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上海英语导游词(四) Shanghai is located at the central section of the north-south coastline of China. This location happens to be the estuary of the Yangtze River, Asias longest and most important river. The land of Shanghai is 6,340.5 square kilometers。Shanghai is a flat land with an average altitude of 4 meters。Over the land are many rivers, canals, creeks and lakes. The Huangpu River and the Suzhou Creek are the two major waterways 气候：Shanghai has a humid subtropical monsoon climate and four distinct seasons，summer is hot，winter could drop below zero, but snowfalls are rare. March through September has more rain. In, the city’s average temperature is 16 °C. 名字: In Chinese,上海 means up or on and sea,Shanghai is also called Hu or Shen for short. Hu was a bamboo tool for fishing, Shen is adopted in honor of Lord Chunshen. 区县+人口： PRC, Shanghai is one of Chinas four province-level municipalities . It consists of 17 county-level divisions, including 16 districts and one county. Pudong New Area takes one-fifth of the total territory,lujiazui is located here.Currently, Shanghai has a resident population of 24 million, including 9 million migrant population and 200,000 foreign residents. 市花：In 1986, the Shanghai People’s Congress decided to use the white magnolia as city flower，The magnolia tree blossoms in March in early spring, representing the pioneering spirit of Shanghai. 历史：first evidence of settlements in Shanghai is about 6,000 years ago. In 1267, the Shanghai town was established. In the 14th century, Shanghai became a textile