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The City of Shanghai lies on the western coast of the Pacific Ocean and midway of
the north-south coastline of China. Situated immediately south of the Yangtze Estuary, Shanghai is one
of China's biggest trading ports; it is also one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Shanghai is the largest
manufacturing centre in China is producing a wide range of products such as ball pens, wrist watches, textiles,
household electrical appliances, electronics goods, steel, ocean-going ships, automobiles and jetliners.
Shanghai is directly administered by the Central Government, as are Beijing, Tianjin and
Chongqing. With a total area of 6,340 square kilometres, Shanghai has a population of 13,040,000. It has within its
jurisdiction 15 urban districts and 5 counties.
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Shanghai enjoys a North Asia hot monsoon climate, with four distinctive seasons.
Shanghai is Chinas leader in industrial technology in. It has a educated
force of science and technology and its education sector has developed rapidly. The ratio of technical personnel in
various fields to every 10,000 people exceeds the national average by 180%.
In the early 1990s, the Shanghai Municipal Government made a strategically
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important decision to develop and open the Shanghai Pudong New Area, and to elevate Shanghai the leader
in China's process of reform and opening to the world. Covering an area of 522 square kilometres, the Pudong New Area
has a population of 1,500,000. The area comprises the Waigaoqiao Bonded Zone, the Lujiazui Banking and Trading Zone,
Jinqiao Exports Processing District and the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Garden.
Many world leading multinational corporations have made investments in the area. They include General
Motors, Motorola, Kodak, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Matsushita, Sharp, C. Itoh, Siemens AG, Philips, Bell, etc. In addition,
China's central government departments as well as other provinces and municipalities have established ‘domestically
funded’ joint ventures in the area.
Shanghai is an
investment hot spot for investors from all over the world. Hundreds of
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world-renowned trans-national companies have established a foothold in Shanghai. The area for foreign
investment is now being expanded.
As a city with the
largest number and variety of foreign financial institutions in China, Shanghai has a total of 154 foreign banks and
financial representative offices.
Since 1984, the Port
of Shanghai has been one of the largest ports of the world, each capable of handling 100-million tons of cargo annually.
To date, the port of Shanghai has had trade relations with more than 400 other ports and more than 600 shipping
companies from more than 160 countries and regions.
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The Hongqiao International Airport has opened air routes to 28 cities in 18 countries and regions
including Japan, the United States and Germany. With the total capacity reaching 3.475-million lines, the telephone
switching system in Shanghai is capable of direct dial to 25 other countries and regions. The city has opened
international express mail services (EMS) to 100 countries and regions.
Location: The City of Shanghai lies on the western coast of the Pacific Ocean and at the
midway point of the north-south coastline of China.
Area: 63,405 square kilometres
Climate:
Shanghai belongs to the North Asia hot monsoon climate, with four distinctive seasons. The city has a balanced sunshine
and rainfall.
Provincial capital: Shanghai
Population: 16,740,000 (2001 March)
Ethnic groups: The permanent residents of Shanghai come from China's 44 ethnic groups. The Han
nationality accounts for 99.53% of the total. The most of them are from Hui, Man, Mongolian and Zhuang nationalities.
Agriculture: Suburban Shanghai is at the southern end of northern sub-tropical zone.
333,000 hectares of arable fertile soil supports crops of rice, wheat, cotton, oil bearing seeds and vegetables. The
yield per land unit for staple crops in Shanghai ranks among the highest in the country. Animal breeding in the suburbs
has developed rapidly, the major varieties being the pigs, poultry and dairy cattle.
Chinese-style produce such
as mushroom, garlic, rabbit hair, frozen fowl, live pig, instant-frozen vegetable, whitebait and crab-fry are exported
and sell well on overseas markets.
Industry: Shanghai's large and highly skilled work force, broadly based
scientific establishment, tradition of producer cooperation, and excellent transportation and communications facilities
have all contributed to the city's stature as the leading industrial centre in China.
This industrial
establishment produces a great variety of capital and consumer goods, including specialized dies, lathes, electronic
assembly equipment, watches, cameras, radios, fountain pens, glassware, leather goods, stationery products, and
hardware. Shanghais well-established chemical and petrochemical industries serve as a basis for the production of
plastics, synthetic fibres, and other products. There is significant textile. |
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