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Shanghai is the economic centre and largest trade port of China. Shanghai is one of the most modernized cities of China but it never loses the traditional style. Western churches and Chinese temples are both shining on Shanghai Bund and Pudong New Area. Shanghai Attractions

Chinese Pinyin: Shàng Hǎi

Location: Shanghai is located at latitude 31°14′N and longitude 121°29′E. It lies in the east of China and borders on East Sea to the east, Hangzhou Bay to the south, Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province to the west and Yangtze River to the north.

Area: Shanghai covers an area of 6.34 thousand square kilometers.

Terrain: The average altitude of Shanghai is 4 meters. The east is a little higher than the west. The highest hill of Shanghai is the Dajin Hill whose altitude is 103.4 meters.

Climate: January, with an average temperature of 3.3℃, is the coldest month and July, with an average temperature of 27.8℃, is the hottest month. Shanghai Weather

Number of Population: 17 million

Languages: Mandarin and Shanghai Dialect

History of Shanghai: In Yuan Dynasty, Shanghai became an important port of China. After the first Opium War, British army occupied Shanghai. They forced Qing Dynasty to open Shanghai to their merchants. On May, 27th 1949, Shanghai was liberated. In 1980s, the economy of Shanghai developed rapidly and Shanghai became an economic centre of Asia.

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