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|placename=Shànghǎi 上海 | |placename=Shànghǎi 上海 | ||
|historical-names=Hù 滬 (Abbreviation); Shēnchéng 申城 | |historical-names=Hù 滬 (Abbreviation); Shēnchéng 申城 | ||
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|nearby-locations=Nearby Locations: | |nearby-locations=Nearby Locations: | ||
* Sūzhōu [[蘇州]], Nánjīng [[南京]] and points north, via railway from about [[1912]] | * Sūzhōu [[蘇州]], Nánjīng [[南京]] and points north, via railway from about [[1912]] | ||
* Hángzhōu [[杭州]] and Níngbō [[寧波]], Zhèjiāng [[浙江]] province | * Hángzhōu [[杭州]] and Níngbō [[寧波]], Zhèjiāng [[浙江]] province | ||
|region=[[江南|Jiāngnán 江南]] | |region=[[江南|Jiāngnán 江南]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
- | + | '''Shànghǎi 上海''' was already a vibrant sea port by the Qīng dynasty, but its importance grew when it was designated a treaty port in [[1842]]. | |
- | + | == Important Buddhist Sites == | |
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* Jade Buddha Chan Temple [[玉佛禪寺]], founded in [[1882]] | * Jade Buddha Chan Temple [[玉佛禪寺]], founded in [[1882]] | ||
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* Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]] | * Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]] | ||
- | + | == Other Notes == | |
* Liza Roos (Luó Jiālíng) [[羅迦陵]] was born here | * Liza Roos (Luó Jiālíng) [[羅迦陵]] was born here | ||
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* The Qìshā Canon [[磧砂藏]] was reprinted here in [[1935]] | * The Qìshā Canon [[磧砂藏]] was reprinted here in [[1935]] | ||
+ | == References and Resources == | ||
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* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shanghai_1907.jpg Map of foreign settlements, 1907], Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin | * [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shanghai_1907.jpg Map of foreign settlements, 1907], Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin | ||
* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shang_hai_evirons_1912.jpg Shànghǎi and environs, 1912], Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin | * [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shang_hai_evirons_1912.jpg Shànghǎi and environs, 1912], Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin |
Shànghǎi 上海
Other names include: Hù 滬 (Abbreviation); Shēnchéng 申城 |
Nearby Locations: |
Jiāngnán 江南 Region |
Geography Portal |
Shànghǎi 上海 was already a vibrant sea port by the Qīng dynasty, but its importance grew when it was designated a treaty port in 1842.