wringle Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Here just give a profile of Shanghai, hope it can help... Airport Hongqiao International Airport in western Shanghai, about 15 kilometers from the city center, handles all international flights. By taxi, the trip from the airport will take you about 30 min. to an hour. The new Shanghai Pudong International Airport is about 1 hour taxi away from the downtown Puxi area. Visas Consult the Chinese embassy or consulate in your home country to arrange for a visa. A tourist visa is valid for 90 days but can be extended for 30 days. For business visa extensions, you'll need to bring your passport and registration of temporary residency from your hotel, plus a letter from the business that invited you, to the Public Security Bureau (PSB) Division for Aliens at No.1500 Minsheng Road, Pudong District, (tel: 28951900) on weekdays from 9 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.. Currency The RMB (Renminbi) is the official currency. The basic unit of RMB is the yuan ( also known as "kuai," divided into 10 jiao, which is again divided into 10 fen. Yuan notes come in 1, 2, 5, 10, 50, and 100. Now RMB value is seeing a rising trend against US dollar. In the second half of 2007, RMB's exchange rate is about 7.5 RMB/USD. Credit Cards Most major credit cards -- including American Express, Diner's Club, Federal Card, JCB, MasterCard and Visa -- are accepted at hotels and certain restaurants and shops. Tipping Tipping is generally not expected in mainland China. However in some high-class hotels & restaurants, tipping is expected by servants. Useful Numbers Police: 110 Fire Department: 119 Visa Card Hotline: 10-800-110-2911 MasterCard Hotline: 10-800-11-0-7309 (only in certain provinces) Time Zone GMT + 8 hours, same as Singapore. The whole of China, including Hong Kong, is set to Beijing time. Climate Shanghai summers are hot and humid with temperature reaching 40 degrees Celsius. The rainy season begins in June. Fall is mostly mild. In winter (January to February) temperatures can reach below freezing. Spring begins again in March. Clothing Shanghai was once famous for its stylishness, but has been overtaken by a more laid-back fashion sense over recent years. Recently, however, young executives are trying to recapture the bygone era, what with more disposable income and the arrival of brand-name fashion products. Metro The Shanghai subway is one of the youngest in the world and is among the most rapidly expanding. After the first line opened in 1995 as a north-south axis from the downtown railway station to the southern suburb, other metro lines No. 2, No.3, No, 4 , etc. followed quickly several years later. Shanghai will have 11 Metro lines in 2010, totaling 400 kilometers, in which five lines, No. 4, 6, 7, 8 and 13, will have stops in the 5.28-square-kilometer World Expo site. Geography China is the fourth largest country after Russia, Canada and the United States. It is located in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam. Land area: 9,326,410 sq. km. Shanghai occupies 6,200 sq. km. and lies in central-eastern China, facing the East China Sea. Population China: 1.28 billion Shanghai: 13.4 million Language The official language in China is Mandarin but distinct dialects are spoken throughout the country. Shanghainese speak Mandarin or Shanghaihua, however most tourist hotels have staff who are fluent in foreign languages. Accommodation If you wanna learn some Chinese culture and mandarin, be unique and special, try homestay-homestayglobal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barringtonarch Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Great overview! I was lucky enough to go to Shanghai last year & we had a ball. Some amazing building projects going on to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mottle Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Thanks for the info. Could have used that when I was in Shanghai a few years ago. Wonderful city. I got a tour from Tianyi Zhu (who some of you may know from the CGA comps). Looks like I might be headed back to that end of the world soon.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wringle Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 Really happy you like it, if you have any questions or something about China, just let me know, I think I can help...oh, one more thing, welcome to China... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barringtonarch Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Really happy you like it, if you have any questions or something about China, just let me know, I think I can help...oh, one more thing, welcome to China... They have some amazing building projects going on in Shanghai to! here's a few photos i took from my iPhone sdbarrington/photos-from-shanghai-china/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hechangcg Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 hi.everyone.merry christmas! I have nerver gone to Shanghai.Nice to know more about Shanghai here. welcome to China!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihabkal Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 The Chinese Embassy is the building next to my daughter's school, I always pass there, my wife asked the other day why is it in such a public place, aren't they worried about security? So I told her everybody here loves China. I even wouldn't mind swapping citizenship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hechangcg Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 The Chinese Embassy is the building next to my daughter's school, I always pass there, my wife asked the other day why is it in such a public place, aren't they worried about security? So I told her everybody here loves China. I even wouldn't mind swapping citizenship. Hi,Ihab nice to see u here.Chinese people are friendly and hospitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenystewart Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 No doubt Shanghai is one of the beautiful places of the world and worth to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barringtonarch Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Yes Shanghai is fantastic, i'd love to go back & see the buildings built for the world expo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viko-eas Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Shanghai is very near our city---Changzhou City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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