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  Shanghai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shanghai is increasingly a critical center of communication with the western world, examples include the opening of the Pac-Med Medical Exchange in June of 2004.
Shanghai has an excellent public transportation system and in contrast to other major Chinese cities has clean streets and surprisingly little air pollution (ranked 22nd best in the 2003 official report on air quality among 42 major cities in China, compared to 36th, 35th and 41th for Beijing, Tianjin and Chongqing respectively).
Shanghai is seen as the birthplace of everything considered modern in China; and was the cultural and economic center of East Asia for the first half of the twentieth century.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shanghai_Municipality   (3910 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Shanghai Municipality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: shàng hǎi; Shanghainese IPA: /zɑ̃ hɛ/) is China's largest city and is situated on the banks of the Chang Jiang delta.
In Chinese, Shanghai's abbreviations are Hù (滬 or 沪) and Shēn (申).
Shanghai is the birthplace of everything considered modern in China; and was the cultural and economic center of East Asia for the first half of the twentieth century.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shanghai-Municipality   (3389 words)

  
 Talk:Shanghai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For example, hu4 (used on license plates to refer to Shanghai, and in other places as well) is refered to almost exclusively using traditional characters, except at the beginning of the article.
shanghai has "surprisingly little air pollution" we learned in school that shanghai was very industrialized and had lots of air pollution.
Shanghai is sometimes referred to as the whore of the East.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Shanghai   (1893 words)

  
 Chapter 24- Shanghai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Shanghai grew west, south and north from this area, and the newer sections, typically with gridlike streets, are a result of the city’s growth as a center of commerce, shipping, and industry.
Shanghai is China’s leading center of industry and industrial activity ranges from smelting at China’s largest integrated iron and steel plant, located at suburban Baoshan, to the manufacture of complex machinery and precision equipment, such as cellular telephones, fax machines, color television tubes, automobiles, textiles, foodstuffs, and electronics.
Shanghai’s port is one of the largest in China, accounting for nearly 30 percent of the country’s total cargo volume in the early 1990s.
www.ibiblio.org /chinesehistory/contents/chap24.html   (1942 words)

  
 China Travel Service - China Travel Guide
Shanghai, a major port city on the west coast of the Pacific, is a municipality directly under the central government, covers 6341 square kilometers (145 square miles) and has 1,419 million inhabitants.
Shanghai is also a historical and cultural city with a rich heritage: the beautiful Longhua Pagoda dating from 242 A.D., the exquisite Mao Pagoda built in Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty Huzhou Pagoda, which leans even more than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the west, Shanghai is washed by the East China Sea in the east and Hangzhou Bay in the south.
www.landingchina.com /city_guide/Shanghai_Municipality.htm   (1807 words)

  
 Shanghai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Before the forming of Shanghai city, Shanghai was part of Songjiang county, governed by Suzhou prefecture.
Shanghai was then the biggest financial city in the Far East.
Shanghai was lost to Japan in the Battle of Shanghai in 1937 until its surrender in 1945.
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 Shanghai
In 2000, the population of Shanghai was characterized by aging, with the proportion of young persons (0 - 14) shrinking to 12.19%, the lowest in the country while the proportion of persons aged 65 and over is 11.53%, the highest in the country.
In 1951, the mortality of Shanghai was 14.2 per 1,000, while in suburban counties the death rate of 19.7 per 1,000 is much higher, and especially the rate of infant mortality, which reached even as high as 83.93 per 1,000.
In March 1962, the Shanghai Municipality agreed with "A Request to Further Promote Family Planning Movement" by the Municipal Women's Federation, and Labor Union, and several work units were chosen by the Women's Federation and Labor Union of Shanghai Municipality as the pilot units for family planning implementation.
www.unescap.org /esid/psis/population/database/chinadata/shanghai.htm   (3503 words)

  
 Market Profiles on Chinese Cities and Provinces (tdctrade.com)
Shanghai is one of the four autonomous municipalities (直轄市) and historically a commercial and financial center of China.
Shanghai is a major tourist destination for foreign and local tourists.
Shanghai is the largest consumer market in China among all mainland cities, supported by the rising income level and large inflow of tourists.
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 City Profiles: Shanghai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Shanghai is the most populous city in China and one of the world's major ports.
The municipality of Shanghai is under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Government of the People's Republic of China.
The main causes of Shanghai's rapid population growth in the 1950's was due to natural increase and unregulated in-migration from the outskirts of the city.
www0.un.org /cyberschoolbus/habitat/profiles/shanghai.asp   (427 words)

