History Of Shanghai
The history of Shanghai spans over a thousand years and closely parallels the development of modern China. Originally a small agricultural village, Shanghai developed during the late Qing dynasty (1644–1912) as one of China's principal trading ports. Although nominally part of China, in practice foreign diplomats controlled the city under the policy of extraterritoriality. Since the economic reforms of the early 1990s the city has burgeoned to become one of Asia's major financial centers and the world's busiest container port. Early Era Around 6000 BCE, only the western part of the Shanghai region encompassing today's Qingpu, Songjiang and Jinshan districts were dry land formed by lacustrine silting from ancient Lake Tai. The modern Jiading, Minhang and Fengxian districts emerged around 1,000 BC while the downtown area remained underwater. The earliest Neolithic settlements known in this area date to the Majiabang culture (50003300 BCE). This was overlapped by ...
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Dajing Ge Wall
Dajing may refer to: * Dajing, Zhejiang (大荆镇), a town in Yueqing, Zhejiang Province, China () * Dajing, Miluo (大荆镇), a town in Miluo City, Hunan province * Dajing River, China () * Dajing Station, Beijing, China () * Dajing, Guangdong Province, China () {{geodis ...
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