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Shanghai————A modern city
Today, I will bring you to appreciate the charm of Shanghai. Before we arriving at our destination, please let me introduce Shanghai briefly to all of you.Shanghai, located at the outlet of the Yangtze River into the East China Sea, has 16 districts and one county, built in 1291. The total territory is 6340.5 square kilometers with a population of almost 25 million. Shanghai’s terrain is high in East and low in West, with a dense river network. The main rivers are Huangpu River and its tributary Suzhou Creek. The climate of Shanghai is the north subtropical monsoon climate. It is winter now, when spring comes, we can see Shanghai’s city flower-the white magnolia, which symbolizes full of vitality. Over one thousand years ago, Shanghai was only a fishing village on the fresh watershed, where the fishermen caught fish with a kind of device called Hu, from which the short name of Shanghai was derived.
Following, the first Opium War ended in 1842, Shanghai became a Treaty Port opening to foreign trade and residence, and it opened officially in 1843. Later, Shanghai began a long-time defense to foreign aggression and anti-Qing struggle. Tens of thousands patriotic personage …show more content…

Xintiandi is located in the city centre, south of Huaihai Road, Huangbeinanlu and Madang Road between 30,000 square meters of land, adjacent to Huangbeinanlu Station and the North,South, East and West of the intersection of an elevated road. The project is the construction of a new era of tradition and cultural life of the city tourist attractions, with its fusion of Chinese and Western, old and new combination of tone, Shanghai will be the traditional Shikumen Linong and full integration of contemporary new

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