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1265-127463400.06%,4103.4200060Shanghaiisoneoftheworld'slargestseaportsandamongChina'sbiggestindustrial,commercial,financialandshippingcenters.Hereyouwillseetheworld'sfastestmeansoflandtransportation,themaglevtrain,andthetallesttowerinAsia,theOrientalPearlTower,markingmetaphoricallythespeedandheightofShanghai.Withitsdeepeningeconomicreform,thiscity,formerlycrownedasthefinancial,economicandtradehuboftheFarEast,isplayingaleadingroleinboostingeconomicdevelopmentintheYangtzeRiverDelta.Meanwhile,ShanghaihasattractmillionsofChineseandoverseastouristswithitsuniquecharm.Asaninternationalmetropolis,Shanghaiprovidesdirectflightstomorethan60citiesintheworld.!2050KnowntotheworldastheOrientalPearl,ShanghaiisChina'smajoreasterngatetotheoutsideworld.AsearlyastheTangandSongdynasties,ShanghaifunctionedasaforeigntradeportinEastChinaandhadmercantiletieswithJapan,KoreaandSoutheastAsia.DuringthereignsofEmperorQianlong(1736-1796)andEmperorJiaqing(1796-1821)oftheQingDynasty,ShanghaiturnedintoanavigationhubandmetropolisinsoutheastChina,whichattractednumerousmerchantsandcountlessshipstotheHuangpuRiver.Whataspectacleofprosperityduringthatperiod!Inthe1950s,ShanghaireplacedGuangzhouasChina'sforeigntradecenterandhasremainedsoeversince.6Today,thiswell-knowninternationalporthasdevelopedintoChina'simportantcenterofeconomy,finance,trade,shipping,scienceandtechnology,informationandculture.ThelastfewyearshaveseenarapidupgradingofShanghai'sindustrialsectorasawhole,ledbyPudong,whichisbestcapturedbytheemergenceofsixpillarindustries:theautomakingindustry,theelectronics-informationindustry,thesteel-makingindustry,thepetrochemicalandfinechemicalindustry,thehomeelectricalappliancesandthebioengineeringandpharmaceuticalindustry.Rejuvenatingthecitybyrelyingonscienceandeducation,invigoratingthecitybyrelyingontalentsandstrivingtobuildaclusterofmodern,world-classserviceindustries--thesehavenotonlybecometheconsensusoftheShanghaipeople,butalsoturnedfromrhetorictoaction.70OneofthenotedhistoricandculturalcitiesinChina,Shanghaihasover70sitesofhistoricalinterestandculturalrelicsundertheprotectionofthestateandthemunicipalgovernments,whichbestrepresentthedistinctivecharacteristicsofShanghairegionalculture.Meanwhile,Shanghaiisacherishedparadiseforgourmets,whomayfindthemselvesfrequentingthemanythousandsofrestaurantsthatserveacompletelistofChina'smajorwell-knowncuisines,suchasShandong,Sichuan,Cantonese,Yangzhou,Fujiantraditions,tonamejustafew.Inaddition,youmayeasilyfindyourwaytothosecompetingforeignfoodrestaurantsfeaturingFrench,Russian,Italian,British,German,Spanish,Japanese,KoreanandIndiancuisines.Ontopofthat,authenticMuslimandvegetarianfoodsmayverywellsatisfythepalateofthosereligiousenthusiastsandinterestedindividuals.KnownastheExhibitionoftheWorld'sArchitecture,ShanghaihasacompletecollectionofbuildingswithdifferentarchitecturalstylesalongtheBundandelsewhereinthecity.TheCenturyPark,ShanghaiScience&TechnologyMuseum,theJinmaoBuilding,theInternationalConventionCenter,DongfangArtsCenterandtheOrientalPearlTowerinPudong,flankedbythemagnificentNanpuandYangpubridges,whichareconnectedbythecity'selevatedinnerbeltway,theShanghaiMuseum,ShanghaiGrandTheaterandShanghaiUrbanPlanningExhibitionCenterstandingonthePeople'sSquare--allthesebringthecityofShanghaiabrand-newlook.Themulti-tieredtransportationsystemofsubway,lightrailway,elevatedexpresswayandthemaglevtrainroutehascontributedtothecity'smoreconvenientandefficienttraffic.Shanghaiisalsoatouristdestinationthatboastsquiteafewtouristattractionsandholidayresorts,includingSheshanStateHolidayResort,DianshanLakeScenicArea,theSunIslandHolidayResort.theWorldGarden,theDreamlandandtheWildlifeZoo.EveryyearShanghaihostsavarietyoftouristfestivals,suchasthe]NewYear'sGreetingBell-StrikingattheLonghuaTempleontheeve:IoftheChineseNewYear,theLonghuaTempleFair,thePeachBlossomFestivalinNanhuiDistrictandtheInternationalTeaCultureFestivalinspring,ShanghaiHuangpuTouristFestivalinautumnandShanghaiSweetOsmanthusFestival.RecentyearshavewitnessedthemushroomingofmanynewinternationalfestivalsinShanghai,suchastheShanghaiInternationalFilmFestival,theShanghaiInternationalArtFestival,theShanghaiInternationalCostumeFestival,andtheShanghaiInternationalBeerFestival.ThesefascinatingfestivalswithdistinctiveShanghairegionalcultureattractnumerousparticipatingtouristsfrombothhomeandabroad.Shanghaicultureistheresultofcombiningtheculturesofthesouthandthenorthandmeltingtheculturesoftheeastandwest.Theseaadmitshundredsofriversforitscapacitytohold.Shanghai'sgreattoleranceoriginatesfromitshistoryofsufficientopening-up.TherapidriseofShanghaiowessomuchtoChina'sreformandopeningtotheoutsideworld.2090Initshistoricaldevelopment,ShanghaibecameasmalltownintheSongDynasty,acountyintheYuanDynasty,awalledcityintheMingDynasty.ShanghaiisbynomeansashiningstaramongthenumerousbrightstarsofChina'sfamousancientcities,comparablewithnodistantcitieslikeXi'an,KaifengandLuoyang,norwiththenearcitieslikeNanjing,SuzhouandHangzhou.Shanghaiaccelerateditsdevelopmentatanunusualspeedafteritwasopentotheouts