Shangai
A port situated on the mouth of the Yangzi Jiang, Shanghai has experienced a new period of strong economic growth in the past 14 years. Today, the most populous city in China is experiencing unprecedented growth: it is among the most attractive cities in the world.
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74 % of the population was born in Shanghai |
96 % have opted to live or stay there |
18 % are unemployed |
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81 % have a university degree |
78 % own their own home |
17 % of their monthly income is absorbed by their home |
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50 % of homes with just one child |
17 % wish to leave their city |
88 % would like to see their children grow up there |
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The great dates in the city history
5th to 3rd centuries BC
foundation of a fishermen's village on the current site of Shanghai
1842
establishment of the first British concession in the city (following the First Opium War)
1863
the city was named the "world's largest brothel."
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