Shanghai is the third largest financial centre in the world, ranking after New York City and London, and the largest commercial city in the Far East. Situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is the largest city of China and the eighth largest in the world with a population in the urban area of nearly 10 millions and a municipality population of 18,670,000. The climate of Shanghai has freezing temperatures during the winter season (average 3°C in January) and a 30°C average high during the hottest months of July and August, summer is hot and oppressive, because the high humidity. Autumn is generally sunny and dry, winters are typically grey and dreary, spring is highly variable, with frequent rain and alternating spells of warmth and cold. Heavy rain is frequent in early summer, the average annual precipitation is 1,140 mm. Probably the best time to visit Shanghai is autumn, the temperature during this period is mild and rain is less likely than in spring and summer. Shanghai’s port is one of the largest in China, major highways and railroads radiate northwest, west, and south to Nanjing, Beijing, Hefei, Hangzhou, Ningbo, and other major cities and towns. Shanghai's skyscrapers and modern lifestyle mark the pinnacle of China's recent economic development, today's Shanghai is a multi-cultural metropolis with both modern and traditional Chinese features. Modern Shanghai has three key areas of interest to the visitor: Sightseeing, Business and Shopping centered upon People's Square and along the Huangpu River. The city's Cultural Center with its public activities and community facilities and finally the main Entertainment and Holiday Tourism area is located at Mt. Sheshan, Chongming Island, Dingshan Lake and Shenshuigang Area.
Hotels in Shanghai
FLIGHT INFORMATION: Shanghai is served by two airport, the Shanghai Pudong International Airport and the Shanghai Hongqiao Airport (mostly serves domestic flights). The new international airport is located in the eastern part of Pudong district of Shanghai, in 2004, the airport handled more than 20 million passengers.
The following are the airlines that serve Shanghai Pudong International Airport:
Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo),
Air Canada (Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver),
Air China (Beihai, Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Melbourne, Milan-Malpensa, Munich, Nagoya-Centrair, Ningbo, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Rome-Fiumicino, Shenzhen, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita, Warsaw, Wenzhou, Yantai),
Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle),
Air India (Bangkok, Mumbai, New Delhi),
Air Macau (Macau),
Air New Zealand (Auckland),
Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa),
All Nippon Airways (Nagoya, Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Narita),
American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare),
Asiana Airlines (Daegu, Jeju, Seoul-Incheon),
British Airways (London-Heathrow),
Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong),
Dragonair (Hong Kong),
China Eastern Airlines (Bangkok, Baoshan, Beihei, Beijing, Busan, Changsha, Cheongju, Daegu, Dalian, Dayong, Delhi, Diqing, Fukuoka, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Gwangju, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Hiroshima, Hohhot, Hong Kong, Huangshan, Huangyan, Jeju, Jinan, Jingyong, Kagoshima, Komatsu, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Lijiang City, Lincang, London-Heathrow, Longyan, Los Angeles, Luxi, Luzhou, Madrid, Mandalay, Matsuyama, Melbourne, Mian Yang, Moscow-Domodedovo, Nagasaki, Nagoya-Centrair, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, New York-JFK, Niigata, Ningbo, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Phuket, Qingdao, Saipan, Sanya, Sapporo, Seoul-Incheon, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Siem Reap, Simao, Singapore, Sydney, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo-Narita, Urumqi, Vancouver, Vientiane, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuyishan, Xi'an, Xiamen, Xining, Xuzhou, Yantai, Yibin, Yinchuan, Zhangjiajie, Zhaotong, Zhengzhou, Zhoushan, Zhuhai),
China Southern Airlines (Changchun, Dalian, Guangzhou, Haikou, Harbin, Kuala Lumpur, Qiqihar, Sanya, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Xi'an, Zhangjiajie, Zhuhai),
Continental Airlines (Newark),
Emirates (Dubai),
Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi),
Finnair (Helsinki),
Garuda Indonesia (Jakarta, Singapore),
Hainan Airlines (Haikou),
Japan Airlines (Fukuoka, Osaka-Kansai, Nagoya-Centrair, Tokyo-Narita),
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam),
Korean Air (Busan, Cheongju, Gwangju, Seoul-Incheon),
Lufthansa (Frankfurt, Munich), Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur),
Northwest Airlines (Detroit, Tokyo-Narita),
Philippine Airlines (Manila),
Qantas (Sydney, Melbourne),
Qatar Airways (Doha, Seoul-Incheon),
Royal Brunei (Bandar Seri Begawan),
Royal Nepal Airlines (Kathmandu),
Scandinavian Airlines System (Copenhagen),
Shanghai Airlines (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Haikou, Harbin, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jinzhou, Macau, Phnom Penh, Qingdao, Sanya, Seoul-Incheon, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Weihai, Yantai),
Shenzhen Airlines (Shenzhen),
Singapore Airlines (Singapore),
Thai Airways International (Bangkok),
Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk),
United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, San Francisco),
Virgin Atlantic Airways (London-Heathrow)
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The following are the airlines that serve Shanghai Hongqiao Airport:
Air China (Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming),
China Eastern Airlines (Beijing, Changsha, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hefei, Huangyan, Jinan, Kunming, Lianyungang, Lijiang, Linyi, Liuzhou, Luoyang, Nanchang, Nanning, Wuhan, Xuzhou, Yantai, Yichang, Zhoushan),
China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Zhuhai),
Shandong Airlines (Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai),
Shanghai Airlines (Beijing, Guilin, Hefei, Huhehaote, Kunming, Ningbo, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Xiamen, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Yichang Airport),
Spring Airlines (Guilin, Yantai),
Xiamen Airlines (Xiamen).
