Shanghai is called the Pearl of the Orient. What are the main features of Shanghai's historical development since modern times?

1, population migration from other provinces. From the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties to the early years of the Republic of China, it has always been the political, economic and cultural center of Shanghai and the most densely populated area in Shanghai. From 65438 to the 1920s and 1930s, Shanghai gradually developed into "the largest city in the Far East", during which the number of immigrants far exceeded that of the aborigines who lived here for generations.

2. Since the opening of Shanghai, the entry of new western ideas and thoughts has been the window for new western ideas and thoughts to enter modern China. Various new figures set up and run newspapers, magazines, publishing institutions and other cultural undertakings here.

3. The establishment of the Concession made Shanghai develop into a national economic and financial center. 19 12 years later, Shanghai's concession was like a country within a country, enjoying a special peace. Even, the concession further accelerated its economic and demographic development.

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Shanghai belonged to the State of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. The Warring States period belonged to Yue State and Chu State successively. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Shanghai Beach was the fief of Shen Jun, the king of Chu, so it was called "Shen". In the Jin Dynasty, because fishermen created a fishing tool "Hu", the place where the river flowed into the sea was called "Hu", so the lower reaches of Songjiang were called "Hu", and later it was changed to "Hu", so Shanghai was called "Shanghai" for short.

In the tenth year of Tang Tianbao (AD 75 1 year), Shanghai belonged to Huating County (now Songjiang District). In the second year of Chunhua in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 99 1 year), due to the continuous shallow siltation in the upper reaches of Songjiang, the coastline moved eastward, and it was inconvenient for large ships to get in and out, so foreign ships had to berth at Shanghai Pu, a tributary of Songjiang (Huangpu River near the Bund to Shiliupu today).

In the third year of Xianchun in the Southern Song Dynasty (AD 1267), he set up a town in Shanghai Puxi Bank, named "Shanghai Town". In the 29th year of Yuan Dynasty (AD 1292), the central government set aside Shanghai Town from Huating County and approved the establishment of Shanghai County, marking the beginning of the establishment of Shanghai.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Modern History of Shanghai