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**[https://archive.org/stream/travelershandboo00crow#page/n127/mode/1up Plan of the Foreign Settlements, Shanghai]
**[https://archive.org/stream/travelershandboo00crow#page/n127/mode/1up Plan of the Foreign Settlements, Shanghai]
*[https://archive.org/details/shanghaicityfors009753mbp ''Shanghai: City For Sale''] Ernest O. Hauser 1940 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/shanghaicityfors009753mbp ''Shanghai: City For Sale''] Ernest O. Hauser 1940 Archive.org
*Digital [http://www.vcea.net/Digital_Library/Book_originals_en.php Book originals] Visual Cultures in East Asia, a website connected with Virtual Shanghai, (refer above). The books are mainly connected with Shanghai and include a number  of Handbooks for travellers and residents. Pdf downloads.
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Revision as of 03:49, 9 May 2015

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

  • Shanghai Ancestors from China Coast Family History, Chinese Customs Project, 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. Also includes an alphabetical database of names for Shanghai Municipal Police.

External links

Historical books online