A couple enjoys the fantasticlighting last night at the majestic Bund, which will be lit up every night from 6:30pm during the entire week-long National Day holiday.

TAKE your time and enjoy the year's last "Golden Week." Almost all city districts and Chongming County will hold events and activities during the seven-day National Day holiday that starts tomorrow.

Gorgeous night landscape will light up the city every night from 6:30pm. The banks of the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek, the World Expo site, People's Square and Lujiazui area will be among the best sites to watch the night landscape, according to the Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Administrative Bureau.

During the day, people can enjoy different cultural events in downtown. Several districts, such as Xuhui and Luwan, will invite people to appreciate the traditional Shanghai "lane culture." Hengshan Road and Huaihai Road M. will be the main venue for the events.

Nature lovers can go to the suburbs to enjoy luscious fruits and dainty flowers. Several parks and botanical gardens, such as the Chenshan Botanical Garden in Songjiang and the Binjiang Forest Park in Pudong, will hold festivals.

However, rain is forecast for the beginning and end of the holiday.

According to the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau, there will be showers on Friday and Saturday, and on October 6-7. Sunny or cloudy skies are expected for the other days.

The weather will be cool, with maximum temperatures of 23-24 degrees Celsius. The low temperature will vary, with mercury falling to 14 degrees on October 5 morning.


TRAFFIC

Passengers are not allowed in and out of the Nanjing Road E. Station of Metro Line 2 and Line 10 from yesterday to October 3 as the station will be closed from 4pm.

Traffic restrictions will be in force in parts of downtown, the Bund and Lujiazui.


LIGHTING

The city's scenic lighting will be on from today to October 7 along the Huangpu River and the Expo site and its surrounding areas between 6:30pm to 11:30pm.


EVENTS

Shanghai Shopping Festival

More than 50 department stores and 20 hypermarkets will take part in the event. Customers will enjoy discounts and coupons.

Hairy Crab and Lake Food Festival

Chongming Island is also a good place to enjoy crab.

Venue: Mingzhu Park

Date: October 1-7


BANKING

Most local banks will shorten their business hours during the holidays. Inter-bank and corporate services will be suspended. Most banks in shopping areas will be open every day.


POST

The 500-plus post offices across the city will be open during the National Day holiday. But the business time for the first three days will be shortened, running from 9am to 5pm.


HOSPITAL

The outpatient services at local hospitals won't be available during the holiday, while emergency services will function all day and night. The Shanghai Health Bureau also stressed that it has prepared abundant staff and medication for the large number of Expo visitors.

• holiday [´hɔlidi] n.假日，假期，节日 (初中英语单词)
• bureau [´bjuərəu] n.局；编辑部；事务所 (初中英语单词)
• cultural [´kʌltʃərəl] a.文化(上)的；教养的 (初中英语单词)
• appreciate [ə´pri:ʃieit] v.评价；珍惜；感激 (初中英语单词)
• beginning [bi´giniŋ] n.开始，开端；起源 (初中英语单词)
• mercury [´mə:kjuri] n.汞；水银柱 (初中英语单词)
• traffic [´træfik] n.交通，运输 (初中英语单词)
• yesterday [´jestədi] n.&ad.昨天；前不久 (初中英语单词)
• running [´rʌniŋ] a.奔跑的；流动的 (初中英语单词)
• available [ə´veiləbəl] a.可用的；有效的 (初中英语单词)
• function [´fʌŋkʃən] n.机能；职责 vi.活动 (初中英语单词)
• abundant [ə´bʌndənt] a.丰富的；充分的 (初中英语单词)
• fantastic [fæn´tæstik] a.奇异的；荒谬的 (高中英语单词)
• majestic [mə´dʒestik] a.雄伟的；崇高的 (高中英语单词)
• gorgeous [´gɔ:dʒəs] a.华丽的；宜人的 (高中英语单词)
• landscape [´lændskeip] n.风景；景色；风景画 (高中英语单词)
• dainty [´deinti] a.秀丽的 n.美味 (高中英语单词)
• maximum [´mæksiməm] n.极点 a.最大的 (高中英语单词)
• surrounding [sə´raundiŋ] n.周围的事物 (高中英语单词)
• festival [´festivəl] n.节日；庆祝；欢庆 (高中英语单词)
• emergency [i´mə:dʒənsi] n.事变；紧急关头 (高中英语单词)
• lighting [´laitiŋ] n.照明，发光 (英语四级单词)
• administrative [əd´ministrətiv] a.管理的，行政的 (英语四级单词)
• downtown [,daun´taun] ad.&a.在商业区 (英语四级单词)
• traditional [trə´diʃənəl] a.传统的，习惯的 (英语四级单词)
• banking [´bæŋkiŋ] n.银行业 (英语四级单词)
• shorten [´ʃɔ:tn] v.缩短，变短 (英语四级单词)
• sanitation [,sænə´teʃən, ,sæni´teiʃən] n.(环境)卫生 (英语六级单词)
• luscious [´lʌʃəs] a.味道甘美的 (英语六级单词)
• forecast [´fɔ:kɑ:st] vt.&n.预测；预报 (英语六级单词)