About Shanghai

Shanghai, also called "Hu" for short in Chinese. It's the largest city
in China filled with colors, vigor and mystery. Among various kinds of
flowers, the white magnolia is luckly selected to be the city flower.
It belongs to the few spring flowers in Shanghai, and it's in full
blossom in early spring, which usually falls on April 5th. It has
large, white petals and its eye always looks towards the sky, which
symbolizes the pioneering and enterprising spirit.
Shanghai is divided into 15 districts and 5 counties. Dotted with many
rivers and lakes, it's known for its rich water resources. And most of
the rivers are tributaries of the Huangpu River, which is regarded as
our mother river. It winds thru the downtown area of the city and it's
never frozen. Try to enjoy its beauty and feel its tender while you're
walking along the bund…
At the present, the city's service industry shows a growing part of
the city's economy. Tourism has become to be one of the key sectors.
With a pleasant northern subtropical maritime monsoon climate,
Shanghai enjoys four distinct seasons, generous sunshine and abundant
rainfall, which helps to promote the development of tourism in
Shanghai by its weather's superiority.
Well, of course, the policy of opening and reforming over the past 20
years has injected the city a lot with new vitality. Many landmark
cultural facilities have been boasted, such as the waterfront Oriental
Pearl TV Tower in Pudong, Shanghai Grand Theatre and Shanghai Museum
in People's Square, and the new Shanghai Library on Huaihai Road.
Outdoor concerts and performances at the Bund and other public areas
have also composed unique scenes in the city's cultural life.
And with the policy of opening wider to the outside world, more than
half of the world's top 100 industrial companies have been attracted
and invested here. Thus the city is becoming more and more like a big
melting pot with a population largely made up of migrants. And that
also has led to the development of the city's colourful culture. Now
Shanghai is boasting a large number of celebrated artists and
performing troupes for its regularly hosting some international TV,
film and art festivals. And these events have drawn many domestic and
overseas participants and brought an abundance of high-quality
programmes. Not only from Hongkong, Taiwan, but many world-class
musicians and artists have been come to show themselves in Shanghai.
Well, for instance, on Thursday the world-famous female singer Maria
Carey will perform the additional vocal recital in Shanghai Soccer
Field, which is her first time to show herself in China.
While the city attracts people at home and abroad like a magnet,
Shanghai's international tourism industry is now thriving. People come
here for its culture, its history, its people and all the vigor and
vitality it shows in its rush to international metropolis status. And
the city has opened more than 30 tourism routes and boasts more than
400 scenic spots.
Well, like a pearl set in the west coast of the Pacific Ocean,
Shanghai is the showcase of China's fast growth and a bonanza of
tourist attractions, business opportunities and cultural activities.
Today's Shanghai is designed with the aim of letting more people all
over the world have a better understanding of Shanghai, especially of
its current developments.
Shanghai, my hometown---welcome any frinend of all corners of the
land, welcome, welcome to Shanghai!