Shanghai

- Country: China
- Language spoken: Mandarin, ShanghaineseFrommer's: Shanghai Fast Facts
- Population: 18.45 million (2007)Xinhua News Agency: Population in Shanghai: 18.45 million and still growing (December 7, 2007)
- Currency: Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
- Country code: +86Frommer's: Shanghai Fast Facts
- Area code: 021Frommer's: Shanghai Fast Facts
- Time zone: China Standard Time
- Airport code: PVGWorld Airport Codes: Pu Dong Airport (PVG)
- Began as an administrative district called Huating County founded in 751 ADOfficial City Site: History of Shanghai - Founding of the City
- Climate: Humid subtropical

Shanghai is both the largest city in China and the country's financial center.Wcities: Shanghai Fun Facts Wcities: Shanghai Historical Background
History

Shanghai was a "sleepy fishing village" until 1842, when its location along the Yangtze River made it a crucial port during the Opium Wars.Wcities: Shanghai Historical Background
After the war, the French, British and Americans settled in Shanghai, which later established the city as a "cosmopolitan destination."Wcities: Shanghai Historical Background
Shanghai lost its place as China's economic center when the country fell under Mao Zedong's Communist rule in 1949. Reforms in the 1990s allowed the city to flourish again both economically and culturally.Wcities: Shanghai Historical Background

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