Shangqiu:

Shangqiu City is located in the eastern part of Henan province at the juncture of four provinces, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Anhui. It has six countries, three districts and one city under its jurisdiction covering an area of 10,704 square kilometers with a population of 8.1 million people.?Shangqiu has a long history being one of the birthplaces of China’s culture. The city is the cradle of “Businessman, commerce, and Shang Culture”. In the year 1986, it was named China’s Historical Cultural City.?Longhai Railway, traverses the city and crosses Beijing-Kowloon Railway here; No 105 and No 301 State Highway goes past at Shangqiu City. The expressway named Lian-Huo and the 3 expressways being built Shang-Bo, Shang-He, Shang-Zhou, make Shangqiu an important hub of communications in China.?
Shangqiu is known as the state major grain producing area, agricultural and sideline producing bases and also the prestige of “Hometown of paulownia”.

Shangqiu actively carries out strategy of Open-driving and steps up to the outside world. Diligent, good faith and open-minded Shangqiu people warmly welcome all walks of life, both at home and abroad, to Shangqiu.

Climate:

Shangqiu is located in the east part of the Henan province. The longitude is from 114°49'E to 116°39'E and latitude is from 33°43'N to 34°52'N. The prefecture-level city of Shangqiu covers an area of 10,704 km². The climate is typical of a temperate characteristic, with windy warm Springs, hot summers, cool falls, and cold Winters. The annual average temperature is 14.1°C. The average annual precipitation is about 712 mm.
Cost of Living:
Cost of living in Shangqiu is very cheap comapred to any other city in china. The city is considered to be one of the famous historical and relegious place in china.
100 USD dollars will be sufficient for a student life for a whole month in Shangqiu city which will fulfill all the needs of a student.
15 to 20 Chinese Yuan will be sufficient for a complete meal for a day
Anywhere you go around the city if you take a bus the maximum you have to spend is from 1Yuan to 2Yuan.
If you take a taxi the minimum charges will be 6 Yuan up to 2 to 3 kilometers and will increase 0.50Yuan per kilometer.
Tourist Attractions:
? The ancient city of Suiyang
? Temple of Hua Mulan
? Former residence of Zhuangzi
? Ebo Tai, the first star observatory of China
? Mangdang mountain tourism site.