near the Atlantic Ocean
history
More than 2,000 years
Only about 300 years
climate
Subtropics marine monsoon climate with four
distinct seasons, mild climate and abundant
Combines heavy and light industry, financial and cultural industries.
Has almost no heavy industry, mainly financial,
cultural and service industries.
Beijing & Washington,D.C.
Beijing & Washingtonijing
Washington,D.C.
geographical location
Located in the northwest edge of the North China Plain, surrounded by Hebei Province.
It is hot and rainy in summer, relatively mild temperature
cold and dry in winter.
changes, and even year-
round precipitation.
air quality
Is heavy polluted
groups.
More than 3,000 years.
646,000(2012) Fifty-eight percent were black, 30.5 percent were white, 3.5 percent in Asia, 0.3 percent in
Beijing & Washington,D.C.
resemblance
● Urban function: The capitals and political centers. ● Education: Both of them have many famous universities. ● Tourism: Beijing is rich in tourism resources and has more than 200 tourist attractions. Washington,D.C. has many human landscape. ● Both of them are Multi-ethnic cities.
Clearer
Beijing & Washington,D.C.
difference
Beijing
Washington,D.C.
population History
21,705,000(2015) Beijing is the first city in China to gather 56 ethnic
Shanghai & New York
Beijing & Washington,D.C.
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Shanghai & New York
Shanghai & New York resemblance
● Shanghai and New York are two great metropolises and economic centres of the world; both cities possess their own glamour and special features, and they have common ground in many other aspects.
24.197 million
20.63 million
regional area 6,340 square kilometers 8,683 square kilometers.
time
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of New York city.
industrial institution
Located in the northeastern part of the United States, close to Virginia and Maryland.
climate
Typical semi-humid
Temperate continental
continental monsoon climate. climate, four distinct seasons,
Shanghai & New York difference
Shanghai
New York
geographical location
In the west bank of the Pacific Ocean, along the eastern edge of the Asian
At the mouth of the Hudson River in southeast New York,
Shanghai & New York resemblance
● The largest cities of their own countries. ● Economic and cultural centers. ● Have prospered on the basis of sea harbor development. ● Have first–rank universities. ● The cities that never sleep.
rainfall.
Temperate continental climate with less precipitation
but mainly concentrated in summer.
Shanghai & New York
difference
Shanghai
New York
population