Sun shines on 2020 at Shanghai Tower
Visitors to Shanghai Tower in the early morning of January 1 record the first sunrise of the New Year.
The sun rises above the horizon to greet the new year at 6:52am on January 1.
People gathered at “the top of Shanghai” to watch the sun rise to greet the New Year.
This morning, about 200 people took the world’s fastest elevators to the observatory of the 632-meter Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in China and the second tallest in the world.
It took just 55 seconds to get to the observatory on the 118th floor at the height of 546 meters. There, they were treated to a 360-degree view of the city skyline.
On the 119th floor, about 100 children, aged between 7 and 12, were having a sleepover.
Together, they enjoyed the New Year’s sunrise at 6:52am. The rising sun cast a golden hue, and beautiful music was played.
People took photos with their friends and families, wrote New Year's wishes and sent postcards.
A blue sky for the New Year is seen from Shanghai's tallest building, Shanghai Tower.
Beautiful music is played to accompany the rising of the sun at 6:52am on January 1, 2020.
A girl posts wishes for the year ahead in a post box in the 632-meter high Shanghai Tower.
