Where is ShanghaiShanghai is located on the east China coast just to the south of the mouth of the Yangtze river. Bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces on the west, Shanghai is washed by the East China Sea on the east and Hangzhou Bay on the south. it also occupies a central location along Chi...

Shanghai's Location in China mapThe geography of Shanghai is characterised by its location on the Yangtze River Delta on China's east coast and its proximity to the Pacific Ocean via the East China Sea. The city is centred on theHuangpu River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, and extends ou...

Indroduction of Shanghai nightlifeShanghai has been a city abundant in night life since 1930s. At that time night life was upper-class people's privilege. Only the rich merchants and officials can go to night clubs to enjoy night life. Lots of rickshaws were waiting outside the clubs. Once perfo...

Overview of Shanghai DiningShanghai is less celebrated for its own cuisine, than as a place where all the great cuisines of China meet and merge into one another, creating a kaleidoscopic garden of delights for the gourmet diner. Influenced by Beijing, Yangzhou, Guangdong and Sichuan cuisines, along...

A) The rise of modernShanghai in just one hundred years is a miracle in the history of Chinese development. A city is alive when it is full of culture and hai pai (mainly referring to Shanghai) culture is at the root of Shanghai's energy and charm.Before 1843, Shanghai culture mainly came from t...

As an international metropolis with the largest population in estuary of Yangtze River China, as well as an one of the essential transportation hubs in China. Shanghai inevitably faces the problem of overpopulation and traffic congestion. Because of this, the leaders have Shanghai have made sure tha...

Shanghai Weather & ClimateWith a pleasant northern subtropical maritime monsoon climate, Shanghai enjoys four distinct seasons, generous sunshine and abundant rainfall. Iits spring and autumn are relatively short compared with summer and winter.The average annual temperature is 16 degrees celsiu...

Early beginningsSites around Shanghai dating back to the Neolithic Period indicate that the west part of today's Shanghai had become land more than 6,000 years ago and there were people living in the area at that time. Those ancestors first lived by hunting, fishing and grazing and later by farm...