Shanghai Introduction

Shanghai is a city full of a variety of wonderful things all the year round.In Shanghai, you not only can keep in touch with many things in fashion, but also explore and visit the oldest historic civilization.

Release time : 2016-10-08 15:10:36

source : WTCF

City Introduction

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Shanghai is a fantastic city which always combines the most fashionable elements with the most classic and nostalgic Chinese feelings. Listen to the century old bell in the morning sunshine along the Bund, visit the classic gardens while eating small steamed buns in the City God Temple, or go shopping on West Nanjing Road. Shanghai is a city full of a variety of wonderful things all the year round.

In Shanghai, you not only can keep in touch with many things in fashion, but also explore and visit the oldest historic civilization. More than one hundred years ago, after opening as a commercial port, Shanghai became a city with convenient transport and varieties of prosperous business activities, gathering a large number of traders and many civilized people. Civilization is passed on orderly and Shanghai is thus called the forefather of nationalism. Known as a “Sleepless City”, this metropolis is charming from beginning to end, nostalgic but also fashionable, with both oriental and western style.

History and Culture

5000～6000 years ago, ancient Chinese have settled on this land. During the Warring States Period, Shanghai was part of the fief of the Lord Chun Shen of Chu State, one of the four lords of the Warring States. So Shanghai is also called Shen. During the 4th and 5th century, downstream of Song Jiang River (now called Suzhou Creek ) was called Hu Du (Hu is a fishing tool, Du refers to that rivers stream into the sea), which gave Shanghai another nickname Hu. Shanghai belonged to Huating County in Tang Dynasty and was changed to Shanghai town during the Song Dynasty, and later became a trade port during the Xianchun Period in Southern Song dynasty. From the Yuan Dynasty (1292), five towns in the northeastern of Huating County were divided to establish Shanghai County and the county government was settled in Shanghai town.

In 1553, Shanghai built the walls to fight against the invasions