  
 Shanghai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Shanghai, a municipality directly under the Central Government, is situated 31.4 degrees north latitude and 121.29 degrees east longitude.
Shanghai, "Hu" for short, is one of the four municipalities directly under the Central Government.
Shanghai is situated at the delta of the Yangtze River, guarding the gateway of the Yangtze River in the north, facing the sea in the east and bordering the scenic city of Hangzhou Bay in the south.
www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_map/2003-09/24/content_21569.htm   (622 words)

  
 Shanghai Travel Guide: Shanghai Hotel, Map, Climate, Pictures...
Shanghai is China's most comprehensive industrial and commercial city, ranking No.1 in population and population density, and as a sea port, science and technology center, and business center.
Shanghai, Hu for short, is situated on the estuary of Yangtze River of China.
Originally, Shanghai was a seaside fishing village and in time its gradual development led to it being granted County status on August 19th, 1291 during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).
www.travelchinaguide.com /cityguides/shanghai.htm   (423 words)

  
 Shanghai Municipality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Located at the mouth of the Yangzi River, Shanghai is the industrial and commercial capital of China.
One problem in Shanghai is the high land and labor costs.
The cost of living in Shanghai is 27% higher than New York.
www.paulnoll.com /China/Provinces/Province-Shanghai.html   (105 words)

  
 Shanghai
The name Shanghai literally means "on the sea" or "onto the sea." Administratively, Shanghai is one of 4 municipalities of the People's Republic of China, which have provincial-level status.
Shanghai was occupied by Japan in 1937 until its surrender in 1945.
As of 2003, the official registered population is 13.5 million; however, 6 million more people work and live in Shanghai undocumented, and of the 6 million, 3 million belong to the "floating population" of temporary migrant workers.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shanghai.html   (2831 words)

  
 Country Profile:Shanghai Municipality--People's Daily Online
The City of Shanghai lies on the western coast of the Pacific Ocean and at the central section of the north-south coastline of China.
The suburban area of Shanghai is located at the southern end of northern subtropical zone.The soil is fertile and there are 333,000 hectares of arable land.
Shanghai's large and highly skilled work force, broadly based scientific establishment, tradition of producer cooperation, and excellent transportation and communications facilities have all contributed to the city's stature as the leading industrial centre in China.
english.peopledaily.com.cn /data/province/Shanghai.html   (189 words)

  
 Shanghai - Shanghai - Travel to China
Shanghai (zh-cp c=上海 p=Shandagrave;nghǎi; Shanghainese International Phonetic AlphabetIPA: IPA/zɑ̃ hɛ/) is China's largest city and is situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta.
Administratively, Shanghai is one of four municipalities of Chinamunicipalities of the People's Republic of China, which have political divisions of Chinaprovincial-level status.
Shanghai is divided into 19 Political divisions of China#County levelcounty-level divisions: 18 district of Chinadistricts and 1 county of Chinacounty.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Shanghai   (3656 words)

  
 PROVISIONS OF SHANGHAI MUNICIPALITY ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF LABOUR AND PERSONNEL OF SINO-FOREIGN EQUITY JOINT VENTURES
The standard copy of the contract should be reported to the departments in charge, the Shanghai Labor Bureau, the Shanghai Bureau of Personnel and the Shanghai Municipal Council of Trade Union for the record.
The authoritative department in charge of a joint venture shall join the Shanghai Labor Bureau in examining the actual wage level of Chinese employees of Shanghai state-owned enterprises of the same line of trade of the joint venture and notify the joint venture after they have reached a decision.
[Article 41] The Shanghai Labor Bureau and the Shanghai Bureau of Personnel shall supervise the implementation of the present set of provisions and the authority to interpret the present set of provisions is vested with the Shanghai Labor Bureau.
www.novexcn.com /shanghai_admin_labor_perso.html   (2924 words)

  
 IMPLEMENTING MEASURES OF SHANGHAI MUNICIPALITY FOR THE INSPECTION OF IMPORT AND EXPORT COMMODITIES
The inspection shall be conducted by the Shanghai Commodity Inspection Bureau or an inspection organ authorised by the Bureau, and an inspection report or, when necessary, a claims document against the foreign party concerned shall be issued.
The Shanghai Commodity Inspection Bureau shall affix a Declaration Acknowledged seal to the Notice, and send it,together with the Notice of Inspection and the Inspection Outcome Report, to the relevant import unit.
On receipt of a claims document issued by the Shanghai Commodity Inspection Bureau, the relevant department shall promptly lodge a claim and submit the results to the Shanghai Commodity Inspection Bureau for verification and closure of the case.
www.novexcn.com /shanghai_inspec_im_exp_com.html   (2005 words)

