Essentials infos about shanghai

Shanghai lies in central-eastern China, exposed to the East China
Sea. Shanghai, the largest city in China, attracts visitors like a magnet. They come for its culture, its history and its booming business sector. It is one of the best locations forliving and working in China. Not only
an exciting city with world class facilities and good living conditions, but
it is also a culturally rich place with diverse and dynamic international communities.

Local Time

China has one time zone. Shanghai is 8 hours ahead of GMT (London), 7 hours of Paris and 13 hours of EST (New York), substract 1 hour during summer time.

Language

Shanghainese generally speak Mandarin (Putonghua) Chinese (the official language of the country) and Shanghai dialect. While there are many different spoken dialects in China, there is only one written language.

Weather

January	February	March	April	May	June
3.3°C 37.5°F	4.3°C 39.7°F	8.2°C 46.9°F	13.8°C 56.8°F	18.9°C 66.0°F	23.2°C 73.8°F
July	August	September	October	November	December
27.4°C 81.3°F	27.5°C 81.4°F	23.2°C 73.8°F	17.7°C 63.9°F	11.7°C 53.1°F	5.9°C 42.6°F

Chinese currency

The Chinese currency is called Renminbi (meaning People's Currency) and it is abbreviated as RMB.
It is denominated in yuan, referred as "kuai" in every speech.

A Shopping Paradise

Nanjing Road, known as "China's No.1 Street", the reconstructed Huaihai Road, Jinling Road, Xiang Yang market, North Sichuan Road, the Yuyuan Garden shopping and tourist area, the Ever Bright City Commercial Centre, Xujiahui Commercial Centre, and Zhangyang Road Commercial Centre in Pudong are packed with rows of shops arrayed with large collections of merchandise that are a feast to the eyes and meet the demands of different classes of domestic and foreign customers.

A Heaven for Gourmets

There are over a thousand restaurants serving the famous 16 styles of Chinese food, such as Beijing, Sichuan, Guangdong, Yangzhou, Fujian, etc. There are also French, Italian, Russian, English, German, Japanese, Indian and other kinds of foreign flavored cuisines, genuine Muslim food and vegetarian food.
In Shanghai, you can have a taste of all kind of food in the world.