The Yangtze or Yangzi is the longest river in Eurasia,the third-longest in the world,and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau and flows 6,300 km (3,915 mi) in a generally easterly direction to the East China Sea. It is the seventh-largest river by discharge volume in the world. Its drainage basin comprises one-fifth of the land area of China,and is home to nearly one-third of the country's population.
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 most populous in the world,with 24.89 million inhabitants in 2021,while the urban area is the most populous in China,with 39,300,000 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 cuisine,also known as Hu cuisine,is a popular style of Chinese food. In a narrow sense,Shanghai cuisine refers only to what is traditionally called Benbang cuisine which originated in Shanghai. In a broader sense,it refers to complex styles of cooking developed under the influence of neighboring Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. The dishes within the cuisine need to master the following three elements "color,aroma and taste". Like other cuisines within China,Shanghai cuisine emphasises the use of seasonings,the quality of raw ingredients,and preserving the original flavors of ingredients. The adoption of Western influence in Shanghai cuisine resulted in a unique cooking style known as Haipai cuisine (海派菜).
The Yellow Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula,and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea. It is one of four seas named after common colour terms,and its name is descriptive of the golden-yellow color of the silt-ridden water discharged from major rivers.
Chongming District is northernmost district of the provincial-level municipality of Shanghai. Chongming consists of three low-lying inhabited alluvial islands at the mouth of the Yangtze north of the Shanghai peninsula:Chongming,Changxing,and Hengsha. Following its massive expansion in the 20th century,Chongming is now the 2nd-largest island administered by the People's Republic of China and the 2nd-largest in Greater China,after Hainan. Chongming does not,however,administer all of the island:owing to its continual expansion from sediment deposited by the Yangtze,it has merged with formerly separate islands and now includes Jiangsu province's pene-exclave townships of Haiyong and Qilong. Chongming proper covers an area of 1,411 km2 (545 sq mi) and had a population of 704 000 at the time of the Sixth National Census in 2010.
Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu,the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name Pudong was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank,directly across from the west bank or Puxi,the historic city center. It now refers to the broader Pudong New Area,a state-level new area which extends all the way to the East China Sea.
Yangpu District is one of the 16 districts of Shanghai. It is located in northeastern part of downtown Shanghai,bordering the Huangpu River on the east and south,Hongkou District on the west,and Baoshan District 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 1.313 million as of 2010. The district administers 12 subdistricts.
Taicang is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou,Jiangsu province,China. The city located in the south of the Yangtze River estuary opposite Nantong,being bordered by Shanghai proper to the south,while the river also delineates much of its northeastern boundary along Chongming Island.
Nantong is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province,China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River,near the river mouth. Nantong is a vital river port bordering Yancheng to the north;Taizhou to the west;Suzhou,Wuxi and Shanghai to the south across the river;and the East China Sea to the east. Its population was 7,726,635 as of the 2020 census,3,766,534 of whom lived in the built-up area made up of three urban districts.
The Chinese mitten crab,also known as the Shanghai hairy crab,is a medium-sized burrowing crab that is named for its furry claws,which resemble mittens. It is native to rivers,estuaries and other coastal habitats of East Asia from Korea in the north to Fujian,China in the south. It has also been introduced to Europe and North America,where it is considered an invasive species. The species features on the list of invasive alien species of Union concern. This means that the import of the species and trade in the species is forbidden in the whole of the European Union.
Chongming,formerly romanized as Chungming,is an alluvial island at the mouth of the Yangtze River in eastern China covering 1,267 square kilometers (489 sq mi) as of 2010. Together with the islands Changxing and Hengsha,it forms Chongming District,the northernmost area of the provincial-level municipality of Shanghai. At the time of the 2010 Chinese census,its population was 660,000.
Suparna Airlines,known in Chinese as Jinpeng,is an airline based in China. It was formerly known as Yangtze River Express and later Yangtze River Airlines after launching passenger services. The company's headquarters are in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Tower in Pudong,Shanghai.
Yangcheng Lake is a freshwater lake about 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province,and ranges in depth from 1.5–2 m. The lake is 17-kilometer (11 mi)-long from north to south,with an average width of 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) from east to west. It is the most famous area of origin for the Chinese mitten crab,which is considered a delicacy.
The Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge is a bridge–tunnel complex across the south fork of the Yangtze River near the river mouth in Shanghai. The tunnel connects the Pudong District of Shanghai on the south bank of the river with Changxing Island,while the bridge connects Changxing Island with Chongming Island. In combination with the Chongqi Bridge,which connects Chongming Island to the north bank of the Yangtze,the bridge–tunnel complex forms the final crossing of the Yangtze before it empties into the East China Sea.
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.
The islands of Shanghai are those under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai municipal government. They comprise three large inhabited islands and a shifting number of smaller,uninhabited ones. Most are alluvial islands in the Yangtze River Delta in China,although a number of islands in Hangzhou Bay off Jinshan District are also administered by Shanghai. The alluvial islands are relatively young and their number varies over time. In 2006,the city's 19 uninhabited islands covered 226.27 square kilometers (87.36 sq mi),with a total coastline length of 309 kilometers (192 mi).
Hengsha is a low-lying alluvial island at the mouth of the Yangtze River in eastern China. Together with the islands of Chongming and Changxing,it forms Chongming District,the northernmost area of the provincial-level municipality of Shanghai. Its population was 33,400 in 2008.
Haiyong is a town of Haimen District in Nantong,Jiangsu,China. Together with neighboring Qilong,it forms a pene-enclave of the province on Chongming Island,most of which belongs to the province-level municipality of Shanghai. Haiyong presently covers about 12.5 square kilometers (5 sq mi) and had a population of 5,004 during the year 2000 census.
Yonglongsha,sometimes translated as the Yonglong Shoal or Yonglong Sands,was a former island in the north channel of the Yangtze River to the north of Chongming in eastern China. It was also known as Yongfengsha and Hefengsha. Prior to its absorption by Chongming,it measured about 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) east to west but was very narrow,with an area of about 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi).
Qilong is a township of Qidong in eastern Jiangsu province. The land it occupies was formerly Yonglongsha,a separate island in the Yangtze River delta,but reclamation projects and natural deposition of sediment have joined it to Chongming Island,where it now forms a pene-enclave within Shanghai's Chongming County. Its population was 3436 at the time of the 2010 Chinese census. Qilong's name—literally "opening prosperity"—is a compound of contracted forms of its county and its former island.
