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City of sin and decadent exoticism in the 1920s and 1930s, theatre of vicious conflict during wartime and Japanese invasions, cradle of Chinese Communism but neglected during the Cultural Revolution, and inspiration for lurid novels, films and cocktails - Shanghai is probably the most evocative city for an outsider in the whole of China.
Beijing may be more mysterious but Shanghai offers a headier brew of half-digested, semi-mythical images and preconceptions. For the second city of the world's oldest surviving ancient civilisation, Shanghai is surprisingly new.
The Yu Gardens in Shanghai's Old Town is all that remains of the city's pre-colonial past. Colonialism is visible in the period architecture of the former French Concession, as well as the grand old buildings along the riverfront Bund and dotted around People's Square.
Across the river from the original settlement of Puxi is Shanghai's future, the Pudong New Area, with its emblematic Orient Pearl Tower, soaring modern art-deco JinMao Tower and, topping the lot, the 101-floor World Financial Centre.
Easily China's richest city, Shanghai is now a blueprint for the country, one that developing cities across the country seek enviously to emulate - replete with hundreds of futuristic skyscrapers, glitzy restaurants, bars, hotels and levels of urban affluence, brand awareness and shopping savvy that compete with rival Asian cities such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok.
Related articlesCity of sin and decadent exoticism in the 1920s and 1930s, theatre of vicious conflict during wartime and Japanese invasions, cradle of Chinese Communism but neglected during the Cultural Revolution, and inspiration for lurid novels, films and cocktails - Shanghai is probably the most evocative city for an outsider in the whole of China.
Beijing may be more mysterious but Shanghai offers a headier brew of half-digested, semi-mythical images and preconceptions. For the second city of the world's oldest surviving ancient civilisation, Shanghai is surprisingly new.
The Yu Gardens in Shanghai's Old Town is all that remains of the city's pre-colonial past. Colonialism is visible in the period architecture of the former French Concession, as well as the grand old buildings along the riverfront Bund and dotted around People's Square.
Across the river from the original settlement of Puxi is Shanghai's future, the Pudong New Area, with its emblematic Orient Pearl Tower, soaring modern art-deco JinMao Tower and, topping the lot, the 101-floor World Financial Centre.
Easily China's richest city, Shanghai is now a blueprint for the country, one that developing cities across the country seek enviously to emulate - replete with hundreds of futuristic skyscrapers, glitzy restaurants, bars, hotels and levels of urban affluence, brand awareness and shopping savvy that compete with rival Asian cities such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok.
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