Why is Shanghai not the capital of China?

For the same reason New York is not the capital of the US, São Paulo is not the capital of Brazil, Sydney is not the capital of Australia, etc; to keep the politicians away from undue influence of businessmen. That is why businessmen employ lobbyists to tempt and subvert our politicians. read more

Shanghai is too close to the coast line. Not a perfect location for a capital city. By the time of 1949, Shanghai has already been THE economic, trade, finance and business center of China. If you make it the capital city, the city will become much more difficult to run. read more

shanghai is only strong in economy, but from whole china angle, shanghai have not very deep culture, at another hand, it's location is not suitalbe as capital of china. read more

Shanghai is also home to one of China's largest aquariums, the Shanghai Ocean Aquarium. MoCA, Museum of Contemporary Art of Shanghai, is a private museum centrally located in People's Park on West Nanjing Road, and is committed to promote contemporary art and design. Cinema. Shanghai was the birthplace of Chinese cinema and theater. read more