[280] Shanghai Fashion Week is considered to be an event of national significance featuring both international and Chinese designers. Open Weather Map, combined with qweather™ improvement algorithm, Contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service Information, Some of the icons made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com, or let us find your nearest air quality monitoring station, Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk. [110][111] The city is a global center for finance and innovation,[112][113] and a national center for commerce, trade, and transportation,[114] with the world's busiest container port—the Port of Shanghai. [209] Taxicabs and DiDi play major roles in urban transportation and DiDi is often cheaper than taxis.[210]. The GAIA air quality monitoring stations are using high-tech laser particle sensors to measure in real-time PM2.5 pollution, which is one of the most harmful air pollutants. [249] The Shanghai Natural History Museum and the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum are notable natural history and science museums. [70] His most notable Art Deco buildings include the Park Hotel, the Grand Cinema, and the Paramount. [34] In 1854, the Shanghai Municipal Council was created to manage the foreign settlements. [198] A one-way ticket costs CN¥50 (US$8), or CN¥40 (US$6.40) for those with airline tickets or public transportation cards. Shanghai's Muslim population increased in the 19th and early 20th centuries (when the city was a treaty port), during which time many mosques—including the Xiaotaoyuan Mosque, the Huxi Mosque, and the Pudong Mosque—were built. [141] As of October 2019[update], it is also the second largest free-trade zone in mainland China in terms of land area (behind Hainan Free Trade Zone [zh], which covers the whole Hainan province[142]) by covering an area of 240.22 km2 (92.75 sq mi) and integrating four existing bonded zones—Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Logistics Park, Yangshan Free Trade Port Area, and Pudong Airport Comprehensive Free Trade Zone. As such, it has sandy soil, and skyscrapers are to be built with deep concrete piles to avoid sinking into the soft ground. [292] It hosted the 1000th Formula One race on 14 April 2019. Those are in turn divided into the following village-level divisions: 3,661 neighborhood committees and 1,704 village committees. [269] Pingtan art developed rapidly to 103 programs every day by the 1930s because of the abundant commercial radio stations in the city. Cultural curation in Shanghai has seen significant growth since 2013, with several new museums having been opened in the city. [68] One of the most famous architects working in Shanghai was László Hudec, a Hungarian-Slovak who lived in the city between 1918 and 1947. The daughter of U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, she served as the executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice from 2014 to 2019. In 2011, Luwan District merged with Huangpu District. pp.197–216. joint venture university—since 2012. [48] In 1937, the Battle of Shanghai resulted in the occupation of the Chinese-administered parts of Shanghai outside of the International Settlement and the French Concession. A side-effect of the Japanese invasion of Shanghai was the Shanghai Ghetto. [308] Levels of PM2.5 in Putuo District reached 726 micrograms per cubic meter. People who stayed in the occupied city suffered on a daily basis, experiencing hunger, oppression, or death. 3Prefecture capital status established by Heilongjiang Province and not recognized by Ministry of Civil Affairs. [186] Shanghai is also home to the cadre school China Executive Leadership Academy in Pudong and the China Europe International Business School. Shanghai is a global center for finance, research, technology, manufacturing, and transportation, and the Port of Shanghai is the world's busiest container port. In 2018, Shanghai hosted the first China International Import Expo (CIIE), the world's first import-themed national-level expo. The Shanghai Islamic Association is located in the Xiaotaoyuan Mosque in Huangpu. Around the same time, a Shanghai-style Beijing Opera was formed. [231] Yangshan Port was built in 2005 because the river was unsuitable for docking large container ships. Shanghai is located on an alluvial plain. Yet, even during the most tumultuous times of the revolution, Shanghai was able to maintain economic production with positive annual growth rate. Very easy to set up, they only require a WIFI access point and a USB power supply. In regard to foreign publications in Shanghai, Hartmut Walravens of the IFLA Newspapers Section said that when the Japanese controlled Shanghai in the 1940s "it was very difficult to publish good papers – one either had to concentrate on emigration problems, or cooperate like the Chronicle".[321]. 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