City eases regulations on residency permits ( 08-10-10 )

Shanghai has amended a key rule and the approval process for its residence certificate, or hukou, which will come as a great relief to many people from all over China who call Shanghai home.

Important Telephone Numbers in Shanghai ( 06-08-11 )

Police POLICE EMERGENCY 110 POLICE HOTLINE Public Security Bureau – Foreigner’s Division 6357 6666 (English-speaking) POLICE HEADQUARTERS ...

Useful Telephone Numbers in Shanghai ( 06-08-11 )

Police: 110 Telephone Repair: 112 Number enquiries: 114 Time service: 117 Fire service: 119 Ambulance: 120 Weather report: 121 Consumers Committee: 12315 Labor Security: 12333 Post Service: 11185 Shanghai Telecom: 1000 Telephone Voice Service: 16000160 Bus Line Service: 16088160 Power Supply Hot-line: 95598 Traffic Complaint: 962000 Water Supply Hot-line: 962450 Gas Supply Hot-line: 962777 Civil Defense: 962962 Community Service: 962200 Yellow Page Inquiry: 96886 Housing Accumulation Fund ...

Land Area of Shanghai ( 06-08-11 )

The city covered an area of only 636.18 square kilometers in 1949. By the year 1958, after Shanghai took over 10 counties from Jiangsu Province -- including Jiading, Baoshan, Shanghai, Songjiang, Jinshan, Chuansha, Nanhui, Fengxian, Qingpu and Chongming, the area under the city's jurisdiction expanded to 5,910 square kilometers. The city had a total area of 6,340.5 square kilometers at the end of 2002, 0.06% of China's total territory. Shanghai extends about 120 kilometers in north and south ...

Education Level of Shanghai Population ( 06-08-11 )

The overall education level of Shanghai's population has been steadily improving. According to the 5th national census, 11.4% of the city's population aged six and above had a college-equivalent education in 2004, 4.3 percentage points more than 1990. Those with senior high school education accounted for 23.9% of the local population, up 2.8 percentage points while residents with junior middle school education accounted for 38.2%, an increase of 4 percentage points. The segment of population ...

Natural Changes in Shanghai Population ( 06-08-11 )

Population in Shanghai ( 06-08-11 )

Geographic Location of Shanghai ( 06-08-11 )

Shanghai Topographic Features ( 06-08-11 )

Water Resources in Shanghai ( 06-08-11 )

Climate of Shanghai ( 06-08-10 )