Shanghai

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Shanghai (Chinese: 上海) is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, with over 20 million people.[5] Located on China's central eastern coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the city is administered as a municipality of the People's Republic of China with province-level status.[6]

Originally a fishing and textiles town, Shanghai grew to importance in the 19th century due to its favourable port location and as one of the cities opened to foreign trade by the 1842 Treaty of Nanking.[7] The city flourished as a center of commerce between east and west, and became a multinational hub of finance and business by the 1930s.[8] However, Shanghai's prosperity was interrupted after the 1949 Communist takeover and the subsequent cessation of foreign investment. As a Result of Economic reforms in 1990, intense development and financing in Shanghai has resulted, and in 2005 Shanghai became the world's busiest cargo port.[9]

The city is an emerging tourist destination renowned for its historical landmarks such as the Bund and Xintiandi, its modern and ever-expanding Pudong skyline including the Oriental Pearl Tower, and its new reputation as a cosmopolitan center of culture and design.[10][11] Today, Shanghai is the largest center of commerce and finance in mainland China, and has been described as the "showpiece" of the world's fastest-growing economy.[12]
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai
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Coordinates:   31°5'45"N   121°26'15"E

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  • One of the biggest and most important cities in China. Famous for the site of the city, the business and chinese food.
  • The financial center of china and the most fast progressing city in china. Most of the chinese businessmen and of the worlds business center are here!
  • Shanghai means above the sea which I don't think it is.
  • To jl1gm, The two Chinese characters in the name "Shanghai", (上, shàng; and 海, hǎi) literally mean "up, on, or above" and "sea", respectively, evident of Shanghai's location next to the East China Sea. The earliest occurrence of this name dates from the Song Dynasty (11th century), at which time there was already a river confluence and a town with this name in the area. Official local histories have consistently said that it means "the upper reaches of the sea". However, another reading, especially in Mandarin, also suggests the sense of "go onto the sea," which is consistent with the seaport status of the city.
  • this city acting as one of the important business and financial hub for our planet which has near to 20m of residents work and stay here.
  • Great Place on Earth, I wish to visit some day.-Tapash Roy.
  • this place like new york city
  • i love shanghai and world financial center shanghai
  • to other user: stop those non-sense conversation you dis-respect mr. wiki
  • well said hellboy01
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  • I went here 2 months ago and love the city but the foods are weird
  • This is best city in the world
  • Ко? Не!
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