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The Dàjìng Gé Pavilion wall, which is the only remaining part of the Old City of Shanghai wall The history of Shanghai spans over a thousand years and closely parallels the development of modern China. Originally a small agricultural village, Shanghai developed during the late Qing dynasty (1644–1912) as one of China's principal trading ports. Although nominally part of China, in practice ...
1950 Chen Yi becomes Party Committee Secretary. Shanghai Women's Federation founded. [21] 1951 - Shanghai Shenhua Football Club formed. 1952 - Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Banking School, and Shanghai Chinese Orchestra founded. 1953 - Population: 6,204,417. [22] 1954 Ke Qingshi becomes Party Committee Secretary.
Shanghai tram, 1920s. On 11 July 1854 a committee of Western businessmen met and held the first annual meeting of the Shanghai Municipal Council (SMC, formally the Council for the Foreign Settlement North of the Yang-king-pang), ignoring protests of consular officials, and laid down the Land Regulations which established the principles of self-government.
By early 1980, the country had access to the equivalent of almost US$30 billion in foreign loans and credits termed through 1985. China also sought foreign capital by encouraging joint-venture projects between Chinese and foreign enterprises. But, in early 1986, foreign companies viewed China as a high-cost and high-risk investment area.
The Shanghai History Museum was established in 1983 as the "Shanghai History and Artefacts Exhibition Hall". [1] It first opened to the public on May 27, 1984, on the premises of the Shanghai Agriculture Exhibition. [1] The museum was moved to a new location (1286 Hong Qiao Road) and renamed to the "Shanghai History Museum" in 1991. [1]
The Shanghai Campaign was a series of battles fought between the nationalists and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1949 for the control of Shanghai, the largest city in China in the latter stage of the Chinese Civil War, and resulted in the city being taken over by the communists, who enjoyed numerical superiority.
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The novel describes a utopian vision of Shanghai in 1950, hosting a grand exposition for nations from around the world. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In the Republic of China era , Sun Yat-sen wrote a series of three works collectively known as the Plan for National Reconstruction [ zh ] .