China's economy has made tremendous achievements since the reform and opening-up policy that began some 30 years ago. Shanghai, the country's financial hub on the front line in the opening up, has undoubtedly become a major engine of domestic economic growth, helping propel in the whole country. Today's Shanghai is a prosperous city full of vigor and with an abundance of development.

The 6,340-sq-km city is located on the Yangtze River Delta, the most affluent area in China. Bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces to the west, Shanghai is also on East China Sea and Hangzhou Bay.

Shanghai has a central location along China's coastline that has long made it a crucial gateway to the world. There are 13.7 million people living in the city.