Prefecture-level city in Jiangxi, China
About Shangrao
Shangrao is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in the northeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. The city borders the province of Anhui to the north, the province of Zhejiang to the east, and the province of Fujian to the south. Also, the city's western reaches extend into Poyang Lake. Shangrao had a population of 6,491,088 as of 2020 census whom 1,293,399 lived in the built up area made of Xinzhou and Guangxin districts, Guangfeng District not being conurbated yet. Shangrao itself is at the very western edge of the Wu-speaking areas, while most of its associated counties speak Gan.
Climate
Shangrao City has a mid-subtropical monsoon climate with mild weather, abundant sunshine, abundant rainfall and a long frost-free period. Shangrao has hot, oppressive and mostly cloudy summers; short, cold and mostly sunny winters; and is humid year-round. Throughout the year, temperatures typically range from 2°C to 33°C, rarely falling below -3°C or rising above 35°C.
Transportation
Shangrao Railway Station is served by three major railways passing through Shangrao: the Shanghai–Kunming Railway, the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway and the Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway. Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport opened on 28 May 2017. Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport is the seventh civil airport in Jiangxi Province. It is located in the south of Shangrao City. The runway of Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport is 2,400 meters long, with a total terminal area of 10,496 square meters and 6 aircraft stands. It was opened on May 28, 2017. In 2019, the passenger transport throughput reached 500,000.
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