Shanghai is the largest Chinese city by population and the largest city proper by population in the world. It is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of the People's Republic of China, with a population of more than 24 million as of 2014. It is a global financial center, and a transport hub with the world's busiest container port. Located in the Yangtze River Delta in East China, Shanghai sits on the south edge of the mouth of the Yangtze in the middle portion of the Chinese coast.
Population: 22,315,474
Latitude: 31° 13' 19.99" N
Longitude: 121° 27' 29.02" E
The HSBC Building is a six-floor neo-classical building in the Bund area of Shanghai, China. It was the headquarters of the Shanghai branch of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from 1923 to 1955. The building is situated at number 12, th…
Changning District (simplified Chinese: 长宁区; traditional Chinese: 長寧區; pinyin: Chángníng Qū, Shanghainese: zan1nyin1 chiu1) is a district of Shanghai, China. It has a land area of 37.19 square kilometres (14.36 sq mi) and a population of 620,000 a…
Yangpu District is one of the 19 districts of the Municipality of Shanghai in the People's Republic of China. It is located in northeastern part of downtown Shanghai, bordering the Huangpu River on the east and south, Hongkou District on the west, a…
Shanghai Indoor Stadium (simplified Chinese: 上海体育馆; traditional Chinese: 上海體育館; pinyin: Shànghǎi Tǐyùguǎn) is a multi-purpose gymnasium, in Shanghai, China.
The defense of Sihang Warehouse (simplified Chinese: 四行仓库; traditional Chinese: 四行倉庫; pinyin: Sìháng Cāngkù) took place from October 26 to November 1, 1937, and marked the beginning of the end of the three-month Battle of Shanghai in the opening pha…
The Waibaidu Bridge (Chinese: 外白渡桥; pinyin: Wàibáidù Qiáo), 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 fourth Western-designed bridge built at its loc…
The Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, also known as Qizhong stadium, (pronounced "chee-jong") is a tennis arena in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
The Grand Hyatt Shanghai is a hotel located in Shanghai, China, in the Pudong area, the financial hub of the city. The 555-room hotel occupies the 53rd to 87th floors of the 88-story Jin Mao Tower. The hotel was the highest hotel in the world until …
Zhabei, formerly romanized as Chapei, is a district of Shanghai which a land area of 29.26 km² and a resident population of 810,211 as of 2003. It is one of the downtown districts of Shanghai.
Putuo District (simplified Chinese: 普陀区; traditional Chinese: 普陀區, Shanghainese: phu2du1 chiu1, Mandarin pinyin: Pǔtuó Qū) is a municipal district, 54.83 km2 (21.17 sq mi) located northwest of the central area of Shanghai, China.
The collapse of Block 7 at Lotus Riverside (a 13-story apartment building) in 2009 killed one person.
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST; Chinese: 上海理工大学; pinyin: Shànghǎi Lǐgōng Dàxué) founded in 1906, is a public university in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Plaza 66 (Chinese: 恒隆广场) is a commercial and office complex in Shanghai, consisting of a shopping mall and two skyscrapers. The shopping mall has 5 levels with a total area of over 50,000 square metres.
Century Park (simplified Chinese: 世纪公园; traditional Chinese: 世紀公園; pinyin: Shìjì Gōngyuán) is the largest park in the city of Shanghai. It is situated in Pudong New Area.
The Shanghai Art Museum (Chinese: 上海美术馆) was an art museum in the city of Shanghai, China. In October 2012, the museum was rebranded as the China Art Museum when it moved to the China pavilion at Expo 2010 on the former Shanghai Expo 2010 lands. The…
Longyang Road (simplified Chinese: 龙阳路站; traditional Chinese: 龍陽路站; pinyin: Lóngyáng Lù Zhàn) is the name of a station that serves both the Shanghai Maglev Train and Lines 2, 7 and Line 16 on the Shanghai Metro.
Cloud Nine is a 58-floor 238 metre (781 foot) tall skyscraper, with a shopping mall at its base, completed in 2006 located in western Shanghai, China.
St. Ignatius Cathedral, Shanghai (聖依納爵主教座堂), also referred to as Xujiahui Cathedral (徐家汇天主教堂), is a Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral, located in Xujiahui, in Shanghai, China. Since 1960, St Ignatius has been the seat of the Bishop of Shanghai and…