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EXPLORE SHANGHAI
Bold, brash Shanghai is China's glamour city, where the faded
glory of its treaty port history exists hand-in-glove with a soaring
skyline and a brilliant future. Prepare to be dazzled.
Spoil of the Opium Wars, Shanghai was opened to trade in 1842 and subsequently carved up
into concessions by foreigners from around the world - an experiment that gave the city its
global soul, its thirst for progress and its knack for international commerce. However, such for-
eign dominance also created a cauldron for resentment, and the Chinese Communist Party
held its first meeting here in 1921. Revolution marched alongside old Shanghai's decadent
ways, finally winning over the city in May 1949. Since the beginning of the era of 'reform and
opening up' in 1978, Shanghai has been on a vast growth trajectory, transforming its skyline
and economy, building, booming and innovating. The result? A truly global city for the 21st
century.
