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The City of Shanghai, China

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Shanghai is one of the biggest metropolis city in mainland China. Its location lies on the west shore of the Pacific Ocean. Shanghai is a huge city attracting tourists from various destinations of the world to come see this attractive town. On the estuary of Yangtze River lies Shanghai on the eastern side of China. The Huangpu river flows in between the two cities. The two central areas of division are the Puxi and Pudong lies West and East side respectively. Puxi is the old side of the city and has a dozen historic buildings hosting restaurants and museums. Pudong, on the other hand, is the new development side with skyscrapers and commercial districts with shopping centers and maybe the most likely region for travelers to experience as the Pudong airport is in the district [Sha05]. For an estimated population of more than 24 million residents as of 2013, Shanghai leads as one of the most populated cities worldwide[Wik14]. It covers a total land area of 6340.5 square kilometers (2448.1 sq. mi) and an average elevation of just 4m (13 ft.) above sea level [Wik14]. This compels dozen of skyscraper to be built on a deep concrete pile so that they cannot sink into the soft ground that Shanghai is raised upon [Sha05]. As a result of its latitude relative to the equator, shanghai has a pleasant subtropical maritime monsoon climate and at the same time enjoying four distinct seasons. Its spring and autumn are somehow shorter as compared to its summer and winter. The annual temperatures average at around 18 degrees Celsius where the highest temperature is in July[Amazon]. Whereas in August where the temperature can hit 36 Celsius and the coldest period is from end of January to early February where temperature rarely rise above 10 Celsius[Amaon]. It also experiences an average rainfall of 1200 millimeters (50 inches) [Amazon]. China is a historical and civilized country with a long history, with a number of traditional festivals branding it

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