The Century Boulevard winds from the Oriental Pearl TV Tower to the Pudong Century Park with the length of five kilometers and the width of 100 meters. It is a symbolic landscape avenue as a part of Shanghai's West-East Development Axis connecting the Hongqiao International Airport and Pudong International Airport.

　　The landscape design of the Century Avenue was worked out by the French Charpentier- La Defense Company. Its unique layout of asymmetric lanes and the integration of lanes with 8 botanical gardens embodies the planning trend of cities in the 21st century which aims at sustained development.

　　On the north side of the Century Avenue, there are eight China Botanical Gardens shinning like eight emeralds. Each with the length of 180 meters and the width of 17.6 meters, they are named after eight well-known trees in China, which are Willow, Metasequoia, Cherry, Crape Myrtle, Magnolia, Camellia, Chinese Redbud and Goldenrain Tree. The total number of bushes and talls planted in the botanical gardens amounts to over eighty thousand.

　　Along the Century Boulevard, sculptures on the subject of Time are on display to emphasize on the meaning of trans-century. The huge sculpture named "Oriental Light" at the crossing of the Yanggao Road and the sculptures of the ancient timing instruments such as "Time of the Day" and "Wu Xing" make the Century Boulevard the only urban sculptures exhibition on the subject of Time all over the world.

　　With plots to be developed at the both sides of the boulevard, it is designed to be built into a modern cultural and scenic area with facilities of commerce, service, culture, entertainment and real estate.