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Shanghai, with a population of more than 18 million (and over 5.8 million migrants), is one of the most populous and most developed cities in the People's Republic of China. Shanghai was the largest and most prosperous city in the Far East during the 1930s, and remained the most developed city in Communist China. In the 1990s Shanghai again became an attractive spot for tourists worldwide.

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THE BUND The Bund is an area of Huangpu District in central Shanghai. The area centres on a section of Zhongshan Road within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huangpu District. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road ...

CHINESE GRAND PRIX The Chinese Grand Prix is a round of the Formula One World Championship. It is currently held at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, designed by Hermann Tilke. When completed in 2004, it was the most expensive Formula One circuit facility, costing $240 million. The track is 5.451 km long and features one of the trickiest corners combinations ...

CITY GOD TEMPLE The City God Temple of Shanghai or Shanghai Chenghuang Miao is a temple located in Shanghai, China, in the neighborhood of the People's Square and The Bund. Today the 'City God Temple' not only refers to the large temple complex, but also the traditional district of commerce in the city, surrounding the temple ...

JADE BUDDHA TEMPLE The Jade Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple in Shanghai, China. As with many modern Chinese Buddhist temples, the current temple draws from both the Pure Land and Chan traditions of Mahayana Buddhism. It was founded in 1882 with two jade Buddha statues imported to Shanghai from Burma by sea. These were a sitting Buddha, and a smaller reclining Buddha ...

LONGHUA TEMPLE The Longhua Temple is a Buddhist Temple dedicated to the Maitreya Buddha located in Shanghai. Although most of the present-day buildings date from later reconstructions, the temple preserves the architectural design of a Song Dynasty monastery of the Buddhist Chan sect. It is the largest, most authentic and complete ancient temple complex in Shanghai ...

NANJING ROAD Nanjing Road is the main shopping street of Shanghai, China, and is one of the world's busiest shopping streets. Today's Nanjing Road comprises two sections, Nanjing Road East and Nanjing Road West. In some contexts, Nanjing Road refers only to what was pre-1945 Nanjing Road, today's Nanjing Road East, which is largely pedestrianised ...

PUDONG Pudong literally means 'East of the Huangpu'. Pudong is bounded by the Huangpu river in the west and the East China Sea in the east. It has a population of more than 5 million people. Pudong is contrasted with Puxi, the older part of Shanghai on the west bank of the Huangpu River, which is divided into various administrative districts ...

SHANGHAI MUSEUM The Shanghai Museum is a museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People's Square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai. The museum was founded in 1952 and was first open to the public in the former Shanghai Racecourse club house, now at 325 W. Nanjing Road. In 1959 the museum moved into the former Zhonghui Building ...

SHANGHAI PORT The Port of Shanghai, located in the vicinity of Shanghai, comprises a deep-sea port and a river port. In 2010, Shanghai port overtook Singapore port to become the world's busiest container port. Shanghai's port handled 29.05 million TEUs, whereas Singapore port was a half million TEU's behind ...

SHE SHAN BASILICA The She Shan Basilica is a Catholic church in Shanghai, China. The name comes from its location on the western peak of She Shan Hill, located in Songjiang District, to the west of Shanghai's metropolitan area. The official name of the church is the Church of the Holy Mother in China. The first church on She Shan hill was built in 1863 ...

YUYUAN GARDEN Yuyuan Garden, located in the center of the Old City next to the Chenghuangmiao area in Shanghai, China, is considered one of the most lavish and finest Chinese gardens in the region. The garden is accessible from the nearby Yuyuan Garden station on the Shanghai Metro line 10 ...

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