Gallery: World's busiest port

With the rapid rise of towering skyscrapers, massive shopping malls and glamorous restaurants, it’s easy to forget Shanghai’s original function –- the city was established as a port.

Named after the phrase “going to the sea,” Shanghai is China’s largest port and it recently consolidated its title as the world’s busiest port in 2011. 

Shanghai Daily reported that the city’s port handled more than 30 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEU) in the past year.

That statistic makes Shanghai the world’s busiest port for the second year after the city overtook Singapore in 2010. It’s also a new record in the world's port history.

Although Shanghai Port comprises three container terminals -- Wusong, Waigaoqiao and Yangshan -- Yangshan is the only deep-water port.

Click the above gallery for a tour to Yangshan deep-water port (洋山深水港).

Check out the 32.5 kilometer transoceanic Donghai Bridge, Asia’s first wind-powered generator field on sea and the fully loaded Yangshan Port working zone.

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How to get there: Take Metro Line 2 to Longyang Lu Station (龙阳路站), then switch to bus Longgang Zhuanxian (龙港快线) to the terminal Lingang New Town (临港新城). Then hop on Yangshan Zhuanxian (洋山专线), which will take you all the way to the port. The fare for Longgang Zhuanxian and Yangshan Zhuanxian is RMB 12 and RMB 10 respectively.