Shanghai
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Understanding the territory
Shanghai is a municipality in China connected to the East China tourist region. Its administrative centre is Shanghai. This sheet gathers useful références to locate the destination, understand accèss, identify key cities and prepare a coherent itinerary.
Area and population
Area : Approximately 6,340 km2
Population : Approximately 24 to 25 million inhabitants
Climatee and recommended period
Humid, hot summers, cool winters.
Generally favourable period: March-May, September-November.
Useful cities and areas
- Downtown Shanghai, Pudong, former French concession, Bund, Hongqiao.
Known landmarks
- Bund, concessions, Pudong, museums, gastronomy
Why include Shanghai in a journey?
Shanghai can enrich a China itinerary with practical accèss points, complementary stages and a clearer reading of the territory.
What to see
- Bund, concessions, Pudong, museums, gastronomy
What to do
Shanghai Pudong PVG for international long-haul, Shanghai Hongqiao SHA for domestic flights and high-speed trains.
Shanghai Hongqiao Station, Shanghai Railway Station, and Shanghai South Station. Excellent connections to Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Beijing.
PVG to downtown: approximately 45 to 75 minutes depending on traffic. Hongqiao to downtown: approximately 25 to 45 minutes.
Useful information
Shanghai helps locate the main accèss points, référence cities and distances to consider in an itinerary. These practical details should be combined with the corresponding tourist région page.