ShanghaiisthelargestcityinChina,andoneofthelargestmetropolitanareasintheworld,withover20millionpeople.LocatedonChina’scentraleasterncoastatthemouthoftheYangtzeRiver,thecityisadministeredasamunicipalityofthePeople’sRepublicofChinawithprovince-levelstatus.

　　Originallyafishingandtextilestown,Shanghaigrewtoimportanceinthe19thcenturyduetoitsfavorableportlocationandasoneofthecitiesopenedtoforeigntradebythe1842TreatyofNanking.Thecityflourishedasacenterofcommercebetweeneastandwest,andbecameamultinationalhuboffinanceandbusinessbythe1930s.However,Shanghai’sprosperitywasinterruptedafterthe1949Communisttakeoverandthesubsequentcessationofforeigninvestment.Economicreformsin1990resultedinintensedevelopmentandfinancinginShanghai,andin2005Shanghaibecametheworld’slargestcargoport.

　　ThecityisatouristdestinationrenownedforitshistoricallandmarkssuchastheBundandCityGodTemple,itsmodernandever-expandingPudongskylineincludingtheOrientalPearlTower,anditsnewreputationasacosmopolitancenterofcultureanddesign.Today,ShanghaiisthelargestcenterofcommerceandfinanceinmainlandChina,andhasbeendescribedasthe“showpiece”oftheworld’sfastest-growingmajoreconomy.

　　Shanghaiisacityofgrowthandmovement.Forthelongestperiod,it'sbeenontheunder-constructionstate.ItkeepsgrowingandmoreandmorepeoplefromacrossChinacongregatehere.Verysoon,onMay1,itshallshowcasethebestofShanghaitotheworld.For6fullmonths,Shanghaiwillbeinvitingvisitorsfromallovertheworldtogatherinthiscityforthemajoreventof2010,theWorldExpo2010.