How brilliant was Shanghai during the Republic of China?

Very brilliant, known as Paris of the East. Through the data, we can see how brilliant Shanghai was at that time:

From the perspective of urban population and hardware scale: 193 1 year, the population of Shanghai is 3 1 1 10,000, ranking first in the country and fifth in the world; 1949 when Wuhan was liberated, the population of the three towns in Wuhan was only1020,000, while Shanghai was 5 million at that time. 1937, Shanghai's power generation 1 1 100 million kwh, accounting for 45.5% of the country's total power generation.

As exaggerated as the city size is Shanghai's economic strength: 1933, Shanghai's industrial output value was 730 million, accounting for about 66% of the national 12 industrial city output value; Tianjin, which ranks second, has only 74 million. In 1930s, Shanghai was the largest gold trading center in Asia and the third largest securities trading market in the world.

At the same time, China's first sound film "The Singing Girl Red Peony" was also shot by Shanghai Star Company. During this period, the films released in Shanghai almost monopolized the whole China film market.

Detailed introduction:

During this period, Shanghai was at the forefront of the intersection of Chinese and Western civilizations. People wear fashionable clothes, men wear suits and ties, and it is common for women to wear cheongsam, long skirts and stockings. Planes, cars and trams facilitate the travel of Shanghai residents. You can buy LU ZHOU LAO JIAO CO.,LTD Co., Ltd., "Watsons" brand electric fans and "Camel" brand cigarettes in Shanghai, and you can buy any goods from China and even the whole world.

With a large number of westerners doing business and settling in Shanghai, there are English, Greek, Gothic and Russian styles. Western-style buildings with different styles have sprung up in Shanghai, forming a unique style in China. Before liberation, the urban construction area of Shanghai had reached 86 square kilometers.