Shanghai map

View Larger Map ====================================================================================About Shanghai!! Shanghai, a also called in short in Chinese "Hu" or "Shen", situated at 31.14 degrees north latitude and 121.29 degrees east longitude, in the middle of China's east coastline, is a gate to the Yangtze River valley. Shanghai has a delightful climate with four distinct seasons. The average temperature of the year is 15.7 C?and the yearly precipitation is 1,200 mm. Shanghai is a municipality under the direct jurisdiction of the central government. It is the largest economic and trade center in the country and a comprehensive industrial base. Shanghai Port is the leading port in China. It is an open city along the coast, as well as a famous historical and cultural city. Its total area is 6,341 sq. km., of which the Pudong New Area occupies 523 sq. km. Its total population is over 13 million. Shanghai is well-known both at home and abroad not only for its prosperous metropolitan feature and rich humanistic resources but also for a number of tourist attractions with modern flavor that have been developed recently.