朱家角导游词

　　Dear friends, now we enter Huaqiao toll station, it marks that we begin toenter Shanghai. It's strange why we always add the word "big" in front ofShanghai because it is the largest city in the world in terms of scale, area andpopulation. Even Istanbul in Turkey can't be compared with Shanghai. When wecome to this city, we can see Shanghai style, modern rendering, traffic andpeople everywhere, foreigners everywhere. Therefore, Mark Hughes, a famousAmerican traveler, said that "coming to Shanghai is like coming to the West.".Indeed, Shanghai, a metropolis, gives people the impression that it is a verywesternized city.

　　So how big is Shanghai? Let's analyze it from three aspects. First, it hasmany cars. It is estimated that the number of vehicles in Shanghai is thelargest in the world. There are more than 48000 taxis in Shanghai alone, rankingthe first in the world. Second, there are many people. Shanghai has a permanentresident population of about 12 million, not counting immigrants. Its totalpopulation is about 30 million. The population density is about 20000 per squarekilometer. If you come here on holiday, especially in several major businessdistricts, you should say, "look at your mouth and look at your legs.". Finally,louduo. What impressed us most when we came to Shanghai is, wow, what a tallbuilding! It seems that we have entered a city like a concrete forest. Shanghaihas developed rapidly in recent years. High rise buildings have sprung up likebamboo shoots after rain. There are 1026 high-rise buildings with more than 30floors in Puxi, Shanghai alone. Let's see if it's very powerful. What's theactual area of Shanghai? It's more than 9000 square kilometers. Through theabove groups of figures, do you feel that it is big? I don't think I need to saymore.

　　If the speed of Shanghai's development can be described as a miracle, Idon't think it's too much. But if we go to read its history, I think it is adwarf of history, not even the history of the United States. Why do you saythat? Because the history of Shanghai started in 1843, and no one paid attentionto it before that. In the course of Chinese history, there is no place for it atall. But in a short period of one and a half centuries, it has created a myth, amiracle like a gold pagoda. Don't worry. Listen to me. A long time ago, in theSong Dynasty, the most powerful historical stage in China, Shanghai was just asmall fishing village. Local residents are mainly fishing. Later, with thedevelopment of trade, the small fishing village became lively. At that time,there were 18 Dapu, including Shanghai and xiahaipu. Later, people's tradecenter was mainly concentrated in Shanghai puzhuli, so more and more peoplecalled it Shanghai. During the reign of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, Huatingcounty was officially renamed Shanghai, which is still called today. In 1840,the British launched the first war, which lasted two years. Finally, the Qinggovernment and the British government signed the Nanjing Treaty, the firstunequal treaty in Chinese history. In the treaty, Shanghai, Guangzhou and otherplaces were forced to open up as trading ports, and Hong Kong Island was cededto Britain. In June 1843, the gate of Shanghai was officially forced to open. Itis precisely because of such a treaty that Shanghai has really got rid of theshackles of history and started its legendary career as a machine. In this way,Shanghai came into our sight.

　　With the passive development of Shanghai, it is no longer a small townforgotten by Chinese feudal government, but a paradise for foreigners andadventurers. Soon, Shanghai was divided up by the United States, Britain andFrance, forming a unique "concession" in world history. In fact, it is a countrywithin a country. Then where were the concessions of the three countries locatedin today's Shanghai? The British concession was the largest and most developedarea in Shanghai. It was located in the south of Suzhou River, east of Jing'anTemple and north of yangjinbang (today's Yan'an Road). North of China's city(Town God's Temple) is a French concession, and Hebei's east part of Hebei isthe site of the Americans. Later, the Ministry of industry set up a publicconcession, which is today Zhongshan Park area. I'm afraid the term concessioncan't be found in the whole world. It is a manifestation of China's backwardnessand being beaten. It was not until the middle of the Second World War and afterthe Cairo conference that the national government officially abolished allforeign privileges in China. The concession disappeared completely in theterritory of China. However, its legacy has become the witness of thedevelopment of Shanghai today, and the valuable architectural heritage left byShanghai today to the later Shanghainese, the Bund complex.