Shanghai

Shanghai (上海) is the second largest city in China by population, with more than 24 million people living there. Shanghai lies on the south edge of the Yangtze estuary. Shanghai borders Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the north, south, and west and the East China Sea to the east. Because of favorable port locations and economic potential, Shanghai grew to importance in the 19th century. Shanghai has the world's busiest container port, which is located in the Yangtze River Delta.
== Overview ==
=== Asphalt 4: Elite Racing ===
The track having the most twisty curves in the gameplay. It consists a U bend before crossing the bridge , a variety of sharp curves appeared before reaching the finish line. No shortcuts avaliable and cash pickups were seen on the curves.
==== Races ====
Night race: control your speed; throttle and brake properly.
Types 	Catch	Beat'em All	Race	Cash Attack
Unlock at	5 	6 	9 	31
=== Asphalt 6: Adrenaline ===
Considered as the most difficult track in the game, Shanghai is a technical track with an immediate sharp corner before a 270° spiral and jump. 2 more sharp corners have to be navigated before the first shortcut while the main path has 2 medium corners. The next section of the track has 2 more sharp corners and an S-bend. The shortcut of the S-bend has 3 cash pickups while the main path has 1 cash pickup and nitro bottles. The last section starts with 2 more sharp corners before a straightaway with fixed obstacles and a medium corner.
=== Asphalt 7: Heat ===
Similar to its previous rendition, Shanghai has multiple sharp corners but uses a different layout and does not have a spiral.
=== Asphalt 9: Legends ===
Shanghai now has a more simplistic layout than previous versions and has multiple shortcuts, straightaways and changes in elevation. In the China version, this track has been renamed as Port Pearl (明珠港口).
=== Variants ===
30" Variants CR 
*Double Roundabout
*Paris Of The East
60" Variants CR 
*Future Road
*Reach For The Sky
90" Variants CR 
*The Pearl Of The Orient
*Nanjing Stroll
*Pudong Rise
*Shen City
120" Variants CR 
*Shopping Spree
*People's Square Dash
CR = Available in Club Races
== Recommendations ==
=== Asphalt 4 / Asphalt 6 / Asphalt 7 ===
*Cars with excellent handling and drifting capabilities are recommended.
=== Asphalt 9 ===
*Cars with decent acceleration and top speed are needed in order to take advantage of the many straightaways of the track.
*However, there are also many wide sweeping curves where the player must drift, so good handling is also needed.
== Gallery ==
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Screenshot_2019-12-23-18-57-10-1.png|The temple section.
Screenshot_2019-12-23-18-52-09-1.png|An RUF RGT approach the tunnel after crossing the streets
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20191125 205104.jpg|Starting line
Screenshot 20191125-204707 YouTube.jpg|Traditional chinese streets,which is a part of the race track and the dangerous section (Traffics).
Screenshot 20191125-204756 YouTube.jpg|A Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera crossing the spiral curve
20191125 205120.jpg|Puddles may seen on the track while a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera crossover
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A9 Shanghai Logo.png|Track Emblem
Screenshot 20191130-092612 Video Player.jpg|A Nissan 370Z Nismo crossing a pedestrian tunnel (人民广场) in the Paris of the East layout.
Screenshot 20200227-155515 Asphalt 9.jpg|City Center
Screenshot 20200227-155404 Asphalt 9.jpg|Blue laser highway on the right, similar to Asphalt 7
Screenshot 20200227-155129 Asphalt 9.jpg|Old town street
Screenshot 20200227-155101 Asphalt 9.jpg|Lanterns with Lotus light
Screenshot 20200227-154940 Asphalt 9.jpg|Ships on Huangpujiang
Screenshot 20200227-155011 Asphalt 9.jpg|The bund 1
Screenshot 20200227-154927 Asphalt 9.jpg|The bund 2
Screenshot 20200227-155438 Asphalt 9.jpg|Road Sign
Screenshot 20200227-154745 Asphalt 9.jpg|A Chinese bus as traffic obstacle
Screenshot 20200227-181721 Asphalt 9.jpg|Nanjing Road
Screenshot 20200227-181812 Asphalt 9.jpg|Gameloft Shanghai Centre (Probably)
Screenshot 20200227-182014 Asphalt 9.jpg|The Huangpujiang 1
Screenshot 20200227-182022 Asphalt 9.jpg|The Huangpujiang 2
Screenshot 20200227-182044 Asphalt 9.jpg|Roundabout
Screenshot 20200227-182147 Asphalt 9.jpg|Tunnel Section
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Screenshot 20200227-182438 Asphalt 9.jpg|Road Sign written by Chinese
Screenshot 20200227-182120 Asphalt 9.jpg|Bus Stop
Screenshot 20200227-182534 Asphalt 9.jpg|Shanghai Metro on the pedestrian tunnel
Screenshot 20200228-065445 Asphalt 9.jpg|The start line background for a Grand Prix Event (Stage 4)
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A9 Shanghai Old-1.png|Old Shanghai
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A9 Shanghai OldvsNew-1.png|Comparation Old vs New Shanghai
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====Track Layouts====
20191218_212725.jpg|The Pearl of the Orient
20191218_212704.jpg|Nanjing Stroll
20191218_212457.jpg|Pudong Rise
20191218_212432.jpg|Shen City
20191218_212642.jpg|Double Roundabout
20191218_190136.jpg|Paris Of The East
20191218_212616.jpg|Future Road
20191218_190155.jpg|Reach For The Sky
20191218_190533.jpg|Shopping Spree
20191218_190259.jpg|People's Square Dash
==Trivia==
===Asphalt 4===
* Shanghai and Paris are the only tracks set at night.
*The Bund, Oriental Pearl Tower, Port of Huangpu Jiang, Nanjing Street and Shanghai Yangtze Bridge can be seen.
===Asphalt 6===
*There are no variations in time of day on this track, regardless of whether the variant is regular or reverse.
===Asphalt 7 ===
*London, New Orleans, Tokyo and Shanghai are the only tracks set at night.
=== Asphalt 9 ===
*Shanghai received a significant change in the scenery lightning and colors after the Worldwide Launch.
**This led to some players to compare the old Shanghai with the new one with some saying that the old one looked better.
**A comparison video video has been made for both versions.
**The Heatwave Season Update would later make Shanghai's sky darker.
*The coordinates in the About section of the Asphalt 9 website leads to the People's Square.
**It also appears to be the coordinates from the map on the Asphalt 9 website's loading screen.
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