History of Shanghai

archaeological culture

ancient Chinese state under the Zhou dynasty centered on Suzhou (then known as Wu)

1st-millennium BC state in eastern China

1933 novel by André Malraux

area of Shanghai established in 1863 following the merger of the British and American concessions lasting until 1941/3

French concession in China

thumb|A preserved longdang at the site of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, showing the "stone gates" (at left) whence the name shikumen arose. thumb|Renovated shikumen lanes in Xintiandi. thumb|Shikumen buildings in the process of demolition in 2007 – a fate that has befallen many buildings of this type.

traditional urban core of Shanghai

archaeological culture

an informal group of officials in the Chinese Communist Party headed by former General Secretary Jiang Zemin

neolithic culture in China

government in Shanghai established during the Cultural Revolution, modeled after the Paris Commune

aspect of history

Province of the Qing Empire covering the area of modern Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Anhui

railway line

American lawyer (1875–1943)

museum

2010 Chinese animated family film

urban planning initiative in Shanghai

thumb|A map of the foreign concessions of Shanghai in 1855 (in red), overlaid (in green) with the contemporary street pattern in 1910.

police force of the Shanghai International Settlement (1854-1943)

19th century nickname by Westerners for Chinese prostitutes

building in Columbia Country Club Camp, China

historical province of the Ming Empire in China

American lawyer

park in Shanghai

1865–1943 British court in China