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Shanghai: 

It's the most populous city proper in the world, but Shanghai is a relative youngster by Chinese standards.

Perched1 on the Yangtze Delta on China's eastern coast, Shanghai is approximately equidistant from Hong Kong and Beijing. European traders early recognized the strategic advantages of the location. Having occupied the city during the First Opium War, the British forced the Qing government to open Shanghai as one of several treaty ports in 1842. A further unequal treaty granted concessions to European powers and the U.S. in the city. By the early 20th century, Shanghai was establishing itself as the most important port in Asia.

Shanghai's "ocean style" culture has been influenced by the ebb and flow of immigrants over the years. The city is associated with modernity in Chinese eyes as many significant technological and intellectual developments have taken place there.

The strongest evidence of Shanghai's diversity can be found in its architecture. From the eclecticism of the Bund, to its skyscrapers, the city boasts an incredible range of styles. A construction boom in the 1920-30s left Shanghai with one of the world's largest collections of Art Deco buildings. Meanwhile, more recently, Shanghai's futuristic cityscape has turned the city into a mecca for the cyberpunk movement.


上海：東西交織的經濟之星

上海雖然是全球人口最多的城區，但從中國的標 準來看，卻相對地年輕。

上海坐落在中國東岸的長江三角洲，到香港和到 北京的距離大致相等。歐洲貿易商很早就注意到這個 地點的戰略優勢。英國在第一次鴉片戰爭期間佔領上 海，強迫滿清政府在一八四二年開放此區為其中一座 通商口岸。另一個更進一步的不平等條約則是劃分租 界給歐洲列強和美國。到了廿世紀初，上海已成為亞 洲最重要的港口。

上海的「海派」文化多年來受到外來移民的消長 所影響。在中國人的眼中，上海與現代性息息相關， 因為許多重要的科技與知識進展都是在此發生。

上海多元化最有力的證據可在其建築裡找到。從 折衷派的外灘到城裡的摩天大樓，上海以一系列令人 驚嘆的風格為豪。一九二○至三○年代的建設熱潮則讓 上海擁有全球最大的裝飾風藝術建築群之一。同時， 近年來，上海的未來城市景觀已使其轉變成網際龐克 運動的朝聖之地。

資料來源：biz 互動英語電子報