Shanghai is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River,with the Huangpu River flowing through it. The population of the city proper is the third largest in the world,with 24.89 million inhabitants in 2021,while the urban area is the most populous in China,with 39.3 million residents. As of 2018,the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of nearly 9.1 trillion RMB. Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for finance,business and economics,research,science and technology,manufacturing,transportation,tourism,and culture,and the Port of Shanghai is the world's busiest container port.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport is one of two international airports serving Shanghai,the municipality in East China,and a major aviation hub of East Asia. Pudong Airport serves both international flights and a smaller number of domestic flights,while the city's other major airport,Shanghai–Hongqiao,mainly serves domestic and regional flights in East Asia. Located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the city center,Pudong Airport occupies a 40-square-kilometre (10,000-acre) site adjacent to the coastline in eastern Pudong. The airport is operated by Shanghai Airport Authority.
Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) contains the central business district of Los Angeles. In addition,it contains a diverse residential area of some 85,000 people,and covers 5.84 sq mi (15.1 km2). A 2013 study found that the district is home to over 500,000 jobs. It is also part of Central Los Angeles.
Helmut Jahn was a German-American architect,known for projects such as the Sony Center on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin,Germany;the Messeturm in Frankfurt,Germany;the Thompson Center in Chicago;One Liberty Place in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania;and Suvarnabhumi Airport,in Bangkok,Thailand,among others.
The Shanghai Metro (Chinese:上海地铁;pinyin:Shànghǎi Dìtiě;Shanghainese:Zaon6he5 Di6thiq7) is a rapid transit system in Shanghai,operating urban and suburban transit services to 14 of its 16 municipal districts and to the neighboring township of Huaqiao,in Kunshan,Jiangsu Province.
Makuhari Messe (幕張メッセ) is a Japanese convention center outside Tokyo,located in the Mihama-ku ward of Chiba City,in the northwest corner of Chiba Prefecture. Designed by Fumihiko Maki,it is accessible by Tokyo's commuter rail system. Makuhari is the name of the area,and Messe is a German language word meaning "trade fair".
People's Square is a large public square in the Huangpu District of Shanghai. It is south of Nanjing Road (West) and north of Huaihai Road (East).
The Shanghai New International Expo Center is an exhibition center in Pudong,Shanghai. It hosts many exhibitions,including the Shanghai Motor Show. It has also hosted the 2002 Tennis Masters Cup,where one of the halls was temporarily converted into a tennis court. With more than 100 exhibitions per year and a turnover rate of 27 (2015),SNIEC is one of the world's most successful exhibition venues.
Taipei City Hall is a metro station in Taipei,Taiwan served by Taipei Metro.
Chinaplas is an Asian trade show for the plastics and rubber industries.
Kiriko Hayama,known professionally as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu,is a Japanese tarento,singer,and model. Her public image is associated with Japan's kawaii and decora culture,centered in the Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo. Kyary's music is produced by musician Yasutaka Nakata of electronic music duo Capsule.
The Rockbund Art Museum is a contemporary art museum in central Shanghai. The museum is on Huqiu Road,in the former Royal Asiatic Society building completed in 1933 near The Bund waterfront. The museum is dedicated to being an influential,innovative,sustainable organization devoted to the promotion of projects within the field of international contemporary art. There are no permanent collections. Featured Chinese artists have included Cai Guo-Qiang and Zeng Fanzhi.
Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) is a convention and exhibition centre located at BSD City,Pagedangan,Tangerang Regency,Banten,Indonesia. The convention and exhibition center was inaugurated on 4 August 2015. It is the biggest convention and exhibition center in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Convention and Exhibition Center is a large public building in Futian Central Business District,Shenzhen,China. By occupying an area of 280,000 square metres (3,000,000 sq ft),it is the largest single structure building in Shenzhen. It is 540 metres (1,770 ft) in length and 282 metres (925 ft) wide. The building is 60 metres (200 ft) tall and was completed in 2004 at a cost of CNY3.2 billion. It has held almost 300 exhibitions and more than 1350 conferences since its opening. It is built by the Shenzhen municipal government,and was designed by the German architectural firm Gerkan,Marg and Partners.
Zhuguang Road is a station on Line 17 of the Shanghai Metro. The station is located at the intersection of Songze Avenue and Zhuguang Road in the city's Qingpu District,between Hongqiao Railway Station,the eastern terminus of the line,and Panlong Road. It opened with the rest of Line 17 on 30 December 2017. The station was previously named China Exposition North while it was under construction.
The Hongqiao comprehensive transportation hub is a major intermodal passenger transport hub situated in the western suburb district of Changning and Minhang of Shanghai. The hub consists of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport,the intercity high-speed Shanghai Hongqiao railway station,three metro lines,buses,taxicabs and a reserved maglev station for future uses. Hongqiao hub is the first of its kind in China and the model has been followed by various other Chinese cities,including Hangzhou,Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
SOHO China is a Chinese building developer,primarily in the office and commercial sector,with some residential and mixed-use properties in its portfolio. The company,which uses the name "SOHO" in both English and Chinese contexts,was founded in 1995 by Chairman Pan Shiyi (潘石屹) and CEO Zhang Xin (张欣). The name SOHO comes from the phrase "Smart Office,Home Office" as the company decided to combine office rooms and residential apartments in the same building to facilitate a comfortable and productive environment.
The culture of Shanghai or Shanghainese culture is based on the Wuyue culture from the nearby Jiangsu and Zhejiang province,with a unique "East Meets West" Haipai culture generated through the influx of Western influences since the mid-19th century. Mass migration from all across China and the rest of the world has made Shanghai a melting pot of different cultures. It was in Shanghai,for example,that the first motor car was driven and (technically) the first train tracks and modern sewers were laid. It was also the intellectual battleground between socialist writers who concentrated on critical realism,which was pioneered by Lu Xun,Mao Dun,Nien Cheng and the famous French novel by AndréMalraux,Man's Fate,and the more "bourgeois",more romantic and aesthetically inclined writers,such as Shi Zhecun,Shao Xunmei,Ye Lingfeng and Eileen Chang.
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