上海英语导游词2014版上海概况之历史,经济,旅游.ppt

上海概况之历史，经济，旅游　　For most people the very word“Shanghai”provokes excitement, stimulates imagination, and raises hopes. “So this is Shanghai!” has been a usual exclamation by newcomers, both foreigners and the Chinese. History---A Archaeological[,ɑ:ki?l?d?ik?l] finds show that the first evidence of settlements in the region of Shanghai dates back to about 6,000 years ago. But, what is now the city proper of Shanghai did not come into being(形成）till the middle of the 10th century. For a quite long period，the inhabitants in this area made a living by fishing on the fresh watershed created by the alluvial deposits(冲积物) from the Yangtze River. As alluvial deposits built the delta eastward, the estuary and the harbor were created. Commercial traffic began to treat this place as the port of choice. In 1267, the Shanghai town was established on the bank of a river called Shanghai. In 1292 Shanghai was made a county. History---B In the 14th century, new technology of textile manufacturing was introduced into Shanghai, and the city rapidly developed into a major center of textile manufacturing serving the entire empire. The textile manufacturing remained a major industry in Shanghai for several hundred years till the late 20th century. In the 16th century, the first contact with Christian missionaries was reported, marking the beginning of the cosmopolitan evolution of Shanghai. Foreign traders came next to Shanghai’s shores. In the 18th century, Shanghai became increasingly engaged not only in Chinese internal and coastal trade but in commerce for international markets as well. Its role as exporter of finished products such as cotton cloth, silk and other handicraft manufactures brought in great wealth. In the opening decades of the 19th century, Shanghai was listed among the twenty or so largest cities in China. Shanghai’s trade was boasting a tonnage[t?n?d?] comparable to, or even greater than, that of London. History---C Following the 1st Opium War in 18