Shanghai Old Stories

Author: Shen Zongzhou
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Publish Date: 2000-06-01
Features: Among the fervor of urban cultural studies, market commercial activities and nostalgia are certainly not lacking, but some economic driving force may still be the underlying cause. The mainstream of the world today is peace and development, and the economy must take the lead. People's interest in researching cultural phenomena is also closely related to this global trend of economic development. In this regard, Shanghai's bitter history of opening to the outside world also clearly shows that pursuing economic development and economic interests has always been a major, if not dominant, issue for countries worldwide.