Preface to The Terrible Shanghainese

Shanghai, a city with short history and rich connotation. Four distinct seasons, abundant rain and pleasant climate are her godsend opportunities; Jinjiang's geographical advantage is the sea, vast hinterland, dense river network and fertile land. Her humanistic spirit is eclecticism, learning from others' strengths, incorruptibility and elegance, harmony between man and nature, and keeping pace with the times. Shanghai is a typical immigrant city: the first generation of immigrants are foreigners from Europe, who first opened up this small fishing village in Shanghai; The second generation of immigrants are Jiangsu and Zhejiang people in the neighboring areas, and they are the prototype of Shanghai people's spirit. The third generation of immigrants are new immigrants from all over the world. Since the opening of 1843, Shanghai has risen rapidly and become the "four centers": China's international business center; One of the international shipping centers; One of the international financial centers; China industrial manufacturing center. No matter at the political, economic or cultural level, Shanghai is in a leading position in the country. Now Shanghai is the shipping, trade and financial center of China and even the Far East, and it is an international metropolis with great influence in the whole country and even the whole world. Small port, what does she use to attract the world? How does she conquer the world with shallow human nature? History is short, what makes her brilliant? Innovative ideas. Judging from the development history of new and old families since the opening of Shanghai, Shanghai natives mainly refer to the aborigines in Pudong, Baoshan, Fengxian, Jiading, Songjiang and Qingpu. Since the reform and opening up, especially since the development of Pudong, immigrants from all over the country have flooded into Shanghai, and even many overseas immigrants have made great contributions to Shanghai's economic construction. Later, they also worked and settled in Shanghai and were called "new Shanghainese". With its openness and tolerance, Shanghai has attracted some new immigrants (especially the third generation immigrants, some of whom are high-quality people with higher education), making Shanghai an elite city, known as the "paradise for adventurers" and the "red cradle". New immigrants and local residents in Shanghai have made Shanghai brilliant. All rivers run into the sea, and Shanghai is not rich in Yingjie, but many Yingjie are in Shanghai. After the opening of Shanghai, western missionaries preached in Shanghai, set up schools, set up news and publishing institutions, taught western learning, translated and published western books, and published newspapers and periodicals. The spread of western learning to the east had a wide and profound influence on the formation of China's modern democratic thought. Since then, China people have also started to set up their own new schools, news publishing houses and so on. It can be said that education in Shanghai leads the whole country; Journalism in Shanghai influences public opinion in the whole country. Shanghai's publishing industry is the pillar of China's new culture. At the same time, various entertainment industries, such as drama, film, song and dance, are also very prosperous and have a wide influence throughout the country. Looking for opportunities and meeting challenges, Shanghai is the first place called a city in the history of China. Since the opening of the port, Shanghai businessmen have gathered and the economy and trade have developed rapidly. There are also overseas barbarians fighting for the enclosure, and local tyrants and gods from all walks of life mix water. By the first half of the 20th century, Shanghai was already the "new york of the East". Later reform and opening up brought new opportunities to Shanghai, especially after 1992, Shanghai came to the forefront of national reform and opening up, its potential was unprecedentedly stimulated, and it started a new take-off, striding forward in the journey of building a modern international metropolis with "one leader and four centers". The successful bid for the 2002 World Expo and the successful hosting of the 20 10 World Expo have put a new accelerator on Shanghai's urban development. Looking back at Shanghai, how many lively people have passed, how many vigorous things have happened, and how many beautiful scenery there are. Once upon a time, the rolling water of Huangpu River swept away a lot of once brilliant and elegant, and washed them away as if they had never been here. It makes people feel sad Fortunately, valuable things can stand the passage of time and the appraisal of history, and these valuable things have flowed into this book again, so this is even more precious. This is Shanghai, a city with superior geographical position and harmonious people! This is Shanghainese, a group of elites who lead China! This is the spirit of Shanghai, a force with unlimited potential!