  
 Shanghai Municipality
Juntienhu Prison; Originally known as Shanghai No. 3 Laogai General Brigade.
Established in 1958, incorporated by Shanghai Bearing Corporation in 1982, and was selected to be a National Second-Class Enterprise in 1988.
In June 1987, this factory was certified as a State Metallurgy Second-Class Enterprise by Shanghai Bureau of Metallurgy.
www.laogai.org /hdbook/shanghai.htm   (520 words)

  
 Shanghai: My Home Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The majority of inhabitants are of the Han Chinese ethnic group, with the rest belonging to the Hui, Mongolian, Manchu, Tibetan, Zhuang and Korean minorities.
Shanghai's prime location has made it the natural center of China's transportation, communications, industrial production, and trade.
Natives of Shanghai speak a dialect of Northern Wu Chinese, like their neighbors in southeastern Jiangsu Province and northern Zhejiang Province.
www.magma.ca /~mtooker/cities/shanghai.htm   (361 words)

  
 Shanghai outlines overseas investment goal for 2004
China's industrial and commercial hub of Shanghai Municipality expects to see a rise of 10 percent in overseas investment this year.
Pan Longqing, director of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, said it was hoped that the inflow of overseas investment into the city would hit 6.5 billion yuan this year, and contractual overseas investment would rise by 10 percent to 12.1 billion US dollars.
It is also expected that the number of regional headquarters of multinationals, investment companies, and research and development centers in the city would rise by 20, 12 and 20 respectively in the new year, said Pan.
english.peopledaily.com.cn /200402/05/eng20040205_134030.shtml   (317 words)

  
 "Shanghai Medical Insurance Computer System" wins the first grade science and technology award of Shanghai municipality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This achievement won the first grade award of science and technology of Shanghai municipality at the plenary session of reward encouragement recently.
As was recommended, this system has now became the data base of more than 6.7 million employees of Shanghai municipality, and has computer connection with more than 500 medical establishments and more than 20 medical insurance management institutions, ensuring the scheduled practice of reform of medical insurance system in Shanghai.
The system with its technology has now already spread practicing in other municipalities.
www.cmt.com.cn /article/020418/a020418e03.htm   (134 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Huangpu, river, China, East Asia, East Asia (East Asian Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
Huangpu,&sp;Whangpoo, or Hwangpoo[all: hwAng´pOO´] Pronunciation Key, river, 60 mi (97 km) long, rising in the lake district of Shanghai Municipality, E China, and flowing NE past Shanghai into the Chang estuary at Wusong.
Its dredged channel, lined with wharves, warehouses, and industrial plants, provides access to Shanghai for oceangoing vessels.
The river is also a major water source for Shanghai, and as the city has grown it has suffered from water shortages and polluted drinking water; in 1996 a project to divert water from the Chang River (Yangtze) to the Huangpu was completed.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/H/HuangpuR.html   (214 words)

  
 Hotels in Shanghai Municipality,get discounts on hotels and accommodation in Shanghai during your travel and vacation ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Hotels in Shanghai Municipality,get discounts on hotels and accommodation in Shanghai during your travel and vacation in China
Following are the hotels sorted by cities and star rating in Shanghai Municipality.
Price information is not available for all hotels but you can get a general idea by looking up a hotel of comparable rating.
www.cbw.com /hotel/shanghai.htm   (100 words)

  
 Law-Lib: Environmental Laws for the Municipality of Shanghai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Law-Lib: Environmental Laws for the Municipality of Shanghai
Next in thread: Wei Luo: "Re: Environmental Laws for the Municipality of Shanghai"
Shanghai Environmental website where some general information (but not
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 expat Shanghai expatriate Shanghai: apartments, houses , property search, relocation info, shopping and service ...
This is the site for expatriates prior and long after their arrival to Shanghai.
We invite you to visit this new feature and post international community events in Shanghai on this website.
About the choices of educating children in Shanghai with a list and links to all international schools, preschools and kindergartens in Shanghai....
www.entershanghai.info   (1135 words)

  
 South China Post
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The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Limited in Bangladesh launched a premium banking proposition for its most highly valued personal customers.
China has been demonstrating its distinctive diplomatic style in recent months.
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 WorldLII - Categories - Countries - China - By Province - Shanghai Municipality
WorldLII - Categories - Countries - China - By Province - Shanghai Municipality
WorldLII >> Categories >> Countries >> China >> By Province >> Shanghai Municipality
official website of Shanghai Municipality in English and Chinese including City News, Statistics and Laws and Policies
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