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Introduction:
Shanghai, whose name
literally means "on the sea", is one of the world's largest seaports and
a major industrial and commercial center of the People's Republic ofChina.
It is located on the coast of the East China Sea between the mouth of the
Yangtze River to the north and the bays of Hangzhou and Yu-p'an to the south.The
municipality covers a total area of 2,383 square miles (6,185 square kilometers),
which includes the city itself, surrounding suburbs, and an agricultural
hinterland; it is also China's most populous urban area with 11 millions
of inhabitants. |
