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Introduction to Shanghai, China

Introduction to Shanghai, a famous historical and cultural city

Shanghai, referred to as “Shanghai”, is a provincial-level administrative region of the People’s Republic of China. Shanghai is the birthplace of the Communist Party of China, a national historical and cultural city, and the center of China’s economy, finance, trade, shipping, and technological innovation.

Shanghai is located in East China, between 120°52′-122°12′ east longitude and 30°40′-31°53′ north latitude. It is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River and faces the Japanese island of Kyushu across the East China Sea. The south is adjacent to Hangzhou Bay, and the north and west are connected with Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. The total area of ​​Shanghai is 6340.5 square kilometers.

Shanghai is located on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, the east coast of the Asian continent, the front edge of the Yangtze River Delta, the middle of the north-south arc coastline of China, and the alluvial plain of the Yangtze River Delta, with an average altitude of 4 meters. There are Tianma Mountain, Xue Mountain, Phoenix Mountain and other remnant hills in the west, and Tianma Mountain is the highest point in the land.

Shanghai spans the four major water systems of the Yangtze River Estuary, Dianshan Lake, Huangpu River and Wusong River, with rivers, rivers, lakes and ponds in the territory. Shanghai has a subtropical monsoon climate, mild and humid, with four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine and abundant rainfall.

Shanghai History and Culture

1. Dialect

Shanghai dialect is a dialect of Wu dialect, which belongs to the Wu dialect Taihu piece Suhujia small piece.

Shanghai dialect generally refers to Shanghai dialect, which is the mainstream common dialect of Shanghai that is widely used and recognized now. Songjiang local dialect is the basis of Shanghai dialect.

Shanghai dialect is a new urban Wu dialect formed by the natural integration of the accents of immigrants from all over the Wu dialect area on the basis of Songjiang dialect after the opening of Shanghai’s port. It has become the representative and common language of the Wu dialect area. Voice is greatly influenced by Ningbo and Suzhou, which are dominant among immigrants.

Wu dialect Shanghai dialect is the carrier of Shanghai culture and temperament, and an important foundation of Shanghai culture. Shanghai dialect has also become a representative symbol of Shanghai style like old houses, alleys, Shikumen, cheongsam, etc.

2. Diet

Shanghainese called this dish refers to the dishes with local flavor in Shanghai, and the characteristics can be summed up in thick oily red sauce (the oil is multi-flavored, the sugar is heavy, and the color is bright). The commonly used cooking methods are braised, simmered, and sugar-based. The taste is salty and sweet, and oily but not greasy.

Among the stir-fried dishes of this gang, the special dishes in the meat dishes include eel paste in oil, fried river prawns in oil, hairy crab in oil sauce, pan-roasted river eel, braised circles, bergamot belly, braised fish, braised chestnut chicken, etc., which truly reflects this gang. The characteristics of vegetable thick oily red sauce.

Shanghai vegetables have a variety of seasonal dishes according to the season. Malantou, shepherd’s purse, chicken feathers, Shanghai small rape, etc. are very refreshing. Citizens go early – Four King Kong: flatbread, fried dough sticks, rice cakes, bean curd paste.

3. Religion

Like the rest of mainland China, five religions in Shanghai are legal religions recognized by the Chinese government: Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism. There were many other religions in Shanghai, such as Judaism, Orthodox, Sikhism and so on.

4. Movies

The introduction of movies into China began in Shanghai. From 1896 to 1898, an American businessman showed short-term short films from the United States, France and other countries, such as “Russia The Emperor’s Travels to France, Beijing and Bali”, etc., and a movie advertisement was published in the “Declaration” at that time, which caused a sensation.

In 1931, Huaguang Films and Talking Film Company completed China’s first on-screen pronunciation film “Rain Over the Sky” in Japan. Before 1949, China’s film industry was basically concentrated in Shanghai, and there were about 200 film companies that had production activities in Shanghai.

5. TV

In 2001, Shanghai TV Station, Shanghai Oriental TV Station and Shanghai Cable TV Station merged to form Shanghai Oriental Media Group Co., Ltd. (SMG). The broadcasting business has also evolved from a single Shanghai People’s Broadcasting Station to many FM and AM stations with various contents.

