![]() This development allowed the port to overcome shallow water conditions in its current location and to rival another deep-water port, the nearby Ningbo- Zhoushan port. By 2005, the Yangshan deep-water port had been built on the Yangshan islands, a group of islands in Hangzhou Bay linked to Shanghai by the Donghai Bridge. Since then, the port has developed at a rapid pace. In 1991, the central government allowed Shanghai to initiate economic reform. The economic policy of the People's Republic had a crippling effect on Shanghai's infrastructure and capital development. In 1949, with the Communist takeover in Shanghai, overseas trade was cut dramatically. By the early 20th century, it was the largest city and the largest port in East Asia. In 1842, Shanghai became a treaty port, thus developing into an international commercial city. Shanghai International Port Company Limited is a public listed company, of which the Shanghai Municipal Government owns 44% of the outstanding shares. The Port of Shanghai is managed by Shanghai International Port, which superseded the Shanghai Port Authority in 2003. It includes the confluences of the Yangtze River, Huangpu River (which enters the Yangtze River) and Qiantang River. The Port of Shanghai faces the East China Sea to the east and Hangzhou Bay to the south. Shanghai is one of only four port-cities in the world to be categorised as a large-port Megacity, due to its high volumes of port traffic and large urban population. Shanghai handled 43.3 million TEU in 2019. ![]() Shanghai's port handled 29.05 million TEU, whereas Singapore's was a half million TEU behind. In 2010, Shanghai port overtook the Port of Singapore to become the world's busiest container port. Companies such as the Shanghai Port Container Co. The main port enterprise in Shanghai, the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), was established during the reconstitution of the Shanghai Port Authority. The Port of Shanghai ( Chinese: 上海港 pinyin: Shànghǎi Gǎng Wu Zånhae Kån), located in the vicinity of Shanghai, comprises a deep-sea port and a river port. Yangshan Deepwater Port under construction Shanghai is the world's busiest container port. Watt, "The Yamen and Urban Administration," in The City in Late Imperial China, ed. NOTE: This map is oriented to the south for ease of comparison to the Qing dynasty map above. NOTE: This map is reproduced from a traditional gazetteer, and is therefore oriented to the south. Joseph Esherick (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000), 109. Hangzhou, Qing dynasty:Liping Wang, "Tourism and Spatial Change in Hangzhou, 1911-1927," in Remaking the Chinese City, ed. William Skinner (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1977), 65. Hangzhou, 1274: Arthur Wright, "The Cosmology of the Chinese City," in The City in Late Imperial China, ed. Shanghai, 1937:Frederic Wakeman, Policing Shanghai, 1927-1937 (Berkeley: University of California Press), 4-5. Shanghai in the Qing: Linda Cooke Johnson, "Shanghai: An Emerging Jiangnan Port, 1683-1840" in Cities of Jiangnan in Late Imperial China (Albany: SUNY Press, 1993), 169. Shanghai Subway maps: Shanghai Metro | Wikipedia | Explore Suzhou in the Ming: Michael Marme, "Heaven on Earth: The Rise of Suzhou, 1127-1550," in Cities of Jiangnan in Late Imperial China (Albany: SUNY Press, 1993), 37. Joseph Esherick (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2000), 141. Nanjing, 1928:Charles Musgrove, "Building A Dream: Constructing a National Capital in Nanjing, 1927-1937," in Remaking the Chinese City, ed. William Skinner (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1977), 135. ![]() Mote, "The Transformation of Nanjing, 1350-1400," in The City in Late Imperial China, ed. ![]() Linda Cooke Johnson (Albany: SUNY Press, 1993), 116. Jiangnan during the Qing (1644-1911):Paulo Santangelo, "Urban Society in Late Imperial Suzhou," in Cities of Jiangnan in Late Imperial China, ed. (Note that this map, created for contemporary tourists, refers to the Jiangnan region simply as "Outside Shanghai")Ĭontemporary Jiangnan (English & Chinese) : Contemporary Atlas of China (New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1988), 29. Please consult the links provided below for maps relevant to the sites, themes and topics relevant to the course.Ĭontemporary Jiangnan (English only): Insight Guide: China (Maspeth, NY: 1998), 251. HOME : SYLLABUS : COURSE INFO : FAQ : MAPS : LINKS : CC ![]()
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