SHANGHAI, means "by the sea" in Chinese, one of the world's largest cities with a population of 16 million.
As the gateway to the Yangtze River, it was forced to open by British in the First Opium War, this once sleepy fishing and weaving village was gradually changed into a colonial city.
Dynamic is the best word to describe today's Shanghai. Having benefited a lot from China's opening policy and economic reforms, especially the opening of the Pudong Special Economic Zone since 1990, Shanghai is now an important base for industry and commerce, science and technology in China and called as "Pearl of the Orient."
Shanghai Climate
Shanghai has a temperate and humid subtropical marine monsoon climate, with an annual average temperature being about 15℃. The city has four distinct seasons in a year. Winter and summer are long while spring and autumn are short. The average temperature in the hottest months of July and August is around 28℃ and that in the coldest month of January is about 3℃, making all four seasons are suitable for travel, with spring and autumn being the best.