Shanghai Oriental Media Group Co., Ltd. (SMG) also includes Shanghai People’s Broadcasting Station and Shanghai Oriental Broadcasting Station. In addition, there are Shanghai Education TV and Dragon TV, a satellite channel radiating the whole country and the world.

6. Opera

Shanghai-style burlesque emerged in the middle of the Anti-Japanese War, a new type of opera that was gradually formed by Shanghai’s “one-legged opera”, which was influenced by Chinese and foreign comedies, farces and local operas in the south of the Yangtze River. Because of dialect barriers, it is only popular in Wu dialect areas such as Shanghai, Southern Jiangsu, and Zhejiang. A burlesque performed by one person is called a “one-legged show”.

Shanghai Opera (also known as Shenqu in the past) is a local Shanghai opera sung in Shanghai dialect. Shanghai rap, Pudong storytelling, etc. are also Shanghai’s characteristic folk arts.

Suzhou Pingtan, Yue Opera and other operas in southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang have many audiences in Shanghai because of their similar language and culture to Shanghai.

7. Newspapers

Shenbao was founded in April 1872 and ceased publication in May 1949 when Shanghai was liberated. It is the earliest and oldest newspaper published in modern China. Xinmin Evening News, founded in 1929, is also an influential newspaper that distributes nationwide. Jiefang Daily and Wen Wei Po are government newspapers in Shanghai.

Newspapers in the current affairs category include: Morning News, Youth Daily, and Oriental Morning Post. Daily service newspapers include “Shanghai Week”, “Shenjiang Service Herald”, “Shanghai Wednesday”, “The Bund Pictorial” and so on.

Other well-known newspapers include: “Oriental Sports Daily”, “Shanghai Securities News”, “First Financial Daily”. English newspapers include “Shanghai Daily”, “Shanghai Star” and so on.

8. Exhibition

The number of exhibitions held in Shanghai ranks among the top in the country, and the total annual revenue from exhibitions accounts for nearly 50% of the country. The Shanghai International Auto Show is one of the largest auto shows in Asia, and the number of global debut cars of multinational companies ranks in the forefront of the country. ChinaJoy in Shanghai is one of the three largest interactive entertainment exhibitions in the world.

9. Music

Shanghai is one of the birthplaces of modern Chinese pop music. The Shanghai Conservatory of Music is the top music school in Asia. Shanghai’s pop music was once popular in Southeast Asia, and some songs were sung by American singers in English. Legend of leaderboard champions. A large number of popular songs such as Ye Lai Xiang, Ye Lai Xiang, He Ri Jun Come Again, Tian Ya Song Girl, Shanghai Beach, etc. have become immortal classics.

10. Festivals

Cultural festivals in Shanghai include Shanghai International Television Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, Shanghai International Arts Festival, Shanghai International Tourism Festival, Shanghai Spring International Music Festival, etc.

Shanghai TV Festival is the earliest international TV festival in China, founded in 1986. Founded in 1993, the Shanghai International Film Festival is one of the nine international A-category film festivals, with the highest award being the “Golden Goblet Award”.

11. Famous People

1. Literary circles: Lu Xun, Mao Dun, Ba Jin, Qu Qiubai, Chen Duxiu, Zhang Ailing, Qian Zhongshu, Ye Shengtao, Yu Qiuyu, Cao Yu, Hu Shi, Ji Xianlin, Liang Shiqiu, Zhu Ziqing, Li Shengjiao, Wang Anyi, Ni Kuang, Yishu, Chen Zilong, Fu Lei, Lu Ji , Qian Daxin, Su Qing.

2. Painting and Calligraphy: Xugu, Ren Yi, Wu Changshuo, Wang Gegui, Lu Yanshao, Cheng Shifa, Dai Xiaojing, Han Tianheng, Xie Zhiliu, Zhou Huijun, Dong Qichang, Chen Jiru, Shen Du, Ren Renfa, Cao Zhibai.

