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 Shanghai,
also named "Hu" or "Shen" in short,
is situated at 31"14' north latitude and 121"29'
east longitude, and in the middle of China's east coastline.
It occupies a total area of 6,341sq.km. (of which Pudong
new Area occupies 523sq.km.), with a total resident
population of 16,000,000. It has a pleasant climate,
with four distinct seasons. The average temperature
is around 18oC and the annual precipitation is 1,240mm.
Shanghai, an open city on the coast and a famous historical
and cultural city, is a gate to the Yangtze River delta.
It is a municipality under the direct jurisdiction of
the Central Government, the largest economic and trade
center, a comprehensive industrial base and the leading
port in China.
Shanghai's tourist infrastructure is getting more and
more accomplished. By the end of 2002, there were 40
international travel services, 524 domestic travel services
and 300 star-rated hotels with about 50,000 rooms. Shanghai
is an ideal "paradise for shoppers". There
are commercial streets and shopping areas like the famous
Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall, Huaihai Road, Sichuan
Bei Road, Yuyuan Commercial and Tourist Area, the Ever
Bright Commercial City, Xujiahui Commercial City and
Zhangyang Road Commercial City in Pudong. There, shops
stand rows upon rows with large collections of beautiful
commodities, meeting the needs of tourists of different
levels. Shanghai is also the paradise for gourmets.
There are over a thousand restaurants serving the 16
different styles of food in China. There are Western
restaurants serving French, Russian, Italian, English,
German, Japanese and Indian food and also Muslim and
vegetarian food.
Shanghai is well developed in communications by land,
water and air. There are over 40 Chinese and foreign
air companies opening about 300 air routes dispatching
from Shanghai.The Pudong International Airport has opened
for traffic. Its annual passenger transport volume will
be 20,000,000 person/times. Plus that of the Hongqiao
International Airport, it will be 30,000,000 person/times.
On Dec. 3, 2002, Shanghai succeeded in winning the bid
for the sponsorship of World Expo 2010. The world has
given China a share of luck and Shanghai will add more
splendor to the world Shanghai is ushering in excellent
opportunities for development. People of Shanghai warmly
welcome visitors from home and overseas.
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