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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Shanghai History of Shanghai] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Shanghai History of Shanghai] Wikipedia<br>
*Graham Earnshaw's [http://web.archive.org/web/20081222072026/http://www.earnshaw.com/shanghai-ed-india/tales/tales.htm Tales of Old Shanghai], now an archived website. Includes
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20090221131015/http://earnshaw.com/shanghai-ed-india/tales/t-library.htm Online Library]
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20081212024808/http://www.earnshaw.com/shanghai-ed-india/tales/t-oldmap.htm Maps]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20120425051943/http://yangziman.blog.com/2011/10/04/shanghais-lost-foreigner-cemeteries/  Shanghai’s Lost Foreigner Cemeteries] by  Eric N. Danielson 10 April 2011 from his website [http://web.archive.org/web/20120616084651/http://yangziman.blog.com YangziMan: Adventures in China], now an archived website.
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2405371 Bubbling Well Road Cemetery] Find A Grave. List of names.
*[http://www.virtualshanghai.net/Asset/Preview/dbImage_ID-1834_No-1.jpeg  Photograph: Bubbling Well Cemetery, Shanghai] from  [http://www.virtualshanghai.net/Photos/Images?ID=1834 www.virtualshanghai.net]
*[http://visualisingchina.net/blog/2012/03/13/b-is-for-bubbling-well-road-shanghai-%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E5%8D%97%E4%BA%AC%E8%A5%BF%E8%B7%AF%E8%80%81%E7%85%A7%E7%89%87/  B is for … Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai] by Robert Bickers  March 13, 2012 from the  University of Bristol’s [http://visualisingchina.net/blog/about/ Visualising China Blog]


 
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Revision as of 05:28, 19 October 2013

Shanghai
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Presidency:
Coordinates: 31.202462°N, 121.49743°E
Altitude: 4 m (13 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Shanghai
State/Province: Shanghai Metropolitan Area
Country: China
Transport links

Shanghai, the largest centre of commerce and finance in China, is situated at the mouth of the Yangtse River. First opened as a treaty port following the 1st China War, it became a multinational business hub by the 1930s.

History

Capture of Shanghai 1842
Battle of Shanghai 1860

Records

  • University of Bristol has various information, including a number of useful databases, on its website which may assist in the search for European ancestors. These databases include a searchable named index of Chinese probates, cemetery information and directory extracts.

External links