Is China and Shanghai a coastal city?

China and Shanghai are both coastal cities.

Shanghai is located between east longitude120 52' and north latitude12212', with a land area of 6,340.5 square kilometers, located on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, the eastern edge of the Asian continent, the midpoint between the north and south coasts of China, and the intersection 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.

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, is formed by alluvial sediment carried by the Yangtze River, with an area of 104 1.2 1 km2 and an altitude of 3.5-4.5 meters. Changxing Island covers an area of 88.54 square kilometers, and hengsha island covers an area of 55.74 square kilometers.

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1In May 1984, the central authorities and the State Council decided to further open Tianjin, Shanghai, Dalian, Qinhuangdao, Yantai, Qingdao, Lianyungang, Nantong, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Zhanjiang and Beihai. 14 coastal port cities, together with Yingkou and Weihai, were called the first batch of coastal open cities. The above-mentioned cities have convenient transportation, good industrial foundation, high technical level and management level, relatively developed scientific research, culture and education, experience in developing foreign trade, and a network of internal cooperation, which has good economic benefits and is a relatively developed region in China.

Through opening to the outside world, these cities can give full play to their advantages, make better use of the capital, technology, knowledge and markets of other countries and regions, promote the transformation of old enterprises and the development and creation of new products and technologies, improve the competitiveness of products in the international market, and promote the transformation of these cities from inward-looking economies to internal and external integrated economies; Including four special economic zones and Hainan, forming a frontier open from south to north; Realize the strategic transfer of information, technology, talents and capital from east to west and from coastal to inland, give play to the radiation function at home and abroad, and promote the economic development in the mainland.

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