上海传奇（英文版·发现中国）.

图书标准信息

• 作者 罗苏文、庞仕影 著
• 出版社 上海人民出版社
• 出版时间 2010-01
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9787208088795
• 定价 48.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 48开
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 198页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 发现中国

【内容简介】

Inmoderntimes，ShanghaiislikeaninfantnurturedbybothChinesetraditionalcultureandtheprocessofurbanization.TheadventuresithasexperiencedeventuallydevelopintoimpressiveandmemorablestorieswhicharestunningwithmixedfeelingsonthestageofmodernChina.BeforeShanghaiwasforcedtobeopened，itwasanordinarycoastalcountyineastChina.ResidentsinShanghailivedaself-sufficientlife.Theycultivatedriceandwovecotton.AsothercitiesontheYangtzedelta，thecountyhadtopayaheavytaxplacedbytheimperialcourt.ItenjoyedasmallfameasatransshipmentportfortheseatradebetweennorthandsouthChina，butithadyetdisplayedthetalentsandadvantagesfordoinglong-distanceseatrade.After1843，Shanghaiwasforcedtobeopenedtotheworld.Inlessthanonehundredyears，afundamentalreformhappenedonthispieceoftinyland.ItsuddenlychangedidentityasthefirstmoderncityinChinaandawellknownmetropolitancityintheFarEastarea.TheculturalmiraclescreatedbyShanghairaisedinterestsofthecompleteworld.ThisbooktellsthelegendsonhowkindlingofwesterncivilizationswasintroducedintotheforeignsettlementsinShanghaiduringLateQingperiod.Basedonabundanthistoricalresourcesandvisualtools，authorofthebookrepeatsthelegendswithaneasyplainlanguage.Afamiliarbutexoticworldgraduallymanifestsinfrontofthereaders:foreignsettlement，ShanghaiMunicipalCouncil，ShanghaiTownHall，themixedcourt，titledeed，modernstreet，gas，waterworks，electriclight，telegraph，tramandtrolleybus，train，publicgarden，racecourse，newspaper，library，cinema，westernorchestraandband，andetc.TheselegendsprovideanswerstothequestionhowmodernShanghaiisestablished.TheyrecordthehistoricalmomentsonthetransformationofShanghaifromalocalcountytoametropolitancityanddisplaytheculturalenchantmentduringthecity'sdevelopment.Asasymbolofmodernculture，ShanghainotonlyrepresentsthelowerYangtzeregion，theYangtzeRiver，eastChinaandthewholenation，butalsobelongstoEastAsia，Asia，thePacificandtheworld.