SHANGHAI

Shanghai

Shanghai

A Brief History Shanghai doesn’t have the long history

that most of China’s major cities have.Until the 1800’s, it was really just a small

town on the coast.

Concession Era1842:The British establish a concession by

forced treaty with the Qing Dynasty after China loses the first Opium War. Concessions were governed by the occupying country and were untouchable by Chinese law. The French, Americans and Japanese soon followed the British in establishing territories in Shanghai.

WWII1930’s and 40’s:Shanghai grew into the jewel of Asia. But

WWII hit Shanghai hard. 1st, Japan bombed and invaded Shanghai. 2nd, The concession era comes to an end and communism takes control of China and the city by 1949.

Shanghai booms again1978:The advent of Deng Xiaopeng's open door

policy allowed a commercial revival to take place in Shanghai.

Created Special Economic Zones for foreign companies

1978: China is the 32nd largest exporter1989: China is the 13th largest exporterPresent: China is 1st!

Today, changes are still happening2013:Shanghai Free Trade Zone is created

How can we see this history?The Bund

How can we see this history?Across from The Bund

What else will we see?World Financial CenterOne of the tallest buildings in the

world!

What else will we see?Yu Yuan Garden