Shanghai is the largest economic center in China, with a total area of 6340.5 square kilometers and 14.64 million people living in the city at the end of 1998, and the opening up of the Pudong area in the 1990s and the development of an international economic, financial, and trade center have led to a sustained, accelerated, and stable development of the national economy. The development of the national economy has been sustained, accelerated and stabilized. Shanghai's gross industrial output is one twelfth of the nation's total, the port of Shanghai accounts for one fifth of the nation's total cargo and import/export volume, and its financial income is one ninth of the nation's total. This is a very important place for China's economic development.

Shanghai's Climate

Shanghai is characterized by humid seasonal winds in the sub-tropics, and the seasons are all four. In summer, there is a lot of humidity in the summer, and in winter, it is cold. The average temperature in January is below 3℃, and the lowest temperature is between 5℃ and 7℃. The average temperature in July is 28℃, and the maximum temperature in July and August is 36℃-37℃. The highest temperature in the past was recorded at 40.2℃. The frost-free period lasts for about 8.5 months from the end of March. The average daily temperature exceeds 0℃ for more than 340 days and 10℃ for 230 days. The annual precipitation is 1,100 mln, and the amount of water retained in the cultivated land during the growing season is about 350 mln. About 20 days from the middle of June to the first half of July is the rainy season with long rainfall, and from July to September, typhoons and arrows are common in the coastal areas.