What is the origin of the name Shanghai?

Shanghai's influence in the history of China may be only a few hundred years, but if we look back at the history of Shanghai, we will be surprised to find that its history is not short. According to textual research, during the Ganze culture period 5000 years ago, Shanghai had become the Yangtze River Delta Plain, and its ancestors left footprints here. Shanghai in the Spring and Autumn Period belonged to the State of Wu, while Shanghai in the Warring States Period belonged to the State of Yue first and then to the State of Chu. Chu Gaolie took Huang Xie as the prime minister and named him Chun Shen Jun. Shanghai was part of his fief, hence the nickname "Shen".

Another nickname of Shanghai is "Shanghai", which comes from "the capital of Shanghai". In ancient times, fishermen in Shanghai invented a bamboo fishing tool "Hu". At that time, there was no place name of Shanghai, and this area was called "Lake Capital".

The real origin of the name "Shanghai" began in the Song Dynasty. At that time, Shanghai began to become a new trading port of China. At that time, there were 18 pubs in Shanghai, one of which was called Shanghai Pupu, and there was a small town in Shanghai on the west bank of Huangpu River from the Bund to Shiliupu. This is the origin of the name "Shanghai". In the Yuan Dynasty, the towns in Shanghai developed greatly, and a city shipping company was established. Since then, Shanghai Town has been upgraded to Shanghai County. In Ming Dynasty, Shanghai became the largest center of cotton textile industry in China, and its commercial economy was increasingly developed. In the 24th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1685), the Qing government set up a customs office in Shanghai. During the Qianlong and Jiaqing years of Qing Dynasty, Shanghai gradually became a big trading port and grain transportation center of China, and was called "the city of southeast". 1843 After the Opium War, Shanghai was forcibly opened as a trading port by colonialists. 1845, Britain first established a concession in Shanghai. After that, the United States set up a concession in Shanghai. 1849, France also established a concession in Shanghai. 1863, after the Anglo-American Concession was merged into the Commonwealth Concession, Shanghai was actually divided into three parts: China Border, Commonwealth Concession and French Concession. Since 1843, Shanghai has become the main port for foreign colonists to dump goods and find raw materials and money in China.

On July 7th, 1927, Shanghai Special City was announced. 1 930 July1day, Shanghai was formally established. 1945 After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's victory, the concession was taken back. 1May 27, 949, Shanghai was liberated. After long-term unremitting transformation and construction by successive governments and people in Shanghai, Shanghai has become an important industrial and commercial base in new China.