Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River,with the Huangpu River flowing through it. The population of the city proper is the second largest in the world,with around 24.87 million inhabitants in 2023,while the urban area is the most populous in China,with 29.87 million residents. As of 2022,the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of nearly 13 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. The Port of Shanghai is the world's busiest container port.
Huangpu District,makes up the eastern part of Shanghai's traditional urban core and is today the most central of Shanghai's 16 districts. Huangpu district is the seat of municipal government,includes key attractions such as The Bund and the Old City God Temple,as well as popular shopping districts such as Nanjing Road,Huaihai Road,and Xintiandi. The Huangpu District is one of the most densely populated urban districts in the world.
The Bund is a waterfront area and a protected historical district in central Shanghai. The area centers on a section of Zhongshan Road within the former Shanghai International Settlement,which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River in the eastern part of Huangpu. The area along the river faces the modern skyscrapers of Lujiazui in Pudong. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road,as well as some adjacent areas. This region has a significant European influence,with the style of many structures most comparable to that of European cities,particularly Gothic,Baroque,Neoclassical,Romanesque,Art Deco,and Renaissance architecture. Additionally,some of the city's top eateries are located there. From the 1860s to the 1930s,it was the rich and powerful center of the foreign establishment in Shanghai,operating as a legally protected treaty port.
The Battle of Shanghai was a major battle fought between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China in the Chinese city of Shanghai during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It lasted from August 13,1937,to November 26,1937,and was arguably the single largest and longest battle of the entire war,with it even regarded by some historians as the first battle of World War II. It resulted in the Japanese capture of the city and heavy destruction to the city.
Yangpu is one of the 16 districts of Shanghai. It is located in the northeastern part of downtown Shanghai,bordering the Huangpu River on the east and south,Hongkou on the west,and Baoshan on the north. The southern part of Yangpu District is 4 km (2.5 mi) away from The Bund,a major tourist attraction. It is predominantly composed of residential communities,with a total area of 60.61 km2 (23.40 sq mi) and a population of 1,242,548 as of 2020. The district administers 12 subdistricts.
Lujiazui is a locality in Shanghai,a peninsula formed by a bend in the Huangpu River. Since the early 1990s,Lujiazui has been developed specifically as a new financial district of Shanghai. The decision to earmark Lujiazui for this purpose reflects its location:it is located on the east side of the Huangpu River in Pudong,and sits directly across the river from the old financial and business district of the Bund.
The Waibaidu Bridge,called the Garden Bridge in English,is the first all-steel bridge,and the only surviving example of a camelback truss bridge,in China. The present bridge is the fourth Western-designed bridge built at its location since 1856,in the downstream of the estuary of the Suzhou Creek,near its confluence with the Huangpu River,adjacent to the Bund in central Shanghai. It connects the Huangpu and Hongkou districts and was opened on 20 January 1908. With its rich history and unique design the Waibaidu Bridge is one of the symbols of Shanghai. Its modern and industrial image may be regarded as the city's landmark bridge. On 15 February 1994 the Shanghai Municipal Government declared the bridge an example of Heritage Architecture,and one of the outstanding structures in Shanghai. In an ever-changing metropolis,the Waibaidu Bridge still remains a popular attraction,and one of the few constants in the city skyline.
Huangpu Park is the name of the triangular stretch of green at the northern end of the Bund in Shanghai,the oldest and smallest park of the city. It is the site of the large Monument to the People's Heroes,commemorating those who helped to free China from foreign occupation,and of the Bund Historical Museum,which documents the history of the Bund in old photographs.
Wusong,formerly romanized as Woosung,is a subdistrict of Baoshan in northern Shanghai. Prior to the city's expansion,it was a separate port town located 14 miles (23 km) down the Huangpu River from Shanghai's urban core.
