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　　Shanghai， located at the outlet of the Yangtze River into the sea in east China， is a metropolis， the largest economic center and one of the four cities under the direct jurisdiction of the central government in China.The area of Shanghai totals 6，340 square kilometers. Shanghai has a permanent population of more than 13.50 million while it sees a large moving population of over 2.5 million daily.

　　Historically speaking， Shanghai is not only a city of a long history and culture but also a heroic city with a glorious tradition in Chinese revolution.

　　When the western Great Powers broke through the closed gate of China with their gunboats during the Opium War Shanghai was forced open by the colonialists as one of the five trading ports. With concessions carved out in Shanghai the area was