Shanghai,Huforshort,isarenownedinternationalmetropolisdrawingmoreandmoreattentionfromallovertheworld.SituatedontheestuaryofYangtzeRiver,itservesasthemostinfluentialeconomic,financial,internationaltrade,cultural,scienceandtechnologycenterinEastChina.Alsoitisapopulardestinationforvisitorstosensethepulsatingdevelopmentofthecountry.

　　Inadditiontoitsmodernization,thecity'smulticulturalflairendowsitwithauniqueglamour.Here,onefindstheperfectblendofcultures,themodernandthetraditional,andthewesternandtheoriental.NewskyscrapersandoldShikumentogetherdrawtheskylineofthecity.WesterncustomsandChinesetraditionsintertwinedandformedShanghai'sculture,makingavisitor'sstaytrulymemorable.

　　ShanghaiissplitintwobytheHuangpuRiver.ThemostbasicdivisionoftheareaisPuxiWestoftheriver,versusPudong,Eastoftheriver.Bothtermscanbeusedinageneralsenseforeverythingontheirsideoftheriver,butareoftenusedinamuchnarrowersensewherePuxiistheolder(sincethe19thcentury)citycenterandPudongthemassofnew(sincethe1980s)high-risedevelopmentacrosstheriver.

　　TheBund(外滩Wàitān)ThecolonialriversideofoldShanghai,hasdozensofhistoricalbuildingsliningtheHuangpuRiver,whichoncehousednumerousforeignbanksandtradinghouses.TheriverfrontwalkwayhasrecentlyundergoneamajorreconstructionandreopenedtothepublicinMarch2010.

　　Changning(长宁区;Chángníngqū)HongqiaoInternationalAirportsitshereinadditiontotheShanghaiZoo.Changningisaverylarge,residentialdistrictbutinrecentyearshasseenmorecommercialandentertainmenthubsdevelop,especiallytheareaaroundZhongshanPark.

　　Shanghai(Luwan,Xuhui)LeafydistrictonceknownastheParisoftheEast,includestherefurbishedshikumenhousesofXintiandiandShanghaiStadium,oneofShanghai'smostrichandvibrantneighborhoods.TheXujiahuishoppingdistrictishometofivelargeshoppingmalls.

　　ShanghaiisafascinatingmixofEastandWest.IthashistoricshikumenhousesthatblendthestylesofChinesehouseswithEuropeandesignflair,andithasoneoftherichestcollectionsofArtDecobuildingsintheworld.Asthereweresomanyconcessions(designateddistricts)toWesternpowersduringtheturnofthe20thcentury,inmanyplacesthecityhasacosmopolitanfeel.ThereiseverythingfromclassicParisianstyle,toTudorstylebuildingsthatgiveanEnglishflairand1930sbuildingsreminiscentofNewYorkorChicago.

　　Thereisasayingthatgoes,"Shanghaiisheavenfortherich,hellforthepoor,"PeoplefromalloverChinaflocktoShanghai—everyonefromfarmersseekingjobsinmanuallabourtouniversitygraduatesseekingtostartacareerorwantingtoliveinacoolup-tempocity.Evenwell-offpeople,though,complainthatbuyingahomeisbecomingimpossible;priceshaveskyrocketedinthelastfewyears.

　　ShanghaiisoneofthemainindustrialcentersofChina,playingakeyroleinChina’sheavyindustries.AlargenumberofindustrialzonesarebackbonesofShanghai'ssecondaryindustry.

　　HongkouHomeofLuXunParkaswellasafootballstadium,oncehometoShanghai'ssubstantialJewishpopulationinthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury.

　　HuangpuexcludingtheOldCityThetraditionalcenterofShanghai,hometoPeople'sSquare,People'sPark,theSh