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 Shanghai,
also called in short in
Chinese "Hu" or "Shen",
situated at 31.14
degrees north latitude
and 121.29 degrees east
longitude, in the middle
of China’s east
coastline, is a gate to
the Changjiang River
valley. Shanghai has a
delightful climate with
four distinct seasons.
The average temperature
of the year is 15.7 ℃
and the yearly
precipitation is 1,200
mm. Shanghai is a
municipality under the
direct jurisdiction of
the central government.
It is the largest
economic and trade
centre in the country
and a comprehensive
industrial base.
Shanghai Port is the
leading port in China.
It is an open city along
the coast, as well as a
famous historical and
cultural city. Its total
area is 6,341 sq.km., of
which the Pudong New
Area occupies 523 sq.km.
Its total population is
over 13 million.
Shanghai is well-known
both at home and abroad
not only for its
prosperous metropolitan
feature and rich
humanistic resources but
also for a number of
tourist attractions with
modern flavour that have
been developed i n
recent years. Varied and
colourful tourist
festivities, like the
Shanghai Torism
Festival, the New Year
Eve Longhua Temple Bell
Striking, the Longhua
Temple Fair, the Nanhui
County Peach Blossom
Festival, the
International Tea
Culture Festival, the
Sweet Osmanthus Festival
and the Orange Festival
are attracting an ever
increasing number of
domestic and foreign
tourists.
Shanghai is an ideal
"shopping paradise";
Nanjing Road, known as
"China’s No.1 Street",
the reconstructed
Huaihai Road, Jinling
Road, East, North
Sichuan Road, the Yuyuan
Garden shopping and
tourist area, the Ever
Bright City Commercial
Centre, Xujiahui
Commercial Centre, and
Zhangyang Road
Commercial Centre in
Pudong are packed with
rows of shops arrayed
with large collections
of merchandise that are
a feast to the eyes and
meet the demands of
different classes of
domestic and foreign
customers. Shanghai is
also a paradise for
gourmets. There are over
a thousand restaurants
serving the famous 16
styles of Chinese food,
such as Beijing,
Sichuan, Guangdong,
Yangzhou, Fujian, etc.
There are also French,
Russian, Italian,
English, German,
Japanese, Indian and
other kinds of foreign
flavoured cuisines,
genuine Muslim food and
vegetarian food. In
Shanghai you can have a
taste of all the
different kinds of food
in the world. Shanghai
is well developed in
communications in air,
land and sea, which
render tourists with
fast, efficient and
quality service.
In building Shanghai
into an international
metropolis the
open-minded, cheerful
and hospital Shanghai
people warmly welcome
visitors from all places
in China and the world. |
