According to Forbes Shanghai is the 10th most densely populated city in the world.
The others are:
1. Mumbai (Bombay), India
2. Kolkata (Calcutta), India
3. Karachi, Pakistan
4. Lagos, Nigeria
5. Shenzhen, China
6. Seoul/Incheon, South Korea
7. Taipei, Taiwan
8. Chennai, India
9. Bogata, Columbia
10. Shanghai, China
Density: 13,400 people per square kilometer
Land area: 746 square kilometers
A population of 10 million makes Shanghai the largest city in China. It's also the country's economic powerhouse, with financial, industrial, transportation and communication industries all growing. The city boasts the largest container port in the world.
11. Lima, Peru
12. Beijing, China
13. Delhi, India
14. Konsaha, Congo
15. Manila, Philippines
16. Tehran, Iran
17. Jakarta, Indonesia
18. Tianjin, China
19. Bangalore, India
20. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Blog of an early 30s Chinese Australian lady rat who moved from Sydney to Shanghai in mid 2007, to mingle with expat and local Shanghainese rats. This blog contains my thoughts about cheese, life in Shanghai and also other random ramblings on topics such as news, entertainment, shopping, fashion, books, language learning and travel. If you would like to contact me, please comment on any post and leave your email address or leave me some cheese here
Thursday, 27 December 2007
Tuesday, 25 December 2007
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone! Hope your Christmas isn't as boring as mine.
We did have a nice time at the wedding last night though (unless you count the part where I felt very asthmatic after breathing in too much damn cigarette smoke). They actually give out cigarettes to guests like they give out sweets.
We did have a nice time at the wedding last night though (unless you count the part where I felt very asthmatic after breathing in too much damn cigarette smoke). They actually give out cigarettes to guests like they give out sweets.