Shanghai Was A Simple Port Town In The ’80s
It might be unbelievable, but this was the reality because China only opened its economy to the world during the 80’s. Shanghai actually experienced thirty years of drought, famine, reform, and suppression after the Communist Party took over in 1949. Things have since changed after the Cultural Revolution and the signing of the Shanghai Communiqué.
Shanghai Was A Simple Port Town In The ’80s
This Chinese City Is The Work Of The Future
Take a look at present-day Shanghai. Deng Xiaoping, the Chinese leader back in 1990, took it upon himself to transform Shanghai into the cultural and economic hub it used to be and is now. He is known for saying, “If China is a dragon, Shanghai is its head.” He has succeeded in just two and a half decades. Shanghai is now a so-called “vertical city” that boasts of an impressive skyline.
This Chinese City Is The Work Of The Future
