ShanghaiisthemostpopulouscityinChina.ThecityislocatedineasternChina,atthemiddleportionoftheChinesecoast,andsitsatthemouthoftheYangtzeRiver.Duetoitsrapidgrowthinthelasttwodecades,Shanghaihasagainbecomeoneoftheworld'sleadingcities,exertinginfluenceoverfinance,commerce,fashion,andculture.

　　Onceafishingandtextilestown,Shanghaigrewinimportanceinthe19thcenturyduetoitsfavourableportlocationandwasoneofthecitiesopenedtoforeigntradebythe1842TreatyofNanking.Thecitythenflourishedasacentreofcommercebetweeneastandwest,andbecameamultinationalhuboffinanceandbusinessinthe1930s.

　　After1990,theeconomicreformsintroducedbyDengXiaopingresultedinanintensere-developmentofthecity,aidingthereturnoffinanceandforeigninvestmenttothecity.Shanghaiisnowaimingtobeaglobalfinancehubandinternationalshippingcentreinthefuture,andispredictedtobecomeoneoftheworld'smainglobalfinancialcentres,rivallingLondonandNewYorkinthisregard.

　　ShanghaiisalsoapopulartouristdestinationrenownedforitshistoricallandmarkssuchasTheBundandYuyuanGarden,anditsextensiveyetgrowingPudongskyline.IthostedtheWorldExpoin2010,attracting73millionvisitors.Itisdescribedasthe"showpiece"oftheboomingeconomyofChina.

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