On March 25, 1984, Mayor Wang Daohan formally proposed in the work report of the municipal government at the second session of the 8th Shanghai Municipal People's Congress that Shanghai would build a new TV transmission tower.

In 1984, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation approved a proposal for Sino-foreign cooperation in the construction and operation of a 400-meter broadcasting tower. After repeated surveys and studies, the new TV tower site in Pudong Lujiazui along the river to the Pudong Park area. August 23, 1984, the Shanghai Municipal Radio and Television Bureau formally reported "on the 400-meter TV transmission tower site views".

July 30, 1991, the Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower foundation stone laying ceremony was held.

On December 14, 1993, the top of the 350-meter three-dimensional structure of the Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower was sealed.

On May 1, 1994, the steel mast of the transmitting antenna was installed in place.

On October 1, 1994, the decoration of the ground floor hall of the tower was completed, and the tower sightseeing facilities and the main lighting system were put into operation.

On May 1, 1995, the Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower was officially opened.?

September 2013-January 2014, the Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower was cleaned and repaired its facade, with an overall painting area of 23,000 square meters.

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Honors for the Oriental Pearl Tower

In 1999, the Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower was awarded the Gold Medal in the selection of Shanghai's Classic Architecture in the 50 Years of New China, and it also won the First Prize of Shanghai's Outstanding Surveying and Designing, and the First Prize of China's Civil Engineering (Zhan Tianyou Award).

In October 2001, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower was awarded "National AAAA Grade Tourist Attraction".

In March 2003, the Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower was awarded the title of "Shanghai Patriotic Education Base".

In August 2007, the Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower was named "National AAAAA Grade Tourist Attraction".

The impact of the Pearl Oriental

The transmitter antenna mast of the Pearl Oriental Radio and Television Tower is 110 meters long, and it has the ability to transmit 9 sets of TV and 10 sets of FM radio programs, which can cover the whole of Shanghai and the neighboring provinces within a radius of 80 kilometers, and the quality of the reception has been greatly improved after the completion of the tower.

In addition, the Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower has also created good economic benefits of tourism. As of 2005, the number of visitors to the Oriental Pearl Radio and TV Tower reached 28.7 million, with an operating income of 2.236 billion yuan.

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