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*[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]
*[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]
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/galleries/72157635493252652/  Photographs: British Shanghai], one of DBHKer’s galleries on flickr.com
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/galleries/72157635493252652/  Photographs: British Shanghai], one of DBHKer’s galleries on flickr.com
===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury00wriguoft ''Twentieth century impressions of Hong-kong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China''] by Arnold Wright 1908 Archive.org
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Shanghai
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Pudong Waterfront, 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

Historical books online