The geography of Shanghai is characterised by its location on the Yangtze River Delta on China's east coast and its proximity to the Pacific Ocean via the East China Sea. The city is centred on the Huangpu River,a tributary of the Yangtze River,and extends outwards in all directions,with the suburbs and satellite towns reaching east to the East China Sea,north and west to Jiangsu province,and south to Zhejiang province over Hangzhou Bay.
First generation trams in Shanghai began operating in 1908 using a steel wheeled electric system until the last was closed in December 1,1975. The last operating tram line in Shanghai was No. 3,which ran from Hongkou Park to Jiangwan Wujiaochang. It was dismantled in 1975,and replaced by the 93 bus. In the early days of operation,tram cars were partitioned to provide first- and second-class seating. Some trams,principally for the Chinese workers,were designated as third-class.
The urban planning of Shanghai refers to various phases of planning and development of Shanghai,presently the largest city in China and one of the largest in the world. The topic is the focus of the city's Urban Planning Museum,located in People's Square beside City Hall.
Shanghai County was a Chinese county in modern-day Shanghai Municipality. Shanghai County was first established in 1292 and finally abolished in 1992. Shanghai County was for most of its existence a part of Songjiang Prefecture,in Jiangsu Province,but later became a county under Shanghai Municipality. Shanghai County was historically the governing authority of the Shanghai's urban area and neighbouring areas. Its extent reduced with the establishment of the Shanghai Special Municipality and,later,Shanghai Municipality. Immediately before abolition,the county extended over a crescent-shaped area adjacent to,and surrounding,the southwest of Shanghai's city centre.
Shanghai–Suzhou–Nantong railway,abbreviated as Husutong railway is a higher-speed railway in China's Yangtze River Delta area,connecting Shanghai,the region's main city located south of the Yangtze,with Nantong in Jiangsu province,north of the river.
The Bund Tunnel is a 3.3 km (2.1 mi) sub-surface road and road tunnel in the city of Shanghai,China. The tunnel connects the districts of Hongkou to the north and Huangpu to the south.
Yan'an Road is a road in Shanghai,a major east–west thoroughfare through the centre of the city. The modern Yan'an Road is in three sections,reflecting three connected streets which existed pre-1945:Avenue Edward VII,Avenue Foch,and the Great Western Road. The streets were joined together under a common name by the Republic of China government in 1945,then renamed in the early 1950s after the Chinese Communist Party took over Shanghai. The road is named after Yan'an,the Communist base during the Chinese Civil War.
The Shanghai Ferry is a system of ferry routes across the Huangpu River in Shanghai. The ferry service started on January 5,1911 by the municipal authorities in Pudong. Before the 1970s,the ferry service was the only way to cross the Huangpu River. In the 1980s,the Shanghai Ferry became one of the busiest ferry services in the world. In the 1990s,as bridges and tunnels across the Huangpu river were built,the ferry service saw a sharp drop in ridership. The Shanghai Ferry currently consists of 18 ferry lines and is operated by the state-owned Shanghai Ferry Company.
The Yangshupu Waterworks is a waterworks built in 1883,and located at 830 Yangshupu Road (杨树浦路830号) in the district of Yangpu,Shanghai,China. The waterworks was the first of its kind to be built in China and provided running water for the first time to some of the cities' residents. It belongs to the Shanghai Water Company and occupies a site of 32 acres and has four major lines of tap water allowing for a maximum capacity of around 1.5 million cubic metres a day. In 2009 it supplied 400 million cubic metres of water,about 20% of the total water supply of Shanghai.
The Shanghai Greenway is a greenway in Shanghai,China. It consists of many sections of marked paths lined with landscaped foliage passing through several urban parks.
Bloody Saturday,also known as Black Saturday and the Great World bombing,was a misdirected attack on civilians by the Republic of China Air Force on 14 August 1937 during the Battle of Shanghai of the Second Sino-Japanese War. On the day,the Chinese Air Force,in an unsuccessful attempt to attack the Japanese cruiser Idzumo moored next to the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai,accidentally bombed the city centre,resulting in the deaths of some thousand civilians.
