Metroji clue #95

Shanghai in five emoji

China

A fishing town that became the busiest port on earth. The two riverbanks look a century apart because they are.

What each emoji refers to

Pudong was farmland until 1990. It now faces the Bund across the river.
The airport maglev reaches 430 km/h on a seven minute journey.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange is among the largest in the world by market capitalisation.
Xiaolongbao, the soup dumpling, comes from the Nanxiang area of the city.
The port handles more container traffic than any other.

Shanghai at a glance

Country
China
Coordinates
31.23° N, 121.47° E
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Shanghai.

City Distance Direction
TaipeiTaiwan 690 km
BusanSouth Korea 830 km
SeoulSouth Korea 870 km
FukuokaJapan 880 km
PyongyangNorth Korea 950 km
BeijingChina 1,070 km

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