Background
Shanghai is the most populous
city in China, and the largest in the world (city proper by population). Its
population recorded at over 23 million in 2010. It is an International hub of
commerce, fashion, culture, architecture and technology. The Shanghai container
port is the busiest in the world. (Wikipedia, no date).
Sports in shanghai
If you are a sports student or just love to watch there are plenty of sporty opportunities, which are often cheaper than here in the UK, which is great for a tight student budget!
Football:
Shanghai is home to several professional soccer teams, such as Shanghai Shenhua of the Chinese super league, one of the China;s most popular and successful. Many famous football teams come to Shanghai play promotional matches with local teams, such as Manchester United and Real Madrid.
Basketball:
F1:
Other Sports:
Shanghai also holds the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament, and the BMW Masters and WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournaments.
Environment
If you’re looking
for a green refuge from Shanghai’s concrete jungle, there are plenty of parks
to recharge your batteries in. Probably the most
famous park is People’s Square Park in Downtown Shanghai it was formally a
racetrack and is close to the former French Concession of Shanghai and another
famous park Fuxing park. Fuxing park has French-style gardens and is surrounded
by high end bars and cafes so is create for coffee breaks and leisurely
strolls. For more active leisure Shanghai Disneyland is scheduled to open in December 2015. The
Project was approved by the government on 4 November 2009 and It is currently under construction. A
$4.4 billion theme park and resort in Pudong will have a castle that will be
the biggest among Disney's resorts. (Huffinton Post，2013)
Culture
Shanghai was the cultural and
economic center of East Asia for the first half of the twentieth century
Because of this it has always been seen as modern, having the first motor cars
and train tracks, it has always been famous for its night-life and glamour which
is celebrated in many pieces of music and literature. hile the official
language of china in Mandarin, Shanghainese is widely spoken throughout the
city and is unintelligible with mandarin Chinese, there are two dialects of Shanghainese,
one coming from a suzhou dialect west of the city and one from Ningbo area in
the east, however the differences between these two are not major. It also
contains words influenced by European languages.
Tourist attractions and Architecture
Perhaps
one of the most romantic things to do in Shanghai is to see the sights, a trip
to the bund at night-time offers fantastic views, it is also possible to travel
to the top of shanghai’s tallest building and walk across the glass floored
viewpoint
Food in Shanghai
Shanghai has a vast variety of local and international food, as food is at the heart of Chinese culture, and eating our in the city is a wonderful experience.
Welcome to Shanghai
Reference
Wikipedia (no date). Shanghai [Online] Available from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai[Accessed 10th January 2013]
Global Times.(2012) NBA sends Heat and Clippers to play in Shanghai. Global Times.[Online] Available from:http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/730649.shtml[Accessed 11th January 2013]
Available from:http://article.wn.com/view/2013/03/09/Shanghai_Disneyland_To_Open_At_End_Of_2015_PHOTO/#/related_news[Accessed 11th January 2013]
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