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LISA Forum Asia 2006
CHINA FOCUS
Expanding Trade Using Open Standards and Automated Language Processing Technologies
Travel Information
Conference Hotel
Sofitel Hyland Shanghai
505 Nanjing Road East
200001
Shanghai
China
Tel: (+86)21/63515888
Fax: (+86)21/63517466
Centrally located on the famous Nanjing Road. Walking distance to business district and major tourist attractions, shops and restaurants. The world famous Bund Museum and Yu Garden are just around the corner. Nearby metro and inter-city highway permits. Easy and quick access to all other districts and attractions. Airport shuttle. 401 rooms and suites, 9 executive floors. Several restaurants with regional and western cuisine, bars, fitness centre.
More tourist information
Download this card for directions to the LISA conference hotel. They are written in Chiense and English to help you and your taxi driver.
Shanghai History
Up until the 7th century AD Shanghai, then known as Shen or Hu Tu after the local bamboo fishing traps, was a barely developed marshland. Most of eastern modern Shanghai didn't exist until the 17th century, when a complex web of canals was built to drain the region. Read more...
Shanghai Attractions
There are three main perspectives on Shanghai - from the gutters, from the battlements of the tourist fortresses and from the water. The Huangpu River offers some remarkable views of the Bund and the riverfront activity at night as well as during the day. Tour boats leave for one, two and 3.5-hour tours from the dock on the Bund. Read more about Huangpu River Cruise and other Shanghai attractions.
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