Where is Shanghai?

Shanghai, referred to as "Shanghai" or "Shen" for short, is the largest city in China, one of the municipalities directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China, the national central city of China, the economic and financial center of China, and a bustling international metropolis. It is the location of China's first free trade zone "China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone".

Shanghai is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, facing the East China Sea, facing Kyushu Island across the sea, bordering Hangzhou Bay in the south and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the west. Together, it constitutes the "Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle", the largest economic zone in China with Shanghai as the leader. Shanghai is rich in modern urban culture and numerous historical sites. The traditional culture of wuyue in the south of the Yangtze River and the multi-culture brought by immigrants from all over the country have merged together to form a unique Shanghai-style culture. Expo 20 10 was successfully held.

Shanghai is the center of China's economy, transportation, science and technology, industry, finance, trade, exhibition and shipping. The total GDP ranks first among cities in China. Shanghai Port ranks first in the world in terms of cargo throughput and container throughput, and it is a good international port along the river and coast. Shanghai is committed to building an international financial, shipping and trade center in 2020.

geographical position

Shanghai is located between east longitude12052 ′ and north latitude12212 ′, and between north latitude 30 40 ′ and 3153 ′. It is located on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, the eastern edge of the Asian continent, the midpoint of the north and south coasts of China, and the confluence of the Yangtze River and Huangpu River. It borders the Yangtze River in the north, the East China Sea in the east, Hangzhou Bay in the south and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the west. It is a part of the alluvial plain in the Yangtze River Delta, with an average elevation of about 4 meters. There are relics of tianmashan, Xue Shan and Phoenix Mountain in the west, and tianmashan is the highest point on the land, with an altitude of 99.8 meters. There is a stone tablet "the top of Sheshan". There are rock islands such as Dajinshan, Xiaojinshan, Fushan (Guishan), Sheshan Island and Xiaoyangshan Island in the sea area. In the north of Shanghai, where the Yangtze River meets the sea, there are three islands: Chongming Island, Changxing Island and hengsha island. Chongming Island, the third largest island in China, was submerged by the Yangtze River.

Photos of Old Shanghai (20 photos)

It is formed by alluvial sediments, with an area of 104 1.2 1 km2 and an altitude of 3.5-4.5m.. Changxing Island covers an area of 88.54 square kilometers, and hengsha island covers an area of 55.74 square kilometers.

From 65438 to 0949, the land area of Shanghai was only 636 square kilometers. 10 in 1958, 10 counties in Jiading, Baoshan, Shanghai, Songjiang, Jinshan, Chuansha, Nanhui, Fengxian, Qingpu and Chongming in Jiangsu Province were transferred to Shanghai, which expanded the jurisdiction of Shanghai to 59 10 square kilometers, almost 1949. By the end of 2006, Shanghai had a total area of 6,340.5 square kilometers, of which the land area was 62 18.65 square kilometers, the water area of the Yangtze River estuary was 1 107 square kilometers, and the beach area was 376 square kilometers [5].