The Past
Shanghai's colonial past is still preserved in the architecture of the Bund,
the area formerly controlled by the European powers under the Treaty of Nanjing. It was in a British public garden
located here that the infamous sign that read "No dogs or Chinese alllowed" was hung. Many Westerners still live in Shanghai today but they are no longer
backed by gunboats.
| The Future
The futuristic skyline of the Pudong New Area, punctuated by the Oriental Pearl
Tower, is probably the best known symbol of China's new found confidence and global ambition. The area ws established
as an Special Economic Zone in 1990 on what had been farmland.
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