Shanghai is a true and lively city embracing all cultures and pursuing excellence.

Shanghai is China’s glamorous city. Since the beginning of the era of “reform and opening up” in 1978, Shanghai has been on a vast growth trajectory, booming and innovating. A new global city for a new century. Prepare to be dazzled.

Shanghai borders the East China Sea to the east. Two mother rivers---Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek meander through the city. Shanghai Municipality covers roughly 6,340 sq km (2,450 sq miles), within which lie its 17 districts.

Shanghai has a population of 23 million. The city’s burgeoning expatriate population lends the city a vibrantly cosmopolitan feel. The city’s history of amalgamating East and West gave rise to a style called hai pai, which translates today to openness to Western ideas and customs. The city has the largest population of English-speakers in the country, in most public places, you will probably find English-speaking locals who are usually happy to help. The latest official statistics show that the population of foreign residents in Shanghai has reached 210000 while the actual population has already exceeded 300000 according to non-governmental estimation.

Shanghai is the nation’s thriving economic heart and its financial capital. With just 0.06% of the nation’s land area, it contributes 4.1% of China’s GDP. The latest official statistics show that 403 multinational corporations have their headquarters in Shanghai.

By 1292, Shanghai County had been established, acknowledged as a direct ancestor of contemporary Shanghai. After the First Opium War in 1842, Shanghai drew a cosmopolitan mix of traders, adventurers, and people from around the world. Architects from China and around the world created buildings in international styles. Thanks to Shanghai’s economic boom since the reform and opening-up policy, the city has thousands of high-rises, and three of the world’s ten tallest buildings rise proudly (the Shanghai Tower, World Financial Centre, and Jinmao Tower).

Jiading was officially set up in 1217 during the Southern Song Dynasty, dating back over 800 years. As a historically famous cultural city in East China, it is known as "Enlightenment Jiading" for simple folkways, diverse styles of writing, nice scenery, and talented people, leaving numerous scenic spots and cultural relics.

Located in the center of the Yangtze River Delta region, the district now covers a 464-square-kilometer area to the northwest of Shanghai, adjoining Shanghai's Baoshan and Putuo districts on the east, the city of Kunshan, Jiangsu on the west, Shanghai's Minhang, Changning and Qingpu districts on the south, and Taicang, Jiangsu on the north. The Liuhe River borders it to the north and the Wusong River to the south. It has flat terrain that is slightly higher in the northeastern part.

Jiading boasts convenient and interconnected waterways, with Wenzaobang, Lianqi, and Loutang rivers, which flow into the Yangtze and Huangpu rivers, running west to east across the Baoshan district, and Yantietang, Hengli, and Xinchapu rivers running from south to north into the Wusong and Liuhe Rivers. The total length of Jiading's rivers is more than 1,800 km and it has a water surface ratio of 7.71 percent, storing up to 180 million cubic meters.

Jiading has convenient transportation, with the district government a 60-minute drive from the Pudong International Airport and a 20-minute drive from the Hongqiao Airport and Railway Station. Passing through the district are the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, Shanghai-Hangzhou Outer Ring Railway, Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, and the Shanghai-Nantong Railway is under construction.

Shanghai Metro's Line 11 and 13, which also pass through Jiading, are open, and work on Line 14 (the Jiading section) and Line Jiading-Minhang have begun. The district also boasts a sound highway system, with the G15 (Shenyang-Haikou Expressway), G2 (Beijing-Shanghai Expressway), S5 (Shanghai-Jiading Expressway), S6 (Shanghai-Nanxiang Expressway), and G1501 (Shanghai Belt Highway) traveling across it.

Plans to develop Jiading into a high-tech satellite city began as early as 1958. Today, after over 50 years of development, the district has become a key supporting area for the Shanghai Technology Innovation Center and a pilot area for emerging industries. It has 11 national scientific research institutes, three research centers affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and two scientific industrial bases. It also boasts a talent pool of over 350,000 people, over 50 of which are academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering.