Transcript Shanghai Brief History

Shanghai
Brief
History
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CONTENT
★Early Era
★The city took shape!
★The development in ancient China
★Dark ages and dawn
★The giant reborn
★Shanghai in the pictures
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THE ANCIENT TIME……
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Shanghai, abbreviation "沪", the nickname "申". At about
six thousand years ago, now of the west of Shanghai has
already took shape into land , the eastern region also took
shape into land about 2,000 years ago. According to SpringAutumn Period and warring states period, Shanghai was once
belonged to "春申君“，a monarch of one of the ancient split
countries , so Shanghai also called "申". The fourth and fifth
centuries of UN dynasty, Songjiang (renamed the Suzhou river)
and coastal area of residents living in fishing, they created a
kind of weaving fishing tool called "扈", but also because it was
up RuHaiChu says "渎", accordingly, Songjiang downstream
area called "扈渎", after again change "扈" as "沪".
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The Formation of a city
A.D. 751 years , Shanghai region belonged to Songjiang
county and ranged north to today's Hongkou area, south to the
sea to the east, Xiasha. A.D. 991 years , because of coastline
constantly moved to east, it was so inconvenient for foreign
ships to pass so that they stayed in one of the tributaries of
Songjiang River,called "上海浦”。In the Southern Song
dynasty (AD 1,267) in Shanghai puxi, the "Shanghai Town"
was set up. A.D. 1292 years , the central government of the
Yuan dynasty approved that Shanghai county was
stablishmented, marking the beginning of a city ,Shanghai.
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The Develope of Shanghai
During the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), Shanghai Town had
greatly developed and the city set up a shipping administration.
After a while, the town was promoted to a county, which
consisted of today’s urban areas, and three other counties of
Shanghai ; Qingpi, Nanhui, and Chuansha.
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During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Shanghai was to
become China ’s largest textile center. Shanghai ’s business
was sharply on the rise! At the 24th year of the Qing Emperor
Kangxi’s reign (1685), the Qing Government set up a Customs
Department in Shanghai . After that, during the reigns of Qing
Emperor Qianlong and Qing Emperor Jiaqing, Shanghai
gradually became China ’s major trading port and water
transportation center for gains.
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Dark ages and dawn
In 1843, after the Opium War, Shanghai was forced to
become an open port by its colonialists. In 1845, Britain first set
up its concession in Shanghai . In 1848, the United State set up
its concession, followed by France in 1849. In 1863, the British
and American concessions amalgamated into the International
Settlement. Shanghai was actually partitioned into a Chinese
Section, the International Settlement and the French
Concession. In the following 100 years after 1843, Shanghai
had become an important port for foreign colonialists to dump
their goods, raw materials and money. Shanghai became the
strongholds of imperialism invasion in China political, economic
and cultural . May 27,1949, Shanghai ,the city which has
glorious revolutionary tradition is liberated and begin newborn.
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The giant reborn
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Shanghai's liberation unveils its new chapter in devlopment
history . Under the leadership of CCP, Shanghai people spent
over 50 years of hard struggle, fundamentally transformed the
old Shanghai which was devloped under the semi-colonial and
semi-feudal ways.The economic and social outlook of Shanghai
has changed a lot. Especially since 1978, Shanghai's reform
and opening-up is increasing continuously, Shanghai people
with strong entrepreneurial spirit, emancipating mind, keep
pace with The Times, bold practice, come out a with Chinese
characteristics, reflect the characteristics of The Times, accord
with the development of Shanghai new robust megalopolis
characteristics, Shanghai economic and social development in
various fields has made it become China's biggest economic
center and national famous historical and cultural city, and it is
just targeted to be built into international economic,financial,
trade and shipping centers
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The geographical position of Shanghai(1111)
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old Shanghai
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nowadays