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 About Shanghai |
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 Shanghai,
called "Hu" for short, is a bustling metropolis located
at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Connected with Jiangsu and Zhejiang
provinces in the west, the city is exposed to the East China Sea in
the east. With a total area of 6,341 square kilometers (about 2,448
square miles), Shanghai takes its place among the world's biggest,
most booming urban areas.
Shanghai also enjoys a delightful climate with four distinct seasons.
Annual temperatures average 16 C and annual rainfall averages 1200
millimeters. However, spring and autumn, with their moderate temperate,
are the best times to visit Shanghai.
The total population is around 15 million, of which around eight million
live in the city proper. There is a huge floating population of itinerant
workers, probably numbering two million. The foreign population probably
numbers around 70,000.
Shanghai is China's largest city, its largest port and its largest
industrial base. It is also the heaven for shopping and catering.
There are totally 18 districts in this city. Here are some major districts
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Huangpu District is situated at the center of Shanghai municipality.
Though only with land area of 4.147 square kilometers, it occupies
an extremely important position in the strategic development of Shanghai.
Huangpu district is well-known hub of commerce, thousands of traders
assembling here in crowds. The cultural and recreational equipment
in the District are fairly advanced and concentrated, it was favorably
remarked as the cultural and recreational center of Shanghai Municipality.
The Yuyuan Garden in Huangpu District is perhaps the best example
of classical gardens of Shanghai. The neighboring Yuyuan Bazaar, known
among old-timers as "Old City God's Temple Market", is a
rising tourist and shopping center where visitors loitering among
a cluster of shops, restaurants and recreation facilities invariably
find themselves making a tour of discovery of local folklore and Ming
and Qing architecture.
Huangpu district own strong financial and business function. The Bund
--- famous for its international architectures, assembling many famous
banks in the world. It creates a good finance environment for investment. |
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 Luwan
District, located in the south of downtown area, covers an area of
7.5 square kilometers and has a population of 400, 000.
All Shanghai¡¯s important communication lines such as the South/North
Viaduct, the Inner-circular Viaduct, and the Shanghai Subway, etc,
go through this area. Shanghai International Airport, Shanghai Railway
Station and Shanghai Harbor are all within the distance of 10 kilometers.
Luwan District has a cluster of well-known hotels such as Jin Jiang
Hotel providing domestic and foreign guests with comfortable accommodation
and ideal office space.
Luwan District is one of the districts with the greatest potential
to develop in Shanghai. With the help of the opening-to-traffic of
Shanghai Subway No.1 Line, the construction of Inner-Ring Road and
South/North Viaducts, and taking Huaihai Road as the "line",
Dapu Bridge as the "spot", and the Old City Transformation
as the "area", it will accelerate its construction.
In its future blueprint, four educational sub-districts and five centers,
those of culture, sports, medicare, science and technology, and community
service, will also be built in this area. |
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 Jing
An District is situated at the heart of Shanghai with an area
of 7.62 square kilometers under its jurisdiction, with a population
of 436, 600. In the district there is Jing An Temple, which,
built in A.D. 247, is an ancient Buddhist monastery in south
China, hence the name of the district.
With the deep-going reform and opening-up, the domains of domestic
and overseas investments in Jing An extend to commerce, industry,
house property and intermediary services, presenting a good
tendency.
Jing An is one of the most prosperous commercial districts in
Shanghai, and Nanjing Road is the quintessence of the district,
with more than one million persons flowing in and out of the
district daily. Starting from the beginning of 1993, the Nanjing
Road area in Jing An has been placed under a large-scale comprehensive
development. For years in the Nanjing Road area there have emerged
a numder of "distinctive streets" which serve as "bridges
of commerce", thereby enhancing the radiative role of Jing
An's commerce.
 The land-use right of the plot at No.433 Yan'an Zhong Road transferred
with payment in June 1992 serves as an indicator for the start-up
of the real estate trade in Jing An District. Up to March 1994,
the leasing of 21 plots of land has been approved with a total
area of 20.8 hectares, available for conditions of the local
residents have been thus ameliorated. The real estate trade
has become a hot spot of investment for both domestic and overseas
people, and formed a new growth sector and pillar business of
Jing An's economy.
Jing An also has plenty of theatrical bodies and cultural halls.
Domestic and international exchanges of cultural activities
are frequent. Large-scale cultural events such as Jing An Art
Festival, Jing An Folk Culture Festival, etc. provided a vast
stage for Chinese and foreign cultures, nationalities culture
and folk culture.
By 2010, Jing An will occupy a dominant position in the urban
construction of Shanghai, a symbol of new Shanghai in the 21st
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 Xuhui
District is one of Shanghai's downtown districts, with an area
of 54.76 square kilometers and 780,000 residents. It has the
lowest population density among all urban districts but the
highest concentration of cultural and scientific institutions.
Xuhui District has traditionally been an upper-class living
area with nearly 2,000 western-styled garden villas totaling
600,000 square meters and 300,000 square meters of luxury apartment
buildings, 127 apartment high-rises and 80 residential complexes.
