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China tightens travel restrictions for citizens
Observers say the new rules will further tighten the Chinese government's control over its citizens.
Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. It has a population of 29,558,908 in the urban area as of 2025. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River bisecting the city. Shanghai is a global center for finance, business and economics, research, science and technology, manufacturing, transportation, tourism, and culture. The Port of Shanghai is the world's busiest container port. As of 2022, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of nearly 13 trillion RMB.
Explore Shanghai through real walking tours, skyline views, and local life.
Walk along Shanghai’s most famous shopping street toward the iconic skyline.
Experience Shanghai at night with neon lights and skyline views.
The Bund is Shanghai’s most iconic waterfront, offering historic European-style buildings facing a futuristic skyline.
Pudong showcases Shanghai’s modern development with skyscrapers like Shanghai Tower and Oriental Pearl.
Nanjing Road is known as China’s most famous shopping street, especially vibrant at night with neon lights and crowds. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
