5 1 ten thousand. According to the information of official website Education Bureau, in 20 16 years, there were 32,000 applicants for liberal arts and 5 10000 for science. Shanghai, referred to as Shen for short, is a municipality directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China, a national central city and a megacity. It is an international economic, financial, trade, shipping and scientific and technological innovation center, a famous historical and cultural city in China and a first-tier city in the world.