Shanghai: Down The Centuries

Title: Shanghai: Down The Centuries

Author: Song Chao, Jiao Yang

ISBN: 9787119040813

Edition: English

Publishing Date: 2006-01

Publishing House: Foreign Languages Press

Cover: P   Page: 322   Format: 16mo   

Introduction:

This book does not relate the entire history of how Shanghai became a modern metropolis over the course of a hundred years, nor does it go in for nostalgic reminiscences of "Old Shanghai." It focuses, instead, on the tremendous changes that have taken place in Shanghai since reform and opening-up, unfolding in pictures and text the source for all these changes, displaying the charm and magic of shanghai and its prospects for the future.

Content:

Shanghai and the Tides of Change
City of Charm
Living in Modern History
Convergence of Chinese and Western Cultures
Combining Trend and Tradition
Man and Nature in Harmony
Shanghainese Character
City Spirit
The Rebuilding of a Modern International Metropolis
Prosperity of Yesteryear
The"Four Centers"
Revitalizing the City through Science and Education
City Expansiom
Two Strides
Reconstrution of the Old City
Urbanization of the Outskirts
Better City,Better Life
Appendices