| Shanghai ,China's economic
showpiece never fails to surprise and rarely fails to delight.
Walking Shanghai's streets can give you glimpses into a unique
and layered past that includes foreign settlements, jazz-age
decadence, political intrigue and, more recently, an entrepreneurial
spirit that's returning this legendary port to the ranks of
the world's great metropolises. The city's energy is contagious
and there's something in Shanghai for everyone.
- The Bund
- Oriental Pearl TV Tower,The Jin Mao Building
- People’s Square,
- Nanjing Road,Huaihai Road
- Temple of the City God, Yuyuan (Yu garden)
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Shanghai is the largest city in China in
terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in
the world, with over 20 million people in its extended metropolitan
area. Located on China's central eastern coast at the mouth
of the Yangtze River, the city is administered as a municipality
with province-level status.
Originally a fishing and textiles town, Shanghai grew to importance
in the 19th century due to its favourable port location and
as one of the cities opened to foreign trade by the 1842 Treaty
of Nanking. The city flourished as a center of commerce between
east and west, and became a multinational hub of finance and
business by the 1930s. However, Shanghai's prosperity ended
after the 1949 Communist takeover and the subsequent cessation
of foreign investment. After being allowed economic reforms
in 1990, Shanghai is booming once more with intense development
and financing, and in 2005 became the world's largest port.
The city is an emerging tourist destination renowned for
its historical landmarks such as the Bund and Xintiandi, its
modern and ever-expanding Pudong skyline including the Oriental
Pearl Tower, and its new reputation as a cosmopolitan center
of culture and design. Today, Shanghai is an important centre
of commerce and finance. One conference paper has referred
to it as a future global city and the popular press have described
it as the "showpiece" of the world's fastest-growing
economy.
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