Shanghai, referred to as "Shanghai" for short, is a national central city, a megacity, a center of economy, transportation, science and technology, industry, finance, trade, exhibition and shipping in China, and the first batch of coastal open cities. Located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, Shanghai is the leading city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, facing Kyushu Island across the sea, Hangzhou Bay in the south and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the northwest.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Shanghai was the fief of Huang Xie, the king of Chu, so it was also called Shen. During the Jin Dynasty in the 4th and 5th centuries, because fishermen created a fishing tool "Hu", the place where the river flowed into the sea was called "blasphemy", so the downstream area of Songjiang was called "Hu" and later changed to "Shanghai", so Shanghai was referred to as Shanghai for short. Huating County was founded in the Tang Dynasty.

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Shanghai is a national historical and cultural city with profound modern urban culture and numerous historical sites. The culture of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Wuyue and the industrial culture introduced from the west have merged to form a unique Shanghai culture. After 1843, Shanghai became an open commercial port and rapidly developed into the largest city in the Far East. Shanghai covers a total area of 6,340 square kilometers and governs 16 municipal districts. It has a subtropical humid monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine and rainfall.

In 20 15, Shanghai's GDP ranked first in China and second in Asia. Shanghai is located in the east of China, at the mouth of the Yangtze River, bordering the East China Sea in the east, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the north and west. The boundary is120 52'-12212' in east longitude and 30' in north latitude. During the Warring States period, Shanghai was a feudal city, so it was nicknamed Shen.