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|historical-names=Hù 滬 (Abbreviation); Shēnchéng 申城 | |historical-names=Hù 滬 (Abbreviation); Shēnchéng 申城 | ||
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* 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]] |
Shànghǎi 上海
Other names include: Hù 滬 (Abbreviation); Shēnchéng 申城 |
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Shànghǎi was already a vibrant sea port by the Qīng dynasty, but its importance grew when it was designated a treaty port in 1842.
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