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Shanghai is China's largest city and an important commercial center in Asia. The city has a population of 13.5 million inhabitants (2133 inhabitants / km ²). Together with Shenzhen and Guangzhou is the economic engine of China.
Shanghai is the financial and economic center of China, although economic reforms only began in 1992, approximately 10 years after other Chinese cities or provinces. China is the gateway to the world.
Called the "Paris of the East" or "Queen of the Orient", Shanghai is China's largest city and an important commercial center in Asia. Along Guangyhou Shenyhen and is the economic engine of China. In translation, Shanghai means "sea."
Shanghai was not always called such. Until the Sui Dynasty, was appointed village Huating. Under the Tang dynasty, became the prefecture Huating before give it its current name in the Song dynasty. Given its strategic location at the mouth of Yangtze Jiang River in central China, and proximity to cities with a rich tradition of handicraft (Suzhou, Hangzhou), Shanghai quickly became an important commercial city.
When the power came the Chinese Communist Party, the city was considered a symbol of capitalism and entered a period of "hibernation" is almost forgotten by everyone. Following Deng Xiaoping's reforms, the city was again put in value.
Shanghai is the largest urban construction site in the world. A giant model of the city is visible in a special building in People's Square. Currently, the city already boasts more than 640 skyscrapers, while another 300 are under construction, mostly in the new Pudong district.
The city was first in the world and a Maglev Train Service (magnetic levitation), which now connects Pudong International Airport and Long Yang station in 8 minutes for a distance of 30 km.
Shanghai | Shanghai is China's largest city and an important commercial center in Asia. The city has a population of 13.5 million inhabitants (2133 inhabitants / km ²). Together with Shenzhen and Guangzhou is the economic engine of China
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