Timeline of Shanghai

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Shanghai in China.

Prior to 1800

* 5th-7th c. CE - Fishing village develops where Suzhou Creek enters the Huangpu River.
* 751 CE - Area becomes part of Huating county.
* 976 CE - Longhua Temple rebuilt.
* 12th c. - Market town develops.
* 1216 - Jing'an Temple built.
* 1292 - Town becomes county seat.
* 1294 - Wen Miao (temple) active.
* 1554 - City walls constructed.
* 1732 - Customs office relocated to Shanghai from Songjiang.
* 1780 - Yu Garden opens.
* 1789 - Guyi Garden becomes communal property.

1800-1900

* 1842
** 19 June: Shanghai taken by British forces.
** Shanghai opens to foreigners per Treaty of Nanking.
* 1843 Captain George Balfour appointed British consul.
* 1845
** David Sassoon & Sons in business.
** British settlement established on outskirts of Old City.
* 1846 - Richards' Hotel and Restaurant in business.
* 1849 - French Concession granted.
* 1850
** '' North-China Herald'' newspaper begins publication.
** Collège Saint Ignace founded.
* 1851 - Jardine, Matheson & Co. branch built.
* 1853
** Small Swords Society occupies Old City.
** April: Shanghai Volunteer Corps organized.
* 1854
** Imperial Maritime Custom Offices installed.
** Shanghai Municipal Council formed by westerners.
* 1855 - Shanghai Race Club founded.
* 1856 - Wills' Bridge constructed.
* 1857 - Royal Asiatic Society North-China Branch established.
* 1859 - Astor House Hotel in business.
* 1860
** August: Taiping rebels unsuccessfully attempt to take city.
** New Northern Gate built into city wall.
* 1861
** Battle of Shanghai (1861).
** Correspondent's Club formed by British residents.
* 1862
** American settlement established.
** Saint Joseph's Church consecrated.
* 1863 - Hongkou becomes part of American Concession.
* 1865
** Kiangnan Arsenal and Long Men College established.
** Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation branch opens.
** British Supreme Court for China established.
** Gas lighting introduced.
* 1866 - Butterfield & Swire in business.
* 1868 - Musee de Zikawei founded.
* 1869 - Holy Trinity Church consecrated; designed by George Gilbert Scott.
* 1871 - August: Typhoon.
* 1872 - '' Shen Bao'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1874
** Rickshaws introduced.
** Natural history museum established by Royal Asiatic Society North-China Branch.
* 1876 - Woosung Railway begins operating.
* 1881 - Population: 302,767.
* 1882
** Jade Buddha Temple founded.
** Electricity introduced.
* 1884 - '' Dianshizhai-huabao'' (magazine) begins publication.
* 1889 - '' Ostasiatischer Lloyd'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1895 - Population: 411,753.
* 1896 - Nanyang Public School and Consulate-General of Russia in Shanghai established.
* 1897 - 22 June: British nationals conduct jubilee events.
* 1898
** Songhu Railway begins operating.
** Bubbling Well cemetery established.

1900-2000

1900s

* 1901 - Hardoon & Company in business.
* 1905 - Kiangnan Shipyard and Fudan College established.
* 1907 - Waibaidu Bridge constructed.
* 1908
** Nanjing-Shanghai Railway, Shanghai South railway station, Palace Hotel, and New Stage built.
** Electric tram begins operating.
** Art exhibit held in Shanghai Mutual Telephone Company building.
** Hongkou cinema opens.
* 1909
** Shanghai railway station and Shanghai Industrial College established.
** Shanghai–Hangzhou Railway begins operating.
** New gates built into city wall.

1910s

* 1910
** St. Ignatius Cathedral and Shanghai Club Building constructed.
** Shanghai Oil Painting Institute, and Eastern City Women's Art School founded.
* 1912 - Old City walls dismantled.
* 1913 - Shanghai Art School, Women's Art and Embroidery Institute, and Xinmin Theater Research Society founded.
* 1914 - Trolleybus begins operating along Fokein Road.
* 1916 - Asia Building and Union Building constructed on The Bund.
* 1917
** '' Millard's Review of the Far East'' begins publication.
** Sincere Department Store branch in business.

1920s

* 1920 - Shanghai Mint established.
* 1921
** July: Chinese Communist Party founded during meeting in Xintiandi.
** Mingxing Film Company founded.
* 1923
** Hongqiao Airport in operation.
** Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation building constructed.
* 1924 - General Post Office Building and North China Daily News Building constructed.
* 1925
** 30 May: Protest quashed; May Thirtieth Movement launched.
** Shanghai East Library opens.
** Tianyi Film Company in business.
** Institute of Chartered Accountants organized.
* 1927
** Shanghai Commune of 1927 active.
** 12 April: Shanghai massacre of 1927.
** 7 July: Huang Fu becomes mayor.
** Shanghai Conservatory of Music founded.
** Customs House, Zhapu Road Bridge, and Ohel Moishe Synagogue built.
** City becomes a special municipality.
* 1928 - Fahua District becomes part of city.
* 1929
** Chang Ch'ün becomes mayor.
** Shanghai Stock Exchange formed.
** '' Xinmin Po'' and '' Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury'' newspapers begin publication.
** Sassoon House built.

