Shanghai

Enormous 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 Pudong’s futuristic skyline, including 632m Shanghai Tower and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, with distinctive pink spheres. Sprawling Yuyuan Garden has traditional pavilions, towers and ponds.

Area: 7,037 km²

Local time: Friday 3:13 PM

Weather: 25°C, Wind E at 14 km/h, 54% Humidity

Getting there: 13 h 20 min flight. View flights

Population: 14.35 million (2000) UNdata