Oriental Pearl TV Tower
LandmarkLujiazui & Pudong Riverside
ORIENTAL PEARL TV TOWER · DONGFANG MINGZHU
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The 1994 pink-sphere TV tower that started the Pudong skyline. More retro icon than best view — its glass-floor sphere and the space-age silhouette are the draw; queues are the price.
AdmissionTwo-sphere ticket ¥199; family ticket (2 adults + 1 child) ¥497; the three-sphere tier incl. the 351 m space capsule runs ¥299–¥399 depending on channel and period — check current pricing before buying
Real-name tickets via the official 东方明珠 WeChat account (the 玩转明珠 reservation pass) or OTAs — Trip.com has an English UI. Not slot-restricted, but every ticket is tied to an ID. Same-day on-site purchase is normal outside holidays.
Weekend and holiday queues for the elevators regularly exceed an hour. Go at opening, or accept that the tower photographs better than it views — shoot it from the Binjiang riverside or the ferry instead.
Good to know
- If you only pay for one deck in Lujiazui, most visitors are happier at Shanghai Tower; choose the Pearl for the glass floor and the retro-futurist interior, not the altitude.
- The lower sphere's glass-floor walkway is the queue magnet — budget it separately.
- The three-sphere tier includes the 351 m space capsule with a fast-track lane; some sales channels sell it in two-hour entry slots.
Source · TripMind verified 2026-08-18+ Add to trip