ONE BODY, TWO WINGS
After years of development, the layout of Shanghai University today conforms to the shape of "One Body, Two wings".
"One Body", refers to the main campus located in Shanghai's Baoshan District, covering an area of nearly 133 hectares. Most colleges and schools, research institutes, comprehensive academic platforms and academic exchange centers are at Baoshan. "Two wings" refers to Yanchang Campus and Jiading Campus.
Yanchang Campus is located in the Jin'an District of Shanghai, covering an area of about 29.3 hectares. It is being developed into a production, study and research base that mainly consists of research institutes, the University Science Parks, and the New and high-tech Development Zones.
Jiading Campus is in Jiading District, with an area of about 26.7 hectares. Its function is to accommodate the International Cooperative Colleges, and to develop the industrialization base of Shanghai University's National Science Parks.
Shanghai is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the longest river in China
The City of Shanghai
Today, with a land area covering 6,340 square kilometers and a population of 23 milion people,
Shanghai has become the largest economic center in China and important port city.
Located in the Yangtze River Delta in eastern China, Shanghai sits at the mouth of the Yangtze River in the middle section of the Chinese coast. The municipality borders Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces to the west and is bounded to the east by the east China Sea.
The city was known as a center of commerce between the East and the West, becoming the undisputed financial hub of the Asia Pacific in the 1930s.
Modern Shanghai has three key attractions of interest to visitors, namely sightseeing, business potentials and entertainment. There are numerous business centers and shopping malls located in the People's Square and along the Huangpu River. Shanghai is a popular tourist destination renowned for its historical landmarks such as the Bund, City God Temple and Yuyuan Garden, as well as the extensive and growing Pudong skylines. It is widely acknowledged as the "showpiece" of the booming economy of China.