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SHANGHAI Shanghai, China's leading industrial and commercial city = and=20 major financial center, is located in the middle of the = coast of the=20 Chinese mainland and on the Southern shore of the Yangtze = River=20 estuary. The famous Huangpu River flows through Shanghai, = which is=20 in the possession of a host of historical scenes and sights = that=20 testify to the city's modern-time glory as a national = commercial and=20 financial center. The policy of reform and opening up to the = outside=20 world has transformed Shanghai into a sophisticated = metropolis with=20 a well-developed network of land, air and sea = transportation.=20 Catering and entertainment service are distinctive of the = tourist=20 industry of Shanghai. Many countries, such as Canada, = France,=20 Russia, Iran, Cuba, the Republic of Korea, Germany, New = Zealand, the=20 United States, Italy, Japan, India, Poland, Britain and the=20 Netherlands, have established consulates-general in = Shanghai.
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THE PROVINCE'S MEAN TEMPERATURE (=A1=E6)
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