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Hi friend! Thank you for visiting my "The Twin Cities" web site. It is almost 80% completed construction. Please do visit it again in a week's time. The Chinese version will be delivered at the near future. Please click the navigation button to look around although this site is being built up. Don't forget sign my Guest Book before exit.You also could email me if you have any comments or what ever by clicking the icon provided below.
I'm a Shanghainese living in Singapore. I like the hot food here such as Chilli Crab, and of course I miss the "Nan Xiang" Small Steam Bun of Shanghai too.
Shanghai lies in central-eastern China, exposed to the East China Sea. Broadly, central Shanghai is divided into two areas: Pudong (east of the Huangpu River) and Puxi (west of the Huangpu River). Shanghai still has no single focus and the feel of the city still owes much to the original concessions. For visitors, most attractions are in Puxi, including the Bund - the tourist centrepiece, though not the physical centre of town. West of the Bund is the former International Settlement and one of Shanghai's main shopping streets, Nanjing Lu. South of the Bund is the Chinese city, a maze of narrow lanes. West of the old town and hidden in the backstreets north and south of Huaihai Lu (Shanghai's premier shopping street) is the former French Concession, with tree-lined streets, 1930s architecture, and cafes and bars. At its west end is a major collection of Western restaurants and bars.
Continuing southeast, you come to the massive shopping intersection of Xujiahui. Farther south is Shanghai Stadium. Western Shanghai is dominated by Hongqiano, a hotel/conference centre/office zone. Farther west is Gubei, an expat area. Northeastern Shanghai has an industrial feel and is home to several universities. Farther northwest is Zhapei and Shanghai train station. On the east side of the Huanpu is Pudong, a special economic zone of banks, skyscrapers and new residential complexes. Street names are given in Pinyin, which makes navigating easy, and many of the streets are named after cities and province
Area: 6340 sq km (2473sq mi) Population: 16.7 million Country: People's Republic of China People: Han Chinese Main language: Mandarin (putonghua)/Shanghaihua Time Zone: GMT/UTC +8 Telephone Code: (86)+021
The Singapore River is the heart of the city. To the south is the central business district centred on Raffles Place, and along the riverbanks are the popular districts of Boat Quay and Clarke Quay. Chinatown adjoins the CBD to the southwest while to the north lies the colonial district. Farther north are Little India, based around Sernagoon Rd, and Arab St, the Muslim centre of the city. From the colonial district, Bras Basah Rd heads northwest to become Orchard Rd, Singapore's main tourist area, with dozens of luxury hotels and shopping malls.
To the west of the island is the industrial area of Jurong, to the east the beachside East Coast district, to the northeast is Changi and the island of Pulau Ubin. Huge high-rise blocks dominate the east and northeast, while the central north and northwest is home to what's left of Singapore's forest.
Full country name: Republic of Singapore Area: 683 sq km (266 sq mi) Population: 4.1 million (growth rate 1.15%) People: 77% Chinese, 14% Malay, 8% Indian Language: English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil Religion: 42% Buddhist, 15% Muslim, 14% Christian, 9% Taoist, 4% Hindu Major industries: Manufacturing, electronics, chemicals, trade, business and financial services, shipping, tourism, construction Major trading partners: US, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan, South KoreaSend Mail to:
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