Shanghai Museum

Traditional food

Nanjing Road

Shanghai Theater

Geography
Shanghai sits on the Yangtze River Delta on China's eastern coast, and is roughly equidistant from Beijing and Hong Kong. The municipality as a whole consists of a peninsula between the Yangtze and Hangzhou Bay, mainland China's second-largest island Chongming, and a number of smaller islands. It is bordered on the north and west by Jiangsu, on the south by Zhejiang, and on the east by the East China Sea. The city proper is bisected by the Huangpu River, a tributary of the Yangtze. The historic center of the city, the Puxi area, is located on the western side of the Huangpu, while the newly developedPudong, containing the central financial district Lujiazui, was developed on the eastern bank. The vast majority of Shanghais 6,340.5 km2 (2,448.1 sq mi) land area is flat, apart from a few hills in

the southwest corner, with an average elevation of 4 m (13 ft).The citys location on the flat alluvial plain has meant that new skyscrapers must be built with deep concrete piles to stop them from sinking into the soft ground. The highest point is at the peak of Dajinshan Island at 103 m (338 ft).The city has many rivers, canals, streams and lakes and is known for its rich water resources as part of the Taihu drainage area.

(also known as Shen). Qing Dynasty: During the late Qing Dynasty, Shanghai's economy began to rival that of the traditionally larger market at Suzhou. Republic of China: The 1911 Xinhai Revolution, spurred in part by actions against the native-owned railways around Shanghai, led to the establishment of the Republic of China. End of Old Shanghai: The Japanese Navy bombed Shanghai on January 28, 1932, nominally to crush Chinese student protests against the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. The Chinese fought back in what was known as the January 28 Incident.

History
Early Era: The vidence of human occupation in the Shanghai region stretches back to 5000 B.C. Ming Dynasty: By the early 1400s, Shanghai had become important enough for Ming Dynasty engineers to begin dredging the Huangpu River

Sports

Shanghai is home to several professional soccer teams, including Shanghai Shenhua of the Chinese Super League, one of the Chinas most popular and successful. The Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association developed Yao Ming before he entered the NBA. Shanghai also has an ice hockey team, China Dragon, and a baseball team, theShanghai Golden Eagles, which plays in the China Baseball League.Shanghai is the hometown of many outstanding and well-known Chinese professional athletes, such Yao Ming, the 110-meter hurdler Liu Xiang, and the table-tennis player Wang Liqin.Beginning in 2004, Shanghai started hosting the Chinese Grand Prix, one round of the Formula One World Championship. The race was staged at the Shanghai International Circuit. In 2010, Shanghai also became the host city of German Touring Car Masters (DTM).

Economy
Shanghai is the commercial and financial center of mainland China, and ranks fifth in the 2011 edition of the Global Financial Centres Index published by the City of London. It was the largest and most prosperous city in the Far East during the 1930s, and rapid re-development began in 1990s.

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Shanghai is situated on the banks of the Yangtza River Delta in Eastern China. It is the largest city in China and the eighth largest city in the world. Shanghai has a population of 18.7 million, including a transient population of 2 million.

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This is exemplified by the Pudong District, which became a pilot area for integrated economic reforms. By the end of 2009, there were 787 financial institutions, of which 170 were foreign-invested. In 2009, the Shanghai Stock Exchange ranked third among worldwide stock exchanges.

Widely regarded as the citadel of Chinas modern economy, the city also serves as one of the most important cultural, commercial, financial, industrial and communications centers of China. Shanghai also has one of the worlds busiest ports, and has become the largest cargo port in the world.