The whole district has a wooded environment, with a green coverage
of 11 percent. It also has more than 20 historical and monumental
buildings.
Xuhui is also one of the city's commercial centers. The well
known Huaihai Road c. runs across the district. With the most
elegant and graceful environment, Xujiahui Commercial Center,
is the most high-ranking shopping center among the city's leading
commercial enterprises.
The good location and investment environment have made Xuhui
District a hot spot for overseas investors. More and more overseas
investors are coming to initiate enterprises. To date, there
are 257 foreign-funded enterprises and 36 pieces of land have
been leased, with a space of 25.45 hectares. There are also
659 domestic enterprises funded by companies from other parts
of China.
The area's luxury housing complexes and scientific institutions
are big advantages in attracting overseas and domestic investors.
Together with the encouragement of absorbing foreign and domestic
investment and the tertiary industry, priority has been given
to the development of real estate, technology, commercial and
travel industries--the four pillars of the local economy. Xuhui
District will become a modern metropolitan district with a thriving
economy, fine urban environment and advanced infrastructure. |
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Changning District, located in the west of
Shanghai, covers an area of 38 square kilometers and a population
of over 600,000. It is one of the important windows of the open
policies in Shanghai.
Changning district is the "Air Passageway" in Shanghai.
Hongqiao International Airport, one of the biggest airports
in our country, lies in the southwest of the district proper.
The district boasts very convenient transportation: with Shanghai-Hangzhou
railway going from south to north, the Changning station in
between; the No. 2 Subway Line going from east to west (passing
the Hongqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone), Zhong
shan Park to the downtown of the city. Yan An Xi Road and Tianshan
Road are the passageways to Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces.
Jiangsu Road, from south to north, is one of the three main
roads in the city. The overpass highway on Zhongshan Xi Road
only takes 20 minutes for vehicles to reach the Pudong New Area
from Hongqiao Airport.
 Featuring
foreign trade, together with foreign affairs, tourism and so
on, the Hongqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone
and the Gubei New Area are located in the district proper.
Gubei New Area, south of the Hongqiao Development Area, is the
biggest construction site for middle or top-level merchant residences,
which has convenient transportation, quiet environment and complete
facilities. The total area is 135 hectares.
Hongqiao Road has become a hotel road, for it is lined with
more than ten top-grade hotels, famous both at home and abroad
, such as the Xi Jiao Guesthouse, Shanghai Sunshine Hotel, etc.
It has provided domestic and foreign businessmen with ideal
locations for economic trade, offices, residences, and recreation.
The consulates of the United States, Japan, ect are built in
the Hongqiao Area. Shanghai Municipal People's Government Foreign
Economic Relations & Trade Commission, Shanghai Foreign
Investment Commission, and China's Council for the Promotion
of International Trade, Shanghai Sub-Council have their offices
in the area. The Annual Import and Export Fair, with exhibitions
of all kinds of specialties, will be held there, attracting
thousands of businessmen.
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 Pudong
is along the estuary of the Yangtze River and opposite to the
center of Shanghai on the west side of the Huangpu River.
The Pudong New Area is a triangular area adjacent to the city
proper, stretching to the east of the Huangpu River, to the
southwest of the Yangtze estuary, including the former country
of Chuansha and former Sanlin village of Minhang district. It
covers an area of 522 square kilometers, and it now has a population
of 1, 400, 000. At present is the home to the four national
development zones in Shanghai. They are Lujiazui Finance &
Trade Zone, Zhangjiang High-Tech Park, Waigaoqiao Free Trade
Zone, and Jinqiao Export Processing Zone.
Lujiazui
Finance & Trade Zone is situated opposite to the "Bund"
with an area of 28 square kilometers. It focuses on the development
of finance, trade and commerce. The 1.7-square- kilometer land,
together with the "Bund" Area, is designed to become
the CBD of shanghai.
Jinqiao
Export Processing Zone is located in the center of Pudong New
Area with an area of 19 square kilometers. It is built into
a comprehensive zone with functions of export processing, trade,
commercial service and dwelling.
Zhangjiang
Hi-tech Park is situated in the south of Pudong New Area with
an area of 17 square kilometers. It aims at becoming a conglomerate
of education, science and research, manufacturing and exposition.
Waigaoqiao
Free Trade Zone is located in the northeast of Pudong New Area
with an area of 10 square kilometers. It is the most highly-opened
comprehensive and multi-functional free trade zone in China.
With the development of economy, social progress has been made
in the Pudong New Area as well. A great number of projects involving
hospitals, schools, cultural and entertainment facilities have
been completed. Besides, afforestation has been placed at the
top of the government's agenda. With this the living quality
of the residents has been improved.
The Pudong New Area is an organic part of the economic and
social development of Shanghai. Integrated with the overall
urban planning of Shanghai, the development of Pudong will
gradually proceed in a planned and phased way according to
priority. |
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