Shanghai is the largest economic center and trade port in China, the largest comprehensive industrial city in China and an important center of science, technology, trade, finance and information in China. It is located at 3 1 degree north latitude 14 minutes east longitude 12 1 degree 29 minutes. Shanghai is located in the front of the Yangtze River Delta, bordering the East China Sea in the east, Hangzhou Bay in the south, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the west and the Yangtze River estuary in the north. Located in the middle of the north-south coastline of China, it enjoys convenient transportation, vast hinterland and superior geographical position. This is a good river port and seaport. With an area of 104 1 km2, Chongming Island is the third largest island in China.
Shanghai is east-west wide 100 km and north-south long 120 km. Shanghai has a land area of 6,340.5 square kilometers, including 6 10 square kilometers in the main urban area within the outer ring road. There are 18 districts (Huangpu District, Xuhui District, Luwan District, Jing 'an District, Changning District, Zhabei District, Putuo District, Yangpu District, Hongkou District, Baoshan District, Qingpu District, Minhang District, Pudong New Area, Jiading District, Jinshan District, Songjiang District, Nanhui District and Fengxian District) and 1 county (.
Shanghai has a subtropical monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine and rainfall. Shanghai has a mild and humid climate, with shorter spring and autumn and longer winter and summer. 60% of the rainfall in a year is concentrated in the flood season from May to September, and there are three rainy seasons in the flood season: spring rain, plum rain and autumn rain. There are obvious changes throughout the year: winter and summer are long, and spring and autumn are short. It is about 126 days in winter, 1 10 days in summer and 130 days in spring and autumn. The annual average temperature is about 65438 06℃, the highest in July and August, and the monthly average temperature is about 28℃. 1 the lowest, about 4℃ per month. There is no cold in winter and no heat in summer. You can travel all year round, and spring and summer are the best tourist seasons.
Shanghai's history is not very long, but since the opening of 1843, it has formed its cultural characteristics of combining Chinese and western. The establishment of emerging national markets in Shanghai, such as financial securities, futures trading, foreign exchange and science and technology, has established Shanghai's position as a national resource allocation center and accelerated the pace of Shanghai's economic integration with the international community. 200 1 10, APEC meeting was held in Shanghai, and Shanghai's position as one of the international economic, financial and trade centers in the new century has been initially established!
When Shanghai entered the 2 1 century, prosperity and openness were sown here. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Jinmao Tower, Shanghai International Conference Center and Pudong International Airport all depict the broad prospects of international metropolises. 2 1 century, Shanghai's glory and dreams meet here. Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Grand Theatre and Urban Planning Museum all show the broad feelings of an international metropolis. Shanghai in the new century has become a specimen of modernization, internationalization and fashion!
When history turns a new page and mankind enters a new century, a growing city is attracting more and more attention. She is a bright "Oriental Pearl" growing in the Yangtze River valley, a magnolia blooming in the colorful land of the great motherland, and the largest financial, trade and shipping center in the Far East. She is from Shanghai.
Shanghai is a famous historical and cultural city in China. According to legend, during the Warring States Period, King Chu Xiaolie named Huang Xie Chun, and now Shanghai is his fief, which is why Shanghai was nicknamed "Shen" and why the Huangpu River, the mother river of Shanghai, was originally named "Huang Xie Pu". In Jin Dynasty, Shanghai had a developed fishery, and Hu was a fishing tool all over the countryside. Therefore, the river where Wusong River enters the sea is named "Lake Capital", and today's Shanghai is referred to as "Shanghai" for short. Huating County (now Songjiang District) was established in the tenth year of Tang Tianbao (75 1). Shanghai Pu in the Northern Song Dynasty, located on the south bank of the lower reaches of Wusong River, formed a market town, formerly known as "Shanghai Town". In the 29th year of Yuan Dynasty (127 1), it was upgraded to a county, and it has been 7 10 years since it was founded in Shanghai. In the Yuan Dynasty, Huang Daopo, a native of Wunijing, Songjiang (now Huajing Town, Xuhui District), brought advanced technology from Yazhou (now Hainan Island) to develop the textile industry in his hometown. At that time, Shanghai had the reputation of "clothes and quilts are the best in the world". By the Ming Dynasty, Shanghai had developed into the center of the national textile industry and handicraft industry. Xu Guangqi, a Ming college student born in Shanghai, was the first person to spread western civilization in China and brought the seeds of capitalism to Shanghai. By the Qing Dynasty, Shanghai had gradually become the largest trading port and grain transportation center in China, and was known as the "capital of Southeast China".
