Provinces | Shanghai Province

	Chinese name	['on/above' 'sea']
	Population	18,600,000
	Area	6,340
	Capital	Shanghai
	Main Industries	industry, major port
	GDP	65,602
	Foreign Trade	227,524
	Ethnic minorities	1%
	Urbanization	89%
Data from The State of China Atlas (2009)

Shanghai has a rich historical past and is the principal city of southern China, in fact it vies with Beijing in many ways for premier city status. Strategically placed near the mouth of the mighty Yangzi (Changjiang) River it has for long been the main gateway for trade into central China. Famous as a cosmopolitan trading centre in the 1920s and 1930s with large foreign trading settlements it has now re-emerged as a major industrial and business centre. It is developing very quickly and pulls in many migrant workers from the rural hinterland. There are many buildings of historical interest including those on the world famous 'Bund' (a name imported by the British by way of India).

Provinces | Shanghai Province

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