| GEOGRAPHY | POPULATION | CLIMATE
| LANGUAGE | CURRENCY | ELECTRICITY
| ENTRY REGULATION | CUSTOM ALLOWANCES
| AIRPORT INFORMATION | SHOPPING HOURS
| SHANGHAI ATTRACTIONS | |
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| GEOGRAPHY |
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The famous Huangpu River flows through Shanghai which separated the
City into two parts, the west of the river called Puxi which is in the
possession of all the historical and ancient building sites and the east
of the river called Pudong, centralized with all the brash new financial
and commercial skyscrapers.
*For detail
Hong Kong Map, please visit www.shanghaiguide.com/map/shanghai.pdf |
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| POPULATION |
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| Shanghai has a population of 18.7 million, including 2 million are floating
population. |
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| CLIMATE |
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Shanghai has four distinct seasons, the average temperature is about
18°C. The best season to visit Shanghai is Autumn (September to November)
and Spring (April to June). Shanghai’s winter can be unbearable cold with
the temperature vary from -5°C to +5°C. Summer can be very hot and humid
with the temperature up to 40°C.
*For a detailed weather forecast, please visit
www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/intl/Pages/CHXX0116.htm |
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| LANGUAGE |
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| The official language of China is Mandarin, apart from that people speaks
their local dialect called Shanghainese. English is not widely spoken
in Shanghai, however there are gradually more people who can speaks English
at the service and financial district areas. |
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| CURRENCY |
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| The local currency is Renminbi (RMB) also known as Yuan. |
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| ELECTRICITY |
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| The standard electrical voltage in Shanghai is 220 Volts AC, 50HZ, so
a transformer will be needed to operate 110-volt appliances. |
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| ENTRY REGULATION |
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Visitors must possess a passport with at least 6 months of validity,
visa is required for most of the nationalities.
*For
a detail visa information, please refer to the Chinese Embassy website
www.chinese-embassy.org.uk |
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| CUSTOM ALLOWANCES |
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Visitor may bring into Shanghai the following items duty-free:-
Tabacco: 400 Cigarettes or 100
Cigars or 500g of Tobacco
Liquor: 2 litres of Alcoholic
beverages
Currency Less than CNY 20,000
of Renminbi
Less than $5,000 of US Dollar
*Above Custom allowances shown the general
guidelines for the passengers which may be subjected to change and it
may be vary for the passenger who are travelling from Hong Kong and
Macau.
For further details, please refer to website www.chinese-embassy.org.uk |
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| AIRPORT INFORMATION |
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Shanghai International Airport (Pudong) is located 30km to the east
of the City.
Shanghai Domestic Airport (Hongqiao) is located 13km to the west of the
City.
Pudong International Airport is about 40km away from Hongqiao Domestic
Airport which indicated the transition time between these two airports
at least 2 hours.
Transportation
from Hong Kong International Airport:-
a) Express Train:
The Maglev is China’s futuristic magnetic levitation train which is
the fastest ride with a blazing speed of 430 kilometres an hour. Train
runs every 15 minutes from 7am to 9pm. The journey takes only eight
minutes to the Longyang Road Metro Station. To reach the main City Center,
passenger has to transfer to another subway line to Puxi which takes
approximately half an hour.
b) Taxi:
A Taxi from Pudong International Airport to City Center takes about
an hour.
Hongquiao Domestic Airport to City Center takes about 30 ~ 45 minutes
depending on the traffic.
The Cost from Pudong International Airport to City Center is estimated
as RMB 180
The Cost from Hongquiao Domestic Airport to City Center is estimated
as RMB 80
*For a detailed Airport Information, please
visit Website www.shanghaiairport.com
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| SHOPPING HOURS |
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| Most of the Shopping centres and department stores in Shanghai open
7 days a week from 8:00am to 10:00pm. |
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| SHANGHAI ATTRACTIONS |
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• The Oriental Pearl TV Tower
• The Bund of Huangpu River
• The Famous Shopping Street of Nanjing Road
• The Classical Garden of Yuyuan
• The Ancient Town of Qibao
• The Museum of Shanghai
• The Former Residence of Sun Yat-Sen
• The Temple of Jade Buddha
• The Famous Water Town of Zhujiajiao |
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| Above information is mainly provided by the “China
Tourism Board” please refer to the website:
old.cnta.gov.cn/lyen/index.asp or www.travelchinaguide.com
for further details. |
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上海/Shanghai 
