Old City Area of Shanghai

Author: Shanghai Nanshi District Cultural Relics Management Committee
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Publishing Date: 1999-09-01
Features: "Shanghai Old Town" is both a gift for the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Shanghai and the establishment of the People's Republic of China, and a culturally enriching and aesthetically pleasing achievement. The selected image materials vividly document the evolution of Shanghai's Old Town from ancient times to the present, serving as a microcosm of Shanghai's urban development. From 1291 when Shanghai was established as a county to the middle Ming Dynasty when Shanghai built walls to defend against foreign invasions, from 1843 when it was officially opened as a port to 1914 when the city walls were completely dismantled; from the Self-Strengthening Movement and the Hundred Days' Reform to the Xinhai Revolution, from the New Democratic Revolution to the socialist revolution and socialist construction era, Shanghai's Old Town has walked a long and winding path. Especially since the reform and opening-up, the people of Shanghai, under the leadership of the Party, have achieved remarkable accomplishments in economic construction and social and ethnic development. The Old Town has also regained new vitality and dynamism. History is a treasure trove of wisdom. The publication of "Shanghai Old Town" not only helps people understand Shanghai's past but also cultivates interest in studying Shanghai's history from new perspectives, exploring the laws of urban development. This undoubtedly will have a positive reference significance for Shanghai's current reform and opening-up and socialist modernization drive.