in a cluster in Lujiazui, Shanghai's financial district. zorazhuang/Getty Images 2022-06-08T01:03:00Z Share ...

Three generations of China’s tallest buildings: the Jin Mao Tower (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1998; 420.5 meters), left; the Shanghai World Financial Center (Kohn Pedersen Fox, 2008; 492 meters ...

The Jin Mao skyscraper. The Jin Mao Tower, China's tallest, is attracting adventurers who are willing to risk their lives in order to climb Spiderman-like up its 88 storeys.

China's cyclist Zhang Jincheng (center) with riders from Andorra and Colombia pose in front of the Jin Mao Tower on. The trio will attempt to reach the top of the 88-storied tower on their ...