Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 86. Chapters: Geography of Nanjing, Jiangsu geography stubs, Yangtze River Delta, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Shaoxing, Yancheng, Hangzhou Bay Bridge, Taihu Lake, Suqian, Jiangyin, Jiangnan, Nanjing Lukou International Airport, Port of Shanghai, Qidong, Jiangsu, Taicang, Huai River, Liangzhu culture, Islands of Shanghai, Pukou District, Nanjing Railway Station, Qixia District, Xuzhou Guanyin Airport, Dongtai, Taoyaomen Bridge, Dongzhu, Majiabang culture, Pizhou, Jianhu County, Port of Suzhou, Purple Mountain, Changzhou Benniu Airport, Dashandao, Xuyi County, Tangshan hot springs, Donghai Bridge, Pei County, Jintang Bridge, Xinbei District, Tongli, Wujin District, Tianning District, Yangcheng Lake, Xinyi, Jiangsu, Danyang City, Lianyungang Baitabu Airport, Lishui County, Jianye District, Xuanwu Lake, Luhe District, Jiaoshan, Gulou District, Nanjing, Hongze Lake, Haizhou District, Lianyungang, Tongshan County, Jiangsu, Qinghe District, Huai'an, Tongzhou District, Nantong, Yunlong District, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou, Chuzhou District, Gaochun County, Qingpu District, Huai'an, Xiaguan District, Huaiyin District, Huai'an, Gulou District, Xuzhou, Guangling District, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, Hongze County, Yuhuatai District, Ganyu County, Feng County, Jiangsu, Baixia District, Quanshan District, Lianyun District, Hailing District, Tinghu District, Shuyang County, Gaogang District, Jiuli District, Liyang, Donghai County, Siyang County, Sihong County, Sucheng District, Jinhu County, Rudong County, Guannan County, Jiangdu, Zhonglou District, Guanyun County, Baoying County, Suyu District, Yandu District, Binhai County, Stone City, Qishuyan District, Yueya Lake, Yixing, Zhan Yuan Garden, Wuxi New Area, Xinghua, Jiangsu, Xishan District, Wuxi, Chengxu Temple, Dantu District, Suining County, Jiangsu, Hai'an County, Pingjiang District, Binhu District, Nanchang District, Suhang, Sheyang County, Luoma Lake, Sanshan Islands, Jingkou District, Xihui Park, Nantong Airport, Jinchang District, Chongchuan District, Runzhou District, Canglang District, Gangzha District, Beitang District, Xiaopei, Yancheng Airport, Huishan District, Weiyang District, Yangzhou, Wangtan, Jiangsu, Heheng, Jurong, Jiangsu, Mei Yuan, Shidian, Nantong, Huqiu Temple, Xinjiekou, Xiaolingwei. Excerpt: Shanghai (Chinese:; Shanghainese: Zånhae; Mandarin pinyin: Shànghai Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the most populous city in China. The city is located in eastern China, at the middle portion of the Chinese coast, and sits at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Due to its rapid growth in the last two decades, it has again become one of the world's leading cities, exerting influence over finance, commerce, fashion, and culture. Once a fishing and textiles town, Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to its favourable port location and was one of the cities opened to foreign trade by the 1842 Treaty of Nanking. The city then flourished as a centre of commerce between east and west, and became a multinational hub of finance and business in the 1930s. However, with the Communist Party takeover of the mainland in 1949, the city's international influence declined. In 1990, the economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping resulted in an intense re-development of the city, aiding the return of finance and foreign investment to the city. Shanghai is now aiming to be a global finance hub and international shipping centre in the f.