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Shanghai has finished its final preparations and is ready for the upcoming China International Import Expo scheduled for November 5 to 10.
The expo, the first of its kind, will bring together more than 3,000 enterprises from over 130 countries and regions to showcase their product exhibits ranging from as large as an aircraft to as small as a pencil.
As a metropolis, Shanghai also serves as a complex of a financial hub, a port and a cultural center.
When evening comes, iconic landmarks of the city such as the Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center and the Bund will illuminate, telling a story of economic development and the rapid change of Shanghai's landscape.