Shanghai is a famous historical and cultural city. As early as the Neolithic Age, our ancestors lived here and engaged in fishing and hunting. After the Song Dynasty, it gradually developed into an important town of water transportation and foreign trade. 1292 Establish a county. 1842 and developed into a modern city. The Taiping Rebellion, Sun Yat-sen's democratic revolution and the birth of China's * * * production party all left precious relics in Shanghai. European and American buildings with different styles and magnificent modern buildings all show the elegance of modern cities.
Shanghai has unique scenic tourism resources, among which Jiu Feng in Song Jun County has beautiful scenery. Sparkling Dianshan Lake and Huangpu River; There are five small and exquisite classical gardens and monuments; There are many religious temples and churches; There are also many former residences of celebrities with deep cultural connotations.
Since the 1990s, the city of Shanghai has changed with each passing day. "One year unchanged, three years changed greatly" is a true portrayal of Shanghai's urban development and a symbol of China's reform and opening up. Now Shanghai is moving towards an international economic, trade and financial center. The products here are a blend of Chinese and Western, ancient and modern, including famous, special, excellent and new products from Shanghai and all over the country, as well as imported brand-name products, which is a paradise for tourists to shop.
Shanghai is the hub of water, land and air transportation in China. Shanghai Railway has two trunk lines, Beijing-Shanghai and Shanghai-Hangzhou, which are connected with the national trunk lines, and nearly 80 pairs of trains travel to and from all parts of the country every day. The expressway from Shanghai to Nanjing has been completed and opened to traffic, the expressway from Shanghai to Hangzhou to Ningbo is about to be completed, and the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway has also been planned. Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport has flights to major cities in the world, and Pudong New International Airport will also be open to navigation, which greatly facilitates domestic and foreign travelers.
In the process of reform and opening up, Shanghai's tourist facilities and service level have also been greatly improved.
We sincerely welcome domestic and foreign tourists to Shanghai!
Shanghai is a city full of energy and passion. Since 199 1, its tourism industry has always maintained a sustained, stable and healthy development trend. From 1998, Shanghai organized trips and received domestic tourism through domestic travel agencies. There are 400 domestic travel agencies in the city, including 40 international travel agencies, and a large number of travel agencies familiar with Britain, Japan, France and Germany. There are star-rated hotels 12 1 home, 7 five-star hotels and 46 three-star hotels, with a total of more than 30,000 rooms and more than 700 service units such as restaurants and shops.
From 65438 to 0998, the number of inbound tourists in Shanghai reached 152.438+0 million. Among them, foreigner1175500; 50,700 overseas Chinese; Compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao 167600; Compatriots in Taiwan Province Province133,300. According to the data of "1997 Sampling Survey of Overseas Tourists' Consumption in China", the city's tourism foreign exchange income was12180,000 USD, and the reception and outreach of international travel agencies were 1998. The city's international travel agencies received 677,600 inbound tourists from Shanghai. The number of independent outreach was 22 1.600, almost the same as last year. In 20001year, it received 70.98 million domestic tourists, an increase of 4.69% over the previous year, and returned 62,654.38 billion yuan, an increase of 2.48% over the previous year. Proportion of foreigners' tourist source structure: 1998 Among the foreigners who entered Shanghai in the whole year, according to the number of major tourist source countries, Japan, the United States, Germany, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, France, Britain, the Philippines, Australia, Italy, Canada, etc. Among them, Japan ranks first and the United States ranks second.
Famous scenic spots: Bund, Oriental Pearl, Yuyuan Garden, River-crossing Tunnel, Eight Hundred Companions, People's Square, etc.
Shanghai, one of the earliest trading ports opened by the Qing government.
Huangpu River passes through the city and flows into the Yellow Sea.
Old Shanghai 10 Yang Li Yard, British-French Concession on the Bund.
With superior port conditions and convenient trade, China ranks first in westernization and becomes the leader of southeast culture. The surrounding cities advocate Shanghai culture.
After liberation, Chen Yi was appointed as the mayor of Shanghai, and Shanghai became a light industrial city after breaking the old and establishing the new. Its main industries include permanent bicycles, white rabbit toffee and Guan Sheng Garden. It is also an important industrial city in China corresponding to the three northeastern provinces.
Since the reform and opening up, the development is not outstanding, and it lags far behind the development of Guangdong. It was not until General Secretary Jiang, as the supreme leader, went from Shanghai to Beijing and proposed to develop Pudong and build Lujiazui, and the state gave strong support in terms of policies and funds, that Shanghai began to develop rapidly. Due to the strong nostalgic culture and the prevalence of petty bourgeoisie, they are favored by Taiwan Province Province and Koreans, and they invest or emigrate in succession.
Shanghai people's entrepreneurial spirit, cultural initiative and inclusiveness are not strong, and they have the same sense of self-superiority as Xi people. Almost all of them are driven by policies or immigrants, so the real lifeblood of Shanghai's economy and development is in the hands of foreigners. Shanghainese have strong geography, strong geomantic omen and strong national policies.