Shanghai 2040: The Phoenix of the Yangtze - How China's Gateway City Reinvented Urban Civilization

The Huangpu River mirrors Shanghai's dual personality - its western bank preserves the Gothic, Renaissance and Art Deco landmarks of the Bund, frozen in 1930s glamor, while the eastern shore erupts in the crystalline geometries of Pudong's ever-evo

Shanghai, China: Gateway to the Orient

Historical SignificanceShanghai's history dates back over two millennia, but it was in the 19th century that the city began to take on its modern form. The Treaty of Nanking in 1842, which ended the First Opium War, forced China to open several po