1930s

* 1930 - Nanking Theatre founded.
* 1932
** January 28 Incident
** January: Wu Tiecheng becomes mayor.
** Grand Theatre rebuilt.
* 1933 - Paramount Ballroom opens.
* 1934 - Shanghai Joint Savings Society Building constructed.
* 1935
** EWO Brewery Ltd. in business.
** Sheshan Basilica and Broadway Mansions built.
* 1937
** April: Yu Hung-Chun becomes mayor.
** 13 August - 26 November: Battle of Shanghai; Japanese occupation begins.
** 26 October - 1 November: Defense of Sihang Warehouse.
** Bank of China Building constructed.
* 1938 - '' Wen Hui Bao'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1939 - '' Shanghai Jewish Chronicle'' begins publication.

1940s

* 1940 - November: Chen Gongbo becomes mayor.
* 1943 - British and American concessions end.
* 1944 - December: Zhou Fohai becomes mayor.
* 1945
** Japanese occupation ends.
** August: K. C. Wu becomes mayor.
** City divided into 30 administrative districts.
** Shanghai Theatre Academy established.
* 1946 - French concession ends.
* 1947 – Constitution of the Republic of China passes.
* 1949
** Rao Shushi becomes Shanghai Party Committee Secretary.
** May: Chen Yi becomes mayor.
** May–June: Shanghai Campaign.
** '' Jiefang Daily'' newspaper begins publication.
** Shanghai Film Studio founded.
** October: Proclamation of the People's Republic of China.
** Shanghai residents find refuge on the island of Taiwan with some fleeing to Hong Kong.

1950s

* 1950
** Chen Yi becomes Party Committee Secretary.
** Shanghai Women's Federation founded.
* 1951 - Shanghai Shenhua Football Club formed.
* 1952 - Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Banking School, and Shanghai Chinese Orchestra founded.
* 1953 - Population: 6,204,417.
* 1954
** Ke Qingshi becomes Party Committee Secretary.
** Shanghai Zoo and Shanghai Teachers Training College established.
** Jing'an Park developed.
* 1955
** Shanghai Exhibition Centre completed
** Hongkou Stadium opens.
** Shanghai Internal Combustion Engine Components Company in business.
* 1956 - Shanghai Natural History Museum established.
* 1958
** Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences founded.
** Ke Qingshi becomes mayor.
** Baoshan, Fengxian, Jiadang, Jinshan, Qingpu, Songjiang districts and Chongming County become part of city.
* 1959 - Drunken Bai Garden opens.

1960s

* 1960 - Shanghai Institute of Foreign Languages established.
* 1961 - Yu Garden opens.
* 1964 - Population: 10,816,500.
* 1965
** Chen Pixian becomes CPC Party chief.
** Cao Diqiu becomes mayor.
** Cucumber Lane renovated.
* 1966 - Cultural Revolution begins.
* 1967
** Shanghai People's Commune active.
** Zhang Chunqiao becomes mayor.

1970s

* 1970
** One Strike-Three Anti Campaign.
** Population: 10,820,000.
* 1971 - Zhang Chunqiao becomes Party Committee Secretary.
* 1972 - Richard Nixon visits city.
* 1974 - Shanghai Botanical Garden established.
* 1976 - Su Zhenhua becomes Party Committee Secretary.
* 1978 - Shanghai Translation Publishing House founded.
* 1979
** Peng Chong becomes Party Committee Secretary.
** Sister city relationship established with San Francisco, USA.

1980s

* 1980
** Shanghai Bar Association founded.
** Chen Guodong becomes Party Committee Secretary.
* 1981 - Wang Daohan becomes mayor.
* 1982 - Population: 6,292,960 city; 11,859,700 (urban agglomeration).
* 1983 - Shanghai History & Cultural Relics Showroom opens.
* 1984 - Shanghai University of Political Science and Law founded.
* 1985
** Rui Xingwen becomes Party Committee Secretary.
** Jiang Zemin becomes mayor.
** Shanghai Daoist Association established.
** ''Wenhui Book Review'' begins publication.
* 1987 - Jiang Zemin becomes Party Committee Secretary.
* 1988
** Zhu Rongji becomes mayor.
** Jin Jiang Tower built.
* 1989
** Protests.
** Zhu Rongji becomes Party Committee Secretary.

1990s

* 1990 - Population: 13,341,900.
* 1991
** Nanpu Bridge and Yangpu Bridge open.
** Wu Bangguo becomes Party Committee Secretary.
** Huang Ju becomes mayor.
** The Chinese Republic on Taiwan unofficially abandoned the claims to Shanghai after amending the constitution.
* 1992 - ''Shanghai Star'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1993
** Pudong Special Economic Zone established.
** Shanghai Metro begins operation.
** Shanghai International Film Festival begins.
* 1994
**Huang Ju becomes Party Committee Secretary.
** Oriental Pearl Tower constructed in Lujiazui.
**Australian Chamber of Commerce Shanghai established.
* 1995
** Xu Kuangdi becomes mayor.
** Dajing Ge Pavilion museum opens (approximate date).
* 1996
** Shanghai Library building opens.
** Shanghai Biennale art exhibit begins.
** Yan'an Elevated Road and King Tower built.
** Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai established.
* 1997 - Xupu Bridge opens.
* 1998
** Shanghai Grand Theatre opens.
** Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai Sen Mao International Building, Shanghai Futures Building, and Lippo Plaza built.
* 1999
** Shanghai Pudong International Airport begins operating.
** Shanghai Century Publishing Group established.
** '' Shanghai Daily'' newspaper begins publication.
** Shanghai public transport card launched.
* 2000
** International Ocean Shipping Building, World Finance Tower, and Bank of China Tower constructed.
** Fireworks Festival begins.
** Population: 16,407,700.

21st century

2000s

* 2001
** Chen Liangyu becomes mayor.
** Plaza 66 and Pudong International Information Port built.
** Shanghai Film Group