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Shanghai, China City Information
Shanghai, China
General Information
Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. It has a population of 29,558,908 in the urban area as of 2025. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River bisecting the city. Shanghai is a global center for finance, business and economics, research, science and technology, manufacturing, transportation, tourism, and culture. The Port of Shanghai is the world's busiest container port. As of 2022, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of nearly 13 trillion RMB.
Explore Shanghai through real walking tours, skyline views, and local life.
1. Shanghai 4K Walk – Bund to Yu Garden
2. Shanghai Walking Tour – The Bund Explained
3. Shanghai Street Walk – French Concession
4. Shanghai Walk – Nanjing Road to The Bund
Walk along Shanghai’s most famous shopping street toward the iconic skyline.
5. Shanghai Night Walk – Nanjing Road & Bund (4K)
Experience Shanghai at night with neon lights and skyline views.
Shanghai Highlights
The Bund
The Bund is Shanghai’s most iconic waterfront, offering historic European-style buildings facing a futuristic skyline.
Pudong Skyline
Pudong showcases Shanghai’s modern development with skyscrapers like Shanghai Tower and Oriental Pearl.
Nanjing Road & Night Life
Nanjing Road is known as China’s most famous shopping street, especially vibrant at night with neon lights and crowds. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Shanghai News
Latest Shanghai News
China Daily > China News
Education, health fees among key concerns
China to legislate on preschool education
China Daily > China News
Education, health fees among key concerns
China to legislate on preschool education
China Daily > China News
Satellite lofted for first Arab country
A Chinese-made communications satellite became the first "export" of such a spacecraft to an Arab country when it was launched by China on Monday for Algeria.
China Daily > China News
Satellite lofted for first Arab country
A Chinese-made communications satellite became the first "export" of such a spacecraft to an Arab country when it was launched by China on Monday for Algeria.
BBC News
Xi basks in spotlight as he hosts Putin days after Trump
Two presidential visits days apart is how Xi Jinping wants the world to see him: talking to everyone, tied to no-one.
BBC News
Watch: Did Trump and Putin get the same treatment in China?
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russia's Vladimir Putin with a near-identical ceremony to Trump's last week.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Stocks in companies hit by US and Israeli strikes, such as energy and steel firms, didn't take part in the reopening.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Trump administration indicts Cuba’s Raul Castro over 1996 plane shootdown
The indictment marks one of the sharpest escalations in tensions between Washington and Havana.
News - South China Morning Post
US charges Raul Castro as Trump administration ratchets up pressure on Cuba
The United States announced on Wednesday criminal charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro over his alleged role in the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, an incident that killed four people. The indictment, unsealed by Acting US Attorney Todd Blanche in Miami, includes charges of conspiracy to kill US nationals, destruction of an aircraft and four individual counts of murder against Castro and five other...
News - South China Morning Post
Harvard to cap number of A-grades, despite heavy opposition from students
More than two-thirds of Harvard University faculty voted to cap the proportion of A-grades in undergraduate courses, instituting one of the strongest policies against grade inflation in US higher education in decades. Starting in the fall of 2027, no more than 20 per cent of a class, plus four additional students, can receive an A. Just under 70 per cent of the votes were in favour of the policy in a week-long electronic vote that concluded on Tuesday. The vote represents a “large mandate for...
China and Liechtenstein may seem like distant and unrelated countries, but they are actually both important players in the global economy in their own ways.
China and Liechtenstein may seem like unlikely business partners due to their vast differences in size and global influence, but these two countries have found common ground when it comes to economic cooperation. Liechtenstein, a tiny European principality known for its high standard of living and strong financial sector, has attracted the attention of Chinese businesses looking to expand their presence in Europe.
China and Latin American food may seem like an unlikely pairing at first, but the fusion of these two distinct culinary traditions has been gaining traction in recent years. As the global economy continues to expand, more opportunities for cross-cultural exchanges in business and cuisine have emerged, leading to innovative collaborations between Chinese and Latin American food enterprises.
