Shanghai
The city is located in eastern China, at the middle portion of the Chinese coast, and sits at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Has become a global city, exerting influence over finance, commerce, fashion, technology and culture.
Once a fishing and textiles town, Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to its favourable port location and was one of the cities opened to foreign trade by the 1842 Treaty of Nanking. The city then flourished as a centre of commerce between east and west, and became a multinational hub of finance and business in the 1930s. However, with the Communist Party takeover of the mainland in 1949, the city’s international influence declined. In 1990, the economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping resulted in an intense re-development of the city, aiding the return of finance and foreign investment to the city. Shanghai is now aiming to be a global finance hub and international shipping centre in the future, and is one of the world’s major financial centres.[9]
Popular landmarks include The Bund, City God Temple , Yuyuan Garden, and the Pudong skyline.
The 2010 census revealed that the population of Shanghai had reached 23,019,148, a growth of 37.53% from the 2000 census population of 16,737,734.
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“Shanghai”, as written in Chinese
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City of Shanghai and the Pudong International Airport
Train to airport
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