1.The direct meaning for Shanghai is “Above/Upon the Sea,” which alludes to the city’s location along the Yangtze River Delta near the South China Sea.
2.Shanghai is one of the world’s largest cities with a population of just under 25 million people. It contains the world’s busiest container port which ships items all around the world.
3.English is very common in Shanghai, partly because it is a global hub, but also because the language is taught very early on in the Shanghai school system.
4.Shanghai is one of the biggest financial centers in the world, however it didn’t always used to be this way. Before the 1842 Treaty of Nanking the city was a fishing and textiles town.
