Summary of Shanghai’s characteristics

Category: Region>>Shanghai

Analysis:

City size

----Shanghai covers an area of ??6340.5 square kilometers and has a population of More than 16 million. The port area covers an area of ??more than 3,600 square kilometers, with a cargo throughput of nearly 200 million tons, accounting for more than 18% of the country's share; the total import and export volume of the port exceeded 120 billion US dollars, accounting for more than 23% of the country's share; in 2001, the city achieved domestic production The total value is 495.1 billion yuan, achieving double-digit growth for 12 consecutive years year-on-year, with the per capita income reaching 4,500 US dollars, ranking first in the country.

City Characteristics

Industry:

----In addition to the characteristics of a port city, Shanghai is also an important industrial city in China. Looking back on history, Shanghai's industrial production has a history of one and a half centuries, with a full range of varieties. In recent years, Shanghai's industrial production has developed by leaps and bounds, forming automobile manufacturing, communications and information equipment manufacturing, complete sets of power station equipment and large electromechanical equipment manufacturing, petrochemical and fine chemical processing industries, steel manufacturing, biomedicine, etc. six pillar industries. After entering the 21st century, Shanghai's industry has entered a new period of historical development. In 2002, Shanghai's industry will continue to develop high-tech industries represented by electronic communications, bioengineering medicine, and new materials, and increase the number of electronic information bases in the east, automobile bases in the west, Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone in the south, and high-quality steel bases in the north. Investment intensity has laid a solid foundation for the smooth implementation of Shanghai's industrial "Tenth Five-Year Plan".

Business:

----Shanghai is known as a shopping paradise. Since the reform and opening up, Shanghai's commerce has developed rapidly. On the basis of the original Nanjing Road, Huaihai Road commercial streets and Yuyuan Mall, they have been continuously updated and renovated, and then the new passenger station, Xujiahui, Pudong Zhangyang Road, People's Square underground shopping mall and other commercial buildings have been built. outlets. In addition, various large and small supermarket chains in Shanghai are spread throughout the city, including foreign-invested enterprises such as Germany's Metro, France's Carrefour, Thailand's Lotus, and Japan's Lawson.

Finance:

----Shanghai is a city with developed finance. As early as the 1930s and 1940s, Shanghai was already the financial center of the Far East. In recent years, a financial institution system with the central bank as the leader, state-owned commercial banks as the main body, and a variety of Chinese and foreign financial institutions coexisting and developing simultaneously has been formed in Shanghai. It is worth mentioning that many foreign banks have established branches and offices in Shanghai. The establishment of these foreign banking institutions is playing an increasingly important role in Shanghai's financial industry.

International service trade:

----In recent years, Shanghai's international service trade has developed rapidly with the rapid growth of Shanghai's import and export trade and the large influx of foreign investment.

Shanghai has become one of the few central cities in the country with a developed exhibition industry, and a new global procurement trading platform has initially taken shape and is developing rapidly. The New International Expo Center in Pudong New Area, Shanghai has been completed and put into use. The total area of ??the Shanghai exhibition hall has reached 145,000 square meters, an increase of 8.5 times compared with the early 1980s. The successful holding of high-level large-scale exhibitions, such as the Shanghai International Industrial Expo and the China East China Import and Export Fair, has greatly enhanced Shanghai's status as a central city in East China and even the country, and provided more opportunities for domestic and foreign exhibitors and purchasers. The professional environment and more compact time greatly improve transaction efficiency and transaction quality, and play a demonstration role in the exhibition economy.

In recent years, other foreign-related service industries in Shanghai have also developed rapidly, especially in human resources, consulting and economic exchange services. Shanghai Donghao International Service Trade Group Co., Ltd., which was established with the approval of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, was officially established and started operations, marking that Shanghai's international service trade has entered a new stage of development that is accelerating its integration into the world economy, providing opportunities for foreign businessmen in Shanghai. Comprehensive services for institutions, investment companies and merchants provide more convenient and standardized services.

Transportation and accommodation:

----Shanghai, as an international metropolis, is a world-famous airport. It now has international air routes to more than 60 cities around the world and has two international airports with an annual passenger throughput of 16.4 million. When all four runways of Pudong International Airport are completed, the annual passenger volume will reach 100 million.

Shanghai is also an important railway transportation hub in eastern China, connecting Hong Kong and Macao to the south, Russia and Europe to the north, and Central Asia to the west.

Shanghai already has more than 200 star-rated hotels, receiving nearly 2 million tourists and businessmen from various countries every year.

Important tourist attractions:

---- New Bund, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Jin Mao Tower, Pujiang Twin Bridges, Century Park, Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Shanghai Grand Theater, Shanghai Museum , Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, *** "Yida" meeting site, Sun Yat-sen's former residence, Soong Ching Ling's former residence, Yuyuan Garden, Great World Amusement Center, Longhua Temple Pagoda, Jade Buddha Temple, Xujiahui Catholic Church, Sheshan, Guyi Garden, Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, etc.