Introduction to eastern China:

The eastern part of China lies on the eastern edge of the East Asian continent and the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, including the eastern and southern waters of China. It is the general name of the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea in the eastern coastal areas of China and the eastern and southern parts of China.

The eastern part of China includes Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan Province, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region. It is the most developed area in China. Chinese mainland's metropolises, such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Nanjing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, are all located in the east of China.

Introduction to the geographical location of Shanghai:

Shanghai is located at 3 1 degree north latitude 14 minutes east longitude 12 1 degree 29 minutes; Located on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, the eastern edge of the Asian continent and the front of the Yangtze River Delta; It borders the East China Sea in the east, Hangzhou Bay in the south, Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the west, and the Yangtze River estuary in the north, where the Yangtze River meets the East China Sea.

Shanghai is located in the middle of China's north-south arc coastline, with convenient transportation and vast hinterland. This is a good river port and seaport.

Extended data

Shanghai, referred to as "Shanghai" for short, is the birthplace of the Communist Party of China (CPC), a municipality directly under the Central Government of the People's Republic of China, a national central city, a megacity, a core city of Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo, and an international economic, financial, trade, shipping and scientific and technological innovation center? , the first batch of coastal open cities. Located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, Shanghai is the leading city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the core city of G60 Science and Technology Corridor. It faces Kyushu Island across the East China Sea, with Hangzhou Bay in the south and Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the northwest.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Shanghai was the fief of Huang Xie, the king of Chu, so it was also called Shen. During the Jin Dynasty in the 4th and 5th centuries, because fishermen created a fishing tool "Hu", the place where the river flowed into the sea was called "blasphemy", so the downstream area of Songjiang was called "Hu" and later changed to "Shanghai", so Shanghai was called "Shanghai" for short. Huating County was founded in the Tang Dynasty. Shanghai is a famous historical and cultural city in China. The cultures of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and wuyue combined with the industrial culture introduced from the west to form a unique Shanghai culture. ? After 1843, Shanghai became an open commercial port and rapidly developed into the largest city in the Far East.

Shanghai covers a total area of 6340 square kilometers, governs 16 municipal districts, and has a subtropical humid monsoon climate. Shanghai's GDP ranks first in China and second in Asia, second only to Tokyo. Shanghai is a world-famous financial center and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Shanghai was rated as the first-tier city in the world by GaWC? . Shanghai's total household deposits and per capita household deposits rank second in the country. In 20 17, the total number of high-tech enterprises in Shanghai reached 7642, ranking first in Forbes' list of the best commercial cities in Chinese mainland in 20 17. ?

The container throughput of Shanghai Port ranks first in the world, and it has the first China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in Chinese mainland. Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are isomorphic to form the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration, which is one of the six largest urban agglomerations in the world.

References:

Venue-Shanghai Municipal People's Government? |? China Oriental-Baidu Encyclopedia? Shanghai-Baidu Encyclopedia