Old Shanghai scenery

Author: Shanghai Publishing House
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: Shanghai has long been China's largest industrial and commercial city, located in the middle of China's north-south coastline and on the southern bank of the Yangtze River estuary. It was originally a fishing village and developed into a prosperous commercial port by the 13th century. After the Opium War, Shanghai was forced to open as one of the five treaty ports for trade. Today, Shanghai has become the leading city in China's reform and opening-up and economic development, with its urban landscape undergoing rapid transformation. This issue of postcards features old photographs of major urban landscapes in Shanghai from the time of its opening to 1949. By comparing the past and present, readers will gain a deeper understanding of Shanghai.
Introduction: Shanghai has long been China's largest industrial and commercial city, located in the middle of China's north-south coastline and on the southern bank of the Yangtze River estuary. It was originally a fishing village and developed into a prosperous commercial port by the 13th century. After the Opium War, Shanghai was forced to open as one of the five treaty ports for trade. Today, Shanghai has become the leading city in China's reform and opening-up and economic development, with its urban landscape undergoing rapid transformation. This issue of postcards features old photographs of major urban landscapes in Shanghai from the time of its opening to 1949. By comparing the past and present, readers will gain a deeper understanding of Shanghai.