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Shanghai Facts - various facts about Shanghai

​​​​​​​Last Update: 16th November 2019

Facts about Shanghai

Situated in East China, Shanghai is one of the national historical and cultural cities in China. It has been playing a vital role in the development of China’s economy and history since the late Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912). Let’s see the significant Shanghai facts.

Shanghai Facts

  • Shanghai is the birthplace of the Communist Party of China.
  • In modern China, Shanghai was the largest industrial city in China.
  • Shanghai is the cradle of China’s modern industry and Chinese working class.
  • Shanghai is China's economic, financial, trade, shipping, science and technology innovation center.
  • Shanghai is the headquarter of major foreign banks in China.​

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  • Shanghai is located at the estuary of Yangtze River.
  • More than 400 types of vegetables are cultivated in Shanghai, which ranks No. 1 around China.
  • As at 3rd July 2019, Shanghai has set up trading relationship with more than 200 countries and regions.​
  • The total import and export volume of Shanghai Port ranks the first of its kind across the world.
  • Container throughput of Shanghai Port has remained No. 1 in the world for 8 consecutive years.
  • Shanghai has become the world’s 4th largest while the Asia’s largest cruise homeport.​
  • By the end of 2018, up to 182 countries and regions have invested in Shanghai.
  • Shanghai is one of the two Alpha+ cities in China in the Global City Classification.
  • Shanghai is one of the largest hubs in China, offering 35 passenger bus stations with 1,611 long-distance lines to 660 places in 14 provinces around the country.
  • The number of public buses in Shanghai is more than 1,000.
  • It offers two international airports - Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport.​
  • The film was introduced to China from Shanghai.​
  • Shanghai is home to Asian-Pacific headquarter of IMAX.
  • Shenbao Newspaper was the oldest and lived for the longest in modern China.
  • Shanghai TV Festival is the earliest international TV festival in China.
  • Shanghai offers food from all over the country.
  • In 2017, Shanghai was declared one of “the Top 200 World Charm Cities in 2017”.
  • In 2018, Shanghai ranked the 6th world first-tier city in the list of 2018 Global Cities by GaWC.

Interested in finding out about Shanghai Facts during a Shanghai Tour?

Wendy Wei Tours offers a variety of different packaged tours as well as custom tours in Shanghai, among other cities and areas. To find out more, please visit our Tours page or Contact Us directly to find out more.

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