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Facts & Figures about Shanghai

Location: right in the middle of China's east coastline, a sea and river port. Shanghai sits on the Yangtze River Delta on China's eastern coast, and is roughly equidistant from Beijing and Hong Kong.

Weather: a pleasant northern subtropical maritime monsoon climate with four distinct seasons

Size: 6,340 square kilometers

Population: 23 million (2011)

History: During the Song Dynasty (AD 960–1279) Shanghai was upgraded in status from a village to a market town in 1074. From the Yuan Dynasty in 1292 until Shanghai officially became a city for the first time in 1927, the area was designated merely as a county administered by the Songjiang prefecture. Shanghai began to initiate economic reforms in 1991, starting the massive development still seen today and the birth of Lujiazui in Pudong.

Dialect: Shanghainese

Time Zone: Beijing time (GMT+8)

Voltage: Electricity is supplied at 220 volts, 50 cycles

City code: (021) (China’s country code: 86)

Police: 110

Fire: 119

Ambulance: 120

Shanghai Tourism Hotline: 962020

Flight Inquiry: 96990

Shanghai Call Center: 962288

Transport:
Public transport: Shanghai has an extensive public transport system, largely based on metros, buses and taxis. Payment of all these public transportation tools can be made by using the Shanghai Public Transportation Card.
Metro: Shanghai's rapid transit system, Shanghai Metro, incorporates both subway and light railway lines and extends to every core urban district as well as neighbouring suburban districts. As of 2010, there are twelve metro lines (including the Shanghai Maglev Train), 273 stations and over 420 km of tracks in operation, making it the longest network in the world. On October 22, 2010, it set a record of daily ridership of 7.548 million.
Bus: Shanghai also has the world's most extensive bus system with nearly one thousand bus lines, operated by numerous transportation companies. Bus fare costs normally 2 RMB.
Taxi: There are also plenty of Taxis in Shanghai and the taxi fare has an affordable rate: ¥12 for the first 3 km, (¥16 after 23:00), and 2.4RMB pro kilometer thereafter.
Railways: Shanghai has three major railway stations: Shanghai Railway Station, Shanghai South Railway Station and Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station. All three are connected to the public transport systems and served as transportation hubs in the railway network of China. Two main railways intersect in Shanghai: Jinghu Railway passing through Nanjing, and Huhang Railway (Shanghai–Hangzhou). In the near future, the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway line, which is currently under construction will be added to the service in June 2011 and will become the most important high speed rail line in China.
Air: Shanghai is one of the leading air transport gateways in Asia. The city has two commercial international airports: Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. Both airports offer domestic and international flights, serving more than 71 million passengers (Pudong 40.4 million, Hongqiao 31.3 million ), and handling 3.7 million tons of cargo (Pudong 3.22 million tons, Hongqiao 480 thousand tons) in 2010.
Major Attractions in Shanghai
• China Pavilion
• Jade Buddha Temple
• Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Art Museum
• Jin Mao Tower
• Jing'an Temple
• Longhua Temple
• Nanjing Road
• Oriental Pearl TV Tower
• People's Square
• Shanghai Grand Theatre
• Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
• Taikang Lu
• The Bund
• Wen Miao, Shanghai
• Xintiandi
• Yuyuan Garden
• Yuyuan Tourist Mart
Three Tall Buildings and Towers with Sightseeing Observation Deck in Shanghai

Name Height
m / ft Floors Year Notes
1.
Shanghai World Financial Center
492 / 1,614 101 2008 Tallest building in China, and contains the highest observation deck in the world

2.
Oriental Pearl TV Tower[A]
468 / 1,535 14 1994 Observation tower and communications antenna
3.
Jin Mao Tower
421 / 1,380 88 1998 Tallest building completed in the 1990s

Major Tourism Events in 2011 in Shanghai

? The 20th Shanghai International Hospitality Equipment and Supply Expo (Mar.29 – Apr. 1)
? China (Shanghai) International Meetings and Conferences Forum ( Apr. 12 – 13)
? IT & CM China 2011 (Apr. 14 – 15 )
? Shanghai World Travel Fair 2011 (May 13 – 15)
? Asia Luxury Travel Market ( Jun. 13 – 16)
? Shanghai Tourism Festival ( Sept. 10 – Oct.6 )

Major Sports Events in Shanghai in 2011

? F1 Chinese Grand Prix ( Apr. 15 – 17)
? X Games 2011 (Apr. 28 – May 1)
? IAAF Diamond League 2011 (May 15)
? The 14th FINA World Championships 2011 (Jul. 16 – 31)
? Shanghai Masters Snookers Tournament ( September)
? 2011 Shanghai Sevens( September)
? Shanghai Rolex Masters - ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (Oct. 8 – 16)
? Toray Cup Shanghai International Marathon (Dec. 4)

Major Exhibition Halls and Conference Centers

? Shanghai New International Expo Center
? Shanghai Exhibition Center
? Shanghaimart
? Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center
? Pudong Expo
? INTEX Shanghai
? Shanghai International Convention Center
? Shanghai Expo Center
? Shanghai World Financial Center Forum

Major PCOs and DMCs in Shanghai

MCI – China Office
Shanghai China Travel Service rInternational Ltd.
Shanghai Jinjiang Tours. Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Airlines Event Management
Pacific World China

Major New Hotels in Shanghai

Fairmont Peace Hotel
The Peninsula Shanghai
Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund
Hilton Hongqiao Shanghai
Langham Xintiandi, Shanghai
The Kerry Hotel Pudong, Shanghai

Major Unique Venues
? 1933
? Bund 18
? China Mansion Hotel
? Club Shanghai
? Confucian Temple
? Hengshan Moller Villa
? Living Design Center
? M50 Creative Garden
? M on the Bund
? Madame Tussauds Shanghai
? Shanghai Science & Technology Museum
? Shanghai Sculpture Space
? Shanghai Automobile Exhibition Center
? Shanghai Art Museum
? Shanghai Film Shooting Base
? Shanghai Grand Theatre
? Shanghai International Circuit
? Shanghai Oriental Art Center
? Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center
? Shanghai Xintiandi
? Sihang Warehouse
? The Bridge 8
? Three on the Bund
? YongFoo Elite
? LAN Club•Shanghai
? M.House
? M1NT

Facts and Figures about World Expo 2010 Shanghai China

Number of Visitors

73,084,000 visitors, a daily average of about 400,000.
China National Pavilion hosted nearly 9.3 million visitors.
8.18 million visited Australia Pavilion, one of the most popular national pavilions.
101 delegations of foreign heads of state and government visited the Expo.


Media Services

During the World Expo, the Press Center of the Expo received a total of 186,000 Chinese and foreign journalists, and it also provided service for nearly 400 exhibitors` press liaison officers, looked after 288 official functions and 198 media delegations.
- The International Broadcasting Center (IBC) provided Expo program content resources for over 30,000 hours of coverage to fully satisfy the needs of media reporting.

Volunteer Services

79,965 volunteers worked at the World Expo Park, among whom, 1266 hailed from other provinces and cities, including also 204 foreign volunteers. They were divided into 13 batches of 1.29 million shifts to serve visitors. In total, they clocked up 10 million hours of service to about 4.6 million people.

New MICE Venues after the Shanghai Expo

China Pavilion
Expo Theme Pavilion
Expo Center
Mercedes-Benz Arena

For additional information, visit www.meet-in-shanghai.net or call

Patrick CHEN
Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration (SMTA)
+862123115527
woya@meet-in-shanghai.net