Chinese metropolis: the streets of Shanghai in the photo of the 1970s

In ancient times, the area where the Chinese city of Shanghai is located was the center of various historical events. This territory was part of the kingdom of U. The people who lived in these places mastered agriculture, fished, mined salt. Officially, the village of Shanghai appeared in the XIII century, over time a large seaport appeared here. The first city walls were built in 1533: fortifications were protected from Japanese pirates. Nowadays, Shanghai is a major financial center with one of the largest metro networks in the world, large universities and a huge seaport. Below is a picture of life in Shanghai in the mid-1970s.