HISTORY AND CULTURE

OF SHANGHAI.
History: Shanghai began to gain
importance as a city during the Han
Dynasty when fishing and the salt
industry began to develop. In 1074,
during the Song Dynasty Shanghai
was promoted from the category of
village, In the Yuan dynasty from 1292
until it officially became a city in 1297,
it was considered a mere district
administered by Songjiang prefecture.
LOCATION.
Located in the Yangtze River Delta, east coast of
China, Shanghai is approximately equidistant
between Beijing and Hong Kong. The entire
municipality consists of the peninsula between the
Yangtze River and Hangzhou Bay, Chongming
Island (the 3rd largest in China) and several small
islands. It limits to the north and the west with the
province of Jiangsu, to the south with Zhejiang and
to the east with the East China Sea. The Huangpu
River, a tributary of the Yangtze, divides the city
into two: on its western bank is the historic center,
Puxi, and on the eastern side there is the financial
district, Pudong.

Culture: Se distinguen tres etapas

fundamentales en la evolución cultural
de Shanghái: la anterior a la
finalización de la Segunda Guerra
Mundial culminada con la llegada al
poder del comunismo, la que
Shangai. 上
permaneció bajo la férrea vigilancia del
gobierno comunista y la posterior al
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dominio de estos.

a city of china.
中国的城市
INFORMATION OF THE
CITY.
Shanghai is one of the four
municipalities that, together with
the twenty-two provinces, five
autonomous regions and two
special administrative regions,
make up the People's Republic of
China. On the other hand,
Shanghai is the most populous
city in China and one of the most
populous in the world with more
than 20 million inhabitants.
Located in Eastern China,
Shanghai lies in the
Yangtze River delta,
centered on the coast of
China. East China Sea
and is administered at
the highest level with
the municipality
category of direct
control.
ACTIVITIES YOU CAN SHANGHAI TOURIST
DO IN SHANGHAI. PLACES.
 The Bund: Stroll across the EASTERN PEARL TOWER.
river and hallucinate with the Oriental Pearl Tower is a television tower
views. built in the Pudong district of the city of
 Old City: Meet the most Shanghai.
traditional China.
 Pudong: Transporting to the
future in the newest district of
Shanghai.
 Fuixing Park: Playing
Badminton or doing Tai Chi.
 French Concession: A piece of
Paris in Shanghai.
 Going out for drinks: Have
fun at night in the city.
THE YUYUAN GARDEN.
 The Maglev: Climb the fastest
train in the world. The Yuyuan Garden of the city of Shanghai
 The Shanghai Museum: is one of the most famous gardens in the
Learning about traditional People's Republic of China.
Chinese.