"See Xi in 2000, Beijing in 1000 and Shanghai in 100", Shanghai is the epitome of modern China. After the Opium War, there were many major historical events and revolutionary activities that affected the whole country, leaving behind many touching revolutionary achievements, such as the Knife Uprising, the Three Armed Workers Uprising in Shanghai, the May 30th Massacre, the August 13th Sino-Japanese War in Shanghai and so on. 192 1 in July, the first congress of China * * * production party was held in Shanghai. As the birthplace of the Party, it has added a unique luster to the city. There are many famous people here, such as Sun Yat-sen, Soong Ching Ling, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Lu Xun, Li Hongzhang, Chiang Kai-shek and Song Ziwen. His footprints are scattered in different residential buildings all over Shanghai, which contains a series of intriguing past events.
Shanghai opened its port 1843, from which she began her journey to the world, and gradually formed her cultural characteristics of combining Chinese and Western, so Shanghai has always been the window for China to go to the world. In 1930s, Shanghai was once the largest metropolis in the Far East, and its position as an economic, financial and trade center far surpassed that of Tokyo and Hong Kong at that time. After more than half a century of vicissitudes, history once again chose Shanghai and Pudong. Since 1990s, as the vanguard of China's reform and opening up, Shanghai's GDP growth rate has exceeded 10% for more than ten years. In 2000, the city's per capita GDP exceeded 4,000 US dollars, taking the lead in reaching the level of middle-income countries (regions) in the world. At present, Shanghai has established trade relations with more than 70 countries and regions in the world, and more than half of the top 100 industrial multinational companies in the world have invested in Shanghai. More than 200 foreign financial institutions and representative offices have settled in Shanghai. The establishment of emerging national markets in Shanghai, such as financial securities, futures trading, foreign exchange and science and technology, has established Shanghai's position as a national resource allocation center and accelerated the pace of Shanghai's economic integration with the international community. 200 1 10, APEC meeting was held in Shanghai, and Shanghai's position as one of the international economic, financial and trade centers in the new century has been initially established!
Today, Shanghai is a modern Shanghai-style cultural city without losing the traditional characteristics of China. The bustling Shanghai shows her unique charm everywhere, which is fascinating-the ancient western architecture on the Bund and the modern skyscrapers in Pudong complement each other; The poetry of Xujiahui Cathedral and the cigarettes of Jade Buddha Temple curl up; The mahjong old man downstairs opposite, the football teenager in the alley; Shanghai opera and burlesque in mass theater, symphony and ballet in grand theater; The local food in the old hotel, the Cantonese tea in Xinghualou, the snacks in Yunnan Road, the French food in the red house, the Sanhuang chicken in Shaoxing, and KFC in the United States; Teahouses in Shanghai's old streets and bars in hengshan road combine Chinese and western styles, each with its own unique interests. As night falls, neon lights flash, and Shanghai's black and pink appear at night, the jazz music of Peace Hotel and the music of silk and bamboo in Yuyuan Garden remind people of the old dreams of Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s, while the rhythm of modern discos and the internet cafes blooming everywhere bring people back to the modern civilization of 2 1 century. ...
2 1 century, prosperity and openness are sown here in Shanghai. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai International Conference Center and Pudong International Airport all depict the broad prospects of international metropolises. 2 1 century, the glory and dreams of Shanghai meet here. Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Grand Theatre and Urban Planning Museum all show the broad feelings of an international metropolis. In 2 1 century,