You need more than luck in Shanghai.
/The Lady from Shanghai movie/
Credit: Shanghai Travel Guide
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/images/map/shanghai/shanghai.gif
General info
- "city on the sea"
- the largest city of China, largest port and largest industrial base
- 31 degrees north, 121 degrees east
- time zone: eight hours ahead of GMT
- 2,239 sq miles; 18.7 million people
- situated on the estuary of Yangtze River
- multi-cultural metropolis
- important seaport
- largest commercial and financial center in China
- the third largest financial centre in the world (after New York and London)
Credit: ITSE 2006
http://www.isr.uci.edu/icse-06/images/Shanghai-Cityscape.jpg
Shopping
- city known as "the Oriental Paris"
- Nanjing Road
- Huaihai Road
- Sichuan North Road
- Xujiahui Shopping Center
- Yuyuan Shopping City
- Jiali Sleepless City
Cuisine
- focuses on the traditions of Beijing, Yangzhou, Sichuan and Guangzhou
- traditional Shanghai dishes
Business
- generally, Chinese policy as far as business is concenrned is quite restrictive
- however, it is the centre of trade in China (competition with Hong Kong)
Sightseeing
- modern places: Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Jinmao Mansion, Pudong International Airport
- worth visiting: Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Grand Theatre, Shanghai City Planning Exhibition Center
When to go
- winter: few tourists, good hotel discounts
- summer: peak season, expensive
- fall: arts festivals and fairs, still expensive
History
- originally a seaside fishing village
- being granded a County status was a great step in the development of the city
- opened to Western trade in 1843
- during 1920s and 1930s one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities
- during World War II centre for refugees from Europe
Credit: Global Korean Network of Los Angeles
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Astronomy ;)**
- total solar eclipse in Shanghai, 22 July, 2009
Credit: Solar Eclipse Images
http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/eclipse/images/eclipse19951024_08.jpg
Click for more:
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/shanghai.htm
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/asia/china/shanghai/
http://www.shanghai-ed.com/city/city.php
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2009Jul22T.GIF
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