How strong and important is Shanghai, the most developed city in China?

Shanghai, referred to as Shanghai or Shen for short, is a provincial administrative region, a municipality directly under the Central Government, a national central city and a megacity in China. There are 16 districts in the city, namely Huangpu District, Xuhui District, Changning District, Jing 'an District, Putuo District, Hongkou District, Yangpu District, Minhang District, Baoshan District, Jiading District, Jinshan District, Songjiang District, Qingpu District, Fengxian District, Chongming District and Pudong New Area. Shanghai is the core city of the Yangtze River Delta and Shanghai metropolitan area, and the center of China's economy, finance, trade, shipping and scientific and technological innovation. Shanghai is bordered by the East China Sea in the east, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the north, west and south. The Yangtze River Delta region, which consists of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, is one of the regions with the most active economic development, the highest degree of openness and the strongest innovation ability in China, and plays a decisive role in the overall situation and all-round opening pattern of the national modernization. The Yangtze River Delta region uses less than 4% of the country's land, creating a total economic import and export volume of14.

The northernmost part of Shanghai is Chongming District, which is the third largest island in China after Taiwan Province Island and Hainan Island. Chongming Island is not unique to a city in Shanghai. In the north of Chongming Island, there is a piece of land belonging to Qilong Town and Han Yong Town of Nantong City respectively. Chongming Island and Shanghai City are along the Yangtze River, the largest river in China, and Huangpu River, the mother river of Shanghai, flows into the Yangtze River from south to north. In the eyes of many people, Shanghai is a small fishing village, which has suddenly developed into an international metropolis, and it is a city without profound historical and cultural heritage. In fact, as early as more than 6000 years ago, the Puxi area of Shanghai had already formed land.

The opening of Shanghai has created conditions for Shanghai to become the largest city in the Far East, making it a city with diverse cultures, prosperous economy and advanced ideas. In the early days, Shanghai absorbed many immigrants from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Shandong, Guangdong and Fujian, as well as overseas immigrants from Britain, France, the United States and Russia. The establishment of Pudong New Area, the first national new district in China, indicates that Pudong will rise rapidly and become an important growth pole of China's economy. Since then, the development of Pudong New Area has entered the fast lane, and it has become one of the financial centers in China and even the world, and it has also become the city card of Shanghai. The economic aggregate of Pudong New Area in Shanghai has reached 654.38+0.5353 trillion, which is the only county-level administrative region in China with an economic aggregate exceeding 10,000. Pudong and Puxi are separated by a river. If Pudong New Area is regarded as a city, the total economic output can be ranked before Ningbo, after Tianjin and in the national ranking 12.

At present, Shanghai's total economic output has reached 43210.40 billion, ranking first in China and being the most developed city in China. If we compare provinces, Shanghai ranks tenth in the country after Hunan and before Anhui. Even on a global scale, Shanghai ranks fourth in the world after new york, Tokyo and Los Angeles. Shanghai is not only the economic center of China, but also the shipping center of the world. Shanghai Yangshan Port is the largest container port in the world, with an annual throughput of over 22 million TEUs. Shanghai is the gateway to foreign exchanges in East China and even the whole country. Shanghai has two gateway airports, Hongqiao International Airport and Pudong International Airport, and international flights account for about 1/3 of Chinese mainland, which has long been responsible for China's foreign exchanges. In 20021year, Shanghai's tax revenue reached15,21800 million, which is the highest city in China, second only to Guangdong Province, and close to Jiangsu Province compared with other provinces. Therefore, Shanghai has a very important influence on the economic development of China and the world.