History of Shanghai,China
Shanghai began as a fishing village in the 11th century,but by the mid-18th century it was an important area for growing cotton and by the 1800s it was becoming the largest city in China.Foreigners came into Shanghai due to foreign trade after the Opium Wars.The British,along with the Americans and French,were allowed to live in certain territorial zones without being under the Chinese laws.As a result of all the foreigners,Shanghai became greatly influenced by Western culture,but things changed dramatically after Communism took over.
During the 1900s,opium sales along with the gambling and prostitution that went with it brought in very big profits.After the end of Shanghai's subjugation by the Japanese,the Nationalist Chinese government was given control of the city.The foreigners no longer had control and by 1949,Shanghai was transformed by the Communist Chinese government.
As the foreigners left,the businesses that were left behind were one by one taken over by the government.After losing ground during the Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976,Deng Xiaopeng's open door policy allowed for the advancement back to being an international force in business and finance.
Then in 1990s,Pudong developed quickly
to become a new financial region in the east
part of Shanghai.Shanghai will host the World
Expo in 2010.
上海历史上,中国上海开始作为渔村的11世纪,但在十八世纪中叶是一个重要的棉花种植面积和它的年代已成为中国最大的城市.外国人来到上海后,由于外贸鸦片战.英国与美国和法国,让生活在某些地区的领土不受到中国法律.由于所有的外国人,上海成为西方文化的影响很大,但事情发生了巨大的变化后,共产主义接管.在一九零零年,随着销售鸦片赌博和卖淫,带着它带来很大的利润.结束上海的'征服了日本国民,中国政府正考虑对城市的控制权.外国人控制,不再有1949年将是上海的中共政府.外国人留下的,商家留下一个个被政府接管.经过处于下风文革从1966至1976年,邓小平邓小平的开放政策使'为促进回到作为国际商业及金融力量.然后在90年代后,上海浦东发展迅速,成为一个新的经济区域是上海东方.上海将主办2010年世界博览会.
