What is the difference between Beijing and Shanghai?

Beijing is the capital and ancient capital with a long history and numerous cultural relics. It is an inland city and the political and cultural center of my country. The northern language family is close to Mandarin...

Shanghai is a city that has gradually emerged in modern times. A coastal port city dominated by industry and trade, my country's trade and financial center, a fashion capital, Shanghainese dialect of southern languages...

One is called the Imperial City, and the other is called the Magic City. The different regions certainly create a humanistic atmosphere. All different.

Buildings: The high-rise buildings in Shanghai have unique shapes and look very slim; the high-rise buildings in Beijing are mostly made of glass walls and are in the shape of cubes, which look bloated.

Renminbi: RMB 50 cents and one yuan. Shanghai almost does not use banknotes, and Beijing almost does not use coins.

Subway stations: Most Shanghai subway stations are connected to shopping malls and can directly enter shopping malls; almost all Beijing subway stations are on the roadside and are separated from shopping malls.

Roads: Most of the ring roads in Shanghai are double-decker elevated roads, which do not block ordinary roads, and the overpasses are tall and spectacular, giving pedestrians a wide view; Beijing’s ring roads are wide and mostly surface roads, which easily block ordinary roads. Roads and overpasses are low and easily block pedestrians' sight.

Bridge: The intersection of ordinary roads and ring roads in Shanghai is generally unnamed, while in Beijing it is named after the bridge. If both cities uniformly named the intersections of ordinary roads and ring roads, there would be more bridges in Shanghai.

Region: The concept of Shanghai’s region is very clear. When talking about a place, you must first ask which district it is from. The concept of regions in Beijing is unclear. Generally, place names are mentioned directly without mentioning Dongcheng District or Chaoyang District. The place names in Shanghai are very common. When looking for a place, you basically have to say "the lane or number of such-and-such road in such-and-such district", while in Beijing, you just mention the place name directly, such as "Xidan", "Caihuying" and so on.

Convenience stores: People who have been to Shanghai and Beijing know this very well. Convenience stores are popping up everywhere in Shanghai, such as "Haode", "KeDe", "Quick", "Good Friends and Golden Partners", " "Wuyuan", "Good Neighbor", "Lawson", "Dia Tiantian", "FamilyMart", etc. are basically available at every bus station, and there can be four or five around a community; there are indeed not enough convenience stores in Beijing Developed and hard to see.

Bus: Beijing’s buses can be described in three words: “cheap”, “crowded” and “long”; Shanghai’s buses are nothing special and the fares are slightly more expensive.

Landmark: There are many regional centers in Shanghai, basically each district has more than one, and each commercial center has landmark buildings, such as Jing'an Temple in Jing'an District, Metro City in Xuhui District, Yangpu Easter eggs in the district, etc.; Beijing’s businesses are very scattered, and there are only a few relatively concentrated commercial blocks. Wangfujing and Xidan are considered the most prosperous places in Beijing, but compared with Nanjing East Road in Shanghai, Xinjiekou in Nanjing, and Central Street in Harbin They are all different, and there are no typical buildings in the commercial center.