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The Shanghai French Concession [a] was a foreign concession in Shanghai, China from 1849 until 1943, which progressively expanded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The concession came to an end in 1943, when Vichy France under German pressure signed it over to the pro- Japanese Reorganized National Government of China in Nanjing .
Shanghai tram, 1920s. On 11 July 1854 a committee of Western businessmen met and held the first annual meeting of the Shanghai Municipal Council (SMC, formally the Council for the Foreign Settlement North of the Yang-king-pang), ignoring protests of consular officials, and laid down the Land Regulations which established the principles of self-government.
Chinese map of Shanghai c. 1553 (pub. 1813). Shanghai began as a fishing village at the confluence of the Wusong and Huangpu Rivers during the early medieval period. Under the Yuan, the Songjiang native Huang Daopo introduced new strains of cotton and improved techniques for working and dyeing it, improving the area's economic conditions just as the upper reaches of the Wusong River were ...
Jan Boubli – French professional poker player and retired dentist; Allan G. Brodie – American dentist who established the Prize Essay Award to promote research; Edgar Buchanan – primarily known for his later career as an actor in shows like Petticoat Junction; Robert Bunon (1702–1748), French dentist in enamel hypoplasia research. [1]
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on de.wikipedia.org Shanghai; Vertragshafen; Usage on es.wikipedia.org Concesión francesa de Shanghái
In July 1927, the Nationalist Government headquartered in Nanjing under Chiang Kai-shek established the Shanghai Special City Government (上海特别市政府). [3] The city remained remarkably prosperous despite tripartite struggles between Nationalist, Communist and warlord factions in various parts of China, largely on the account of the International Settlement and the French Concession.
109 Wukang Road. Former Residence of Ba Jin at 113 Wukang Road.. Wukang Road (Chinese: 武康路; pinyin: Wǔkāng Lù; Shanghainese: Wukhån Lu), originally Route Ferguson (福开森路), is a historic road in the Xuhui District of Shanghai, China, located in the western part of the former French Concession area of the city. [1]
According to Julius Baer's Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report, Shanghai was the most expensive city in the world for living a luxurious lifestyle in 2021. [150] Shanghai was the 5th wealthiest city in the world, with a total wealth amounts to $1.8 trillion, [151] and Shanghai was ranked fifth-highest in the number of billionaires by Forbes. [152]