SHANGHAI TRAVEL GUIDE

 

 About Shanghai 
The largest city in China and one of the five super cities of the world, Shanghai is a coastal opening city as well as a famous historic and cultural one, laying in the middle of China's mainland coastline and Yangtze River's entrance to the sea - it's also one of ten world's largest seaports and an important hub of communications.  

Shanghai is endowed with favorable geographical and natural conditions, and a long history of development.  It has a well-developed commodity economy and comparatively high scientific and technological level with an easy access to the outside world by all means of transport.

Today Shanghai continues to grow with new underground stations, highways, crisscrossing the city, the most modern stock exchange in the world, a swish new airport, two giant brides and a whole new city in Pudong.  Perhaps no city in the world is as futuristic, and Shanghai is the very symbol of China's rise to economic powerhouse status.

Area: 6,340 sq km
Population: 13.4 million
Country: China
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +8 (Standard Time)
Telephone Area Code: 021
 

 Food 


Chinese cuisine is famous all over the world for its rich flavour and delightful colorings.  Because of the different local climate, history and eating customs in each area, local dishes developed their own characteristics so special cuisine and local snacks were gradually formed.  

Shanghai boasts one of China's best and most distinctive cuisines.  The region abounds in the selection of freshwater fish and shellfish, influenced by its position just south of the Yangste and at the mouth of the Huangpu.  Dishes from this area are lightly and delicately seasoned.  

Shanghai's people have a sweet taste and more sugar is used in Shanghai than the rest of China.  Its neighbors also contribute to the diversity of the area's cuisine: Hangzhou, known for its West Lake carp; Zhenjiang to the west, for its vinegar; and Shaoxing, for its warmed rice wine.  


 Weather 


Best Season to Visit:  Spring
 
Seasons Months
Spring March - May
Summer June - August
Autumn September - Mid November
Winter Mid November - February
Rainy March to June

Monthly Averages

Shanghai Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max °C 8 9 13 19 24 28 32 32 28 23 17 11
Max °F 46 48 56 66 76 82 90 90 82 74 63 52
Min °C -1 0 5 10 15 20 24 24 20 14 9 3
Min °F 32 34 41 50 60 68 76 76 68 58 47 37
Rainfall (in) 1.8 2.4 3.3 3.6 4.3 6.4 5.5 5.6 <0.1 2.2 2.0 1.5
Rainfall (mm) 47.5 62.5 82.5 92.5 112.5 162.5 142.5 142.5 <5 57.5 52.5 42.5

 

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by Royal Exclusive Travel


 
 
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