Shanghai Travel Guide

Last Update: 2009-4-7 21:43:00; By drwi

Attraction : 4-star

Transportation: 4-star

Accommodation: 5-star

Food: 4-star

Shopping: 4-star

Entertainment: 5-star

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Shanghai is a coastal city (the name itself means "on the sea"), but one which also lies at the mouth of a sizeable river: the Huangpu. The Yangtze River itself empties into the sea just north of Shanghai. Indeed, the entire region of Shanghai - Hangzhou is characterized by water, with several larger and smaller rivers as well as ponds and lakes, of which West Lake is the most renowned. Though not the capital, Shanghai is China's most populous city, with over 20 million inhabitants, which also puts Shanghai on the world map as one of the world's largest cities in terms of population.

Taking advantage of the booming world trade after China's opening towards the West, the government of the PRC adopted economic liberalizations during the 1990s which led directly to the in... [ View Details ]

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There are 4 comments about Shanghai:

3-star Journey Says: 2008-6-10 20:43:00

4-star kitty Says: 2008-4-24 3:13:00
Everything in the city is so expensive, eating, staying and shopping. China's money-printing mint must near because of the high proportation of bills in circulation per day.

4-star unclechina Says: 2008-3-3 5:33:00
Shanghai means busy, crowded, fast, wealthy...I have a hard time to like it. Full of people everywhere, food is tasty but very expensive, transportation okay but many traffic jams, shops everywhere but again, very expensive, nice hotels.