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Definition: Shanghai from Philip's Encyclopedia

City-port in SE China, 22km (13mi) from the Yangtze (Changjiang) delta, the largest city in China. By the Treaty of Nanking (1842), Shanghai opened to foreign trade, stimulating economic growth. The USA, Britain, France, and Japan all held their own areas of the city. Occupied by the Japanese in 1937, it returned to China at the end of World War 2, and fell to the communists in 1949. Industries: textiles, steel, chemicals, publishing, rubber products, farm machinery, shipbuilding, financial services. Pop. (2005) 12,665,000.

Shanghai

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Largest urban settlement and mainland port in China, on the East China Sea in Jiangsu province, on the Huangpu and Wusong rivers, 24 km/15 mi from the Chang Jiang estuary; population (2010) 22,315,500. The municipality of Shanghai, which has the status of a province, answering directly to the central government, has an area of 5,800 sq km/2,239 sq mi; population (2000 est) 16,740,000. Shanghai is one of the largest seaports in the world and is China's principal commercial and financial centre, as well as being a major centre of industry. Textiles, paper, chemicals, steel, vehicles, agricultural machinery, precision instruments, and flour are produced; other industries include vegetable-oil milling, shipbuilding, and oil refining. History Founded as a fishing village in the 11th century, and a county town in 1292, Shanghai grew important after 1842 when it was opened to foreign trade under the Treaty of Nanjing. Much of its large foreign community lived in the International Settlement, …
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Shanghai has fascinated and intrigued the world for the last quarter century. China’s largest city has “exploded” onto the global stage with its dramatic growth and transformation since 1990. It is historically unprecedented that Shanghai has grown from an already megacity of 13 million people in…
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One of the world's best seaports, located in eastern China. China's largest and richest city, Shanghai has been at the center of political, economic, and military events for almost two centuries. While often portrayed in Western literature as merely a fishing village before the Treaty of Nanjing in…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(shăng'hī', shäng'hī'), city and municipality (2010 pop. 23,019,148), in, but independent of, Jiangsu prov., E China, on the Huangpu (Whangpoo) River where it flows into the Chang (Yangtze) estuary. It is an independent unit (2,400 sq mi/6,218 sq km) administered directly by the central government. …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Largest urban settlement and mainland port in China, on the East China Sea in Jiangsu province, on the Huangpu and Wusong rivers, 24 km/15 mi from the Chang Jiang estuary; population (2010) 22,315,500. The municipality of Shanghai, which has the status of a province, answering directly to the…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Municipality with provincial status (pop., 2006 est.: city, 11,283,714; 2009 est.: municipality, 18,880,000), east-central China . The municipality, on the East China Sea , is bordered by Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and has an area of 2,400 sq mi (6,200 sq km). The city is located on the Huangpu…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
City and seaport, E China, on Huangpu River 13 mi. (21 km.) from its mouth, 150 mi. (241 km.) SE of Nanjing; pop. (2000c) 16,407,734; constitutes a special administrative unit; one of China's leading ports, with extensive harbor facilities; a major commercial and manufacturing center, producing…
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1972 A Joint Communiqué was issued in Shanghai on February 27, 1972, by the United States and China on the occasion of President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China. The Shanghai Communiqué would officially break the cycle of antagonism between the two countries and would be the…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
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From Cultural Studies: Holidays Around the World
Founded in 1933, the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) is regarded as a major international event in East Asia, and reflects China's growing economic and cultural status in the early 21st century. Taking place in Shanghai each June, the festival hosts four main programs. Most notable is…
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From Encyclopedia of Chinese-American Relations
A monumental diplomatic document signed by U.S. President Richard Nixon and China's Premier Zhou Enlai and announced in Shanghai on February 28, 1972 at the end of Nixon's week-long visit in China. It marked a turning point in Sino-American relations after more than twenty-two years of mutual…
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