About Shanghai, China

Shanghai, on China’s central coast, is the country's biggest city and a global financial hub. Its heart is the Bund, a famed waterfront promenade lined with colonial-era buildings. Across the Huangpu River rises the Pudong district’s futuristic skyline, including 632m Shanghai Tower and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, with distinctive pink spheres. Sprawling Yu Garden has traditional pavilions, towers and ponds.

• Weather: 13°C, Wind SE at 14 km/h, 63% Humidity
• Population: 24.24 million (2018)
• Postal code: 200000–202100
• City flower: Yulan magnolia