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• President Eisenhower’s vision• 30 Years’ friendship • San Francisco rolls out the red carpet for Shanghai• World Expo embraces San Francisco• @ Asian Art Museum

The Very First US – China Links:1.

1979 – San Francisco | Shanghai Sister City “friendship” relationship was formed (S.F.S.S.C.)

Where is Shanghai?2.● “Pearl of the Orient” | “Paris of the Orient”

● Port of Shanghai, largest cargo port in the world

● Largest city in China; largest city proper in the world

● Gateway to the World; Gateway to China

6,165 miles 14 hours direct flight

Donghai (East Ocean) Bridge, Shanghai - HangzhouDonghai (East Ocean) Bridge, Shanghai - Hangzhou

20.2 miles. The longest cross sea bridge in the world, until Hangzhou Bay Bridge took over in 2008.20.2 miles. The longest cross sea bridge in the world, until Hangzhou Bay Bridge took over in 2008.

The BundThe Bund

• Majority: Han, 99%• 53 of 55 official ethnic minorities are represented: 1%• Religion: Buddhism/Taoism 98% Islam 1% Christianity 1% • Most live in condos and apartments• Single-house communities are still emerging• Multi-generation households very common• Highest income in the country• Attendance rate of school age children is 99.99%

Shanghai People3.● Population: 20 million (2009) | SF: 809,000 (2008)

● Density: 7,070.3 / sq mi | SF: 16,634.4 / sq mi

● Area: 2,717 sq mi | SF: 231.92 sq mi

● Gender (M:F): 2:1 | SF: 1.1 : 1

Yao Ming >> NBA Player

>> Owner of Shanghai Sharks basketball team

Tan Yuan Yuan >> Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet

>> Top 100 of the 20th Century

>> The only Chinese principal ballet dancer in North America

Joan Chen>> Award winning actress, director, writer and producer

>> “Last Emperor”

>> “Twin Peaks”

>> “Heaven and Earth”

>> “Lust, Caution”

>> “Autumn in New York”

Jay Xu >> Director, San Francisco Asian Art Museum

James Fang >> BART Board President

>> Chairman of the San Francisco-Shanghai Sister City Committee

Alleyway Culture (longtang)4.

● Product of East meeting West

● Closely knit communities

● Mix of residential and commercial establishments

Upcoming Financial Center of the World5.● From 1842 Nanking Treaty to prosperity in 1930’s

● Reform and open-up-to-the-world in the 1980’s

● Height of economic development and growth in the 1990’s

● Shanghai Stock Exchange: largest in China; top 10 in the world

● Double digit annual GDP growth since 1992

Politics – “The Dual System”6.

● 1921

● 1927

● 1950’s

● 1960’s

● 1970’s

1980’s

1990’s

21st Century

CN Communist Party born CN Communist Party born

Shanghai MassacreShanghai Massacre

““Giant Leap” MovementGiant Leap” Movement

““Cultural Revolution”Cultural Revolution”

Down of “Gang of Four”Down of “Gang of Four”

““The Shanghai Clique” The Shanghai Clique”

Rise of Chinese Capitalism Rise of Chinese Capitalism

The way of the comradeThe way of the comrade

vs.vs.

The way of the citizen The way of the citizen

Let’s Speak Shanghainese7.

“Must know” words that turn strangers into friends

A LA >> [ a la carte] Zei Wei >> [Zen Way]

再会

阿拉

我们

WeWe Meet You Meet You

AgainAgain

Foreign Businesses in Shanghai8.

● 1844 --- 50 foreigners in Shanghai

• Mitsubishi

• Motorola

• General Motors

• Nestle

• McDonald

• KFC

• Hyatt

• Volkswagen

● 2009 --- 100,000 registered foreign residents● 2007 --- 860 companies on Shanghai Stock Exchange

Roadside Service in Shanghai9.

● 46500 RMB, or US$6,838

● 900,000 and 300,000

● 10 million

● Anchang and Jiuyuan

Anchang

[safe and happy]

One of the two major towing companies in

Shanghai

Bid for a car license plate# cars in

the streetPrivately owned vehicles

# of bikes in Shanghai

Bus

Taxi Cars

Moped

- The first commercial high speed maglev linemaglev line in the world - Top speed tested: 311 mph

From Walnut Creek to SF International Airport via maglev train:

about 8 minutes8 minutes

Auto Insurance10.● Market share: 70% of the nation

● Foreign insurance companies spread China-wide from Shanghai

● Local insurers: Ping An, Pacific and AIAC

● Car insurance and maintenance typically cost $3,000 a year

with fewer but similar coverages to those in the US.

2009 Shanghai 2009 Shanghai Auto ShowAuto Show

(Shanghai produces

1/3 of the country’s sedans)

Property / Home Insurance11.● The largest casualty insurance company in China is state owned.

● China Pacific Insurance Group is the second largest, after People's Insurance Company of China Holdings Company

● Typical content insurance is for “ex pat” or foreign employees relocating to Shanghai

• Unique homeownership before and after the 1990’s

• Insurance is still a relative new concept.

• True homeownership in Shanghai is debatable.

Qi Pao = Mandarin Gown12.● Manchurian origin | Shanghai “perfection”

● Western influence in the 1920’s; influence the West in the 20th Century

Extra

12.Extra !!! Who rules the web after Goole left town?

Property / Home Insurance13. Shanghai TV Tower

14. Venice of the Orient

15. Yu Garden

16. Shanghai Financial Center

17. Science & Technology Museum

18. Nan Jing Road

19. Indoor Ski Field

2010 World Expo20.

● The 3rd largest world event

● 2010 Theme: Better City – Better Life

● Largest attendance in history: 70 million visitors

● “Coming out party” for Shanghai

● Last one was in 1920. San Francisco hosted in 1917.

● Shanghai is going green

"Since the first Expo in London "Since the first Expo in London in1851, world fairs have given in1851, world fairs have given

visitors a taste of the future and visitors a taste of the future and the progress of human societies. the progress of human societies. The Shanghai Expo follows this The Shanghai Expo follows this

historic legacy and is offering us historic legacy and is offering us

a glimpse of a greener future."a glimpse of a greener future."

- Achim Steiner

UN Under-Secretary-General

UNEP Executive Director

Shanghai Expo – Performance CenterShanghai Expo – Performance Center

U S P a v i l l i U S P a v i l l i o no n

USA Pavilion

Opening Night Shanghai Expo

Opening Night Shanghai Expo

World Expo Center

China Pavilion

Fireworks over the Huang Pu River

UK Pavilion

Spain Pavilion – animated giant baby

Iceland Pavilion – Eyjafjallajokull volcano

Kyrgyzstan Pavilion

Taiwan Pavilion

Poland Pavilion

Korea Pavilion

Singapore Pavilion

Canada Pavilion

Swiss Pavilion

Finland Pavilion

UAE Pavilion

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Now let’s talk about

food

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS439NAWBsU

8 Treasure Sticky Rice

Yang Cheng Lake Furry Crab

Moon Cake

5th Day

of

The

5th Month

Zong Zi

Chinese Donut - You Tiao Tang Yuan – Sesame Rice Balls

Steam Dumplings “XLB” by Yelp users

“Wide Smiles” Sesame Balls

Sautéed Rice Cake

Jade Pork Pagoda

Drunken Chicken

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v--6EDZISy0

Source:

Internet research

Wikipedia

China tourism websites

Web pictures

News media photos of Shanghai Expo

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