What is the largest and most famous hotel in Shanghai?

The Richard Hotel, shrouded in history

The Pujiang Hotel (formerly known as the Richard Hotel) was built in 1846 (the 26th year of Daoguang reign in the Qing Dynasty) and was known as RICHARDS in the west. HOTEL, founded by Westerner Richard Richards, is the first Western hotel since the opening of the port in Shanghai and even in the country.

In 1907 (the 33rd year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty), it was expanded into a neoclassical Victorian Baroque building. It was the most luxurious Western-style hotel in Shanghai at that time and the most famous in China and the Far East. One of the hotels. Shanghai Pujiang Hotel: /hotelinfo.asp?cityid=321amp; hotelid=7283 (free online booking) Although the hotel has experienced more than 150 years of historical changes, it still maintains its original architectural style and historical traces. It stands like a historical monument, reflecting the changes in Shanghai. In 1922, Einstein, the famous scientist and founder of the theory of relativity, stayed at the Rich Hotel. I stayed in room 304 that year. In 1920, British philosopher Bertrand Russell went to China to give lectures and stayed at the Richard Hotel. I stayed in room 310 that year. In 1897, during former U.S. President Grant's trip to Shanghai, the stopover was at the Richard Hotel. I stayed in room 410 that year.

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