3. Film and television industry: Wang Xiaonong, Mei Lanfang, Zhou Xinfang, Shang Changrong, Cai Zhengren, Yue Meiti, Han Xue, Huang Yi, Liang Guyin, Li Bingshu, Ma Lili, Jiao Huang, Wang Rugang, Mao Shanyu, Sun Li, Feng Shaofeng, Yuan Xuefen, Fu Quanxiang, Qi Yaxian, An E, Ruan Lingyu, Wang Jiawei, Zhu Yuchen, Yang Ying, Hu Ge, Xie Jin, Sun Daolin, Zhao Dan, Chen Chong, Pan Hong, Lu Yi, Ma Yili, Zhang Ruifang, Qin Yi, Xi Meijuan, Tang Yan, Xu Zheng, Wu Lei, Yang Yang.

4. Military and political circles: Cai Tingkai, Jiang Guangnai, Xie Jinyuan, Yu Zhengsheng, Han Zheng, Li Erkang, Zhang Wentian, Chen Yun, Xu Jie, Xia Wanchun, Du Yuesheng, Gu Weijun, Sun Yuanhua, Song Ziwen.

5. Science and technology: Qian Weichang, Qian Xuesen, Xu Kuangdi, Huang Daopo, Xu Guangqi, Gao Kun.

6. Education: Sheng Xuanhuai, Li Linsi, Ma Xiangbo, Huang Yanpei, Pan Xulun.

7. Sports: Yao Ming, Liu Xiang, Xu Lijia, Wang Yihan, Li Qiuping, Xu Genbao, Wang Liqin, Fan Zhiyi.

8. Medical field: Qin Bowei, Xu Xiaopu, Chen Cunren, Lu Yuanlei, Xia Yingtang, Gu Bohua, Lu Shouyan, Wu Mengchao.

Fun Places in Shanghai

1. Historical buildings

Site of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China, Site of the Second Congress of the Communist Party of China, Peace Hotel, Huizhong Hotel, Paramount, Shanghai Art Museum, International Hotel, Daguang Cinema, Great World, Cathay Pacific Theater, Normandy Apartment, Xujiahui Catholic Church, Chinachem Apartment, Pillow Liu Apartment, Maeqi Grand Theater, Lanxin Grand Theater.

Broadway Building, Blackstone Apartment, Villa Mahler, Villa Sassoon, Shanghai Concert Hall, Garden Hotel, Pujiang Hotel, Xian Lesi, Notre Dame Cathedral, Shanghai Museum of Natural History, Little Red House, Xijiao Hotel, 1933 Laochangfang, Yongan Department Store, Edinburgh Apartments, YMCA.

Shanghai Arts and Crafts Museum, Daketang Pu’er Association, Sun Yat-sen’s Former Residence, Soong Ching Ling’s Former Residence, Lu Xun Memorial Hall, Jinmen Hotel, Hengshan Road, Shikumen Architectural Area in Jing’an District, Greater Shanghai Plan Core Area (former Municipal Government Building), Shanghai Library, Jiangwan Stadium.

Former site of Nishida Institute of Technology, former National Conservatory of Music (Shanghai Conservatory of Music), Airplane Building of China Aviation Association, Longhua Temple and Ancient Pagoda, former Hujiang University (Shanghai University of Science and Technology), Laoximen, Xiaonanmen, Henan Road Bridge, Waibaidu Bridge .

2. Modern architecture

Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Jinmao Tower, World Financial Center, Shanghai Tower, China Art Palace (former World Expo China Pavilion), World Expo Theme Pavilion, Shanghai International Finance Center, Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Grand Plaza 66, Zhengda Plaza, Shanghai Happy Valley, Mercedes-Benz Cultural Center (former World Expo Cultural Center), Shangjie, No. 8 Bridge, M50, Intelligent Manufacturing Bureau, Tonglefang, Shanghai Disneyland, National Convention and Exhibition Center.

3. Natural scenery

Sheshan National Forest Park, Dongtan Global Geopark, Dianshan Lake, Fengxian Bihai Jinsha Beach, Shanghai Wildlife Park, Shanghai Botanical Garden, Shanghai Century Park, Dishui Lake, Lujiazui Central Greenbelt.

4. Dining and shopping

Shanghai has food cultures from all over the world, classic and fashionable shopping and a strong commercial atmosphere. Western food brings together the flavors of more than 30 countries around the world. Chinese food brings together almost all local flavors in China. The famous food culture areas such as Old Town God Temple, Yunnan Road, Yellow River Road, Xianxia Road and so on.

Nanjing Road, the first commercial street in China, and the fashionable and elegant Huaihai Road are the most famous commercial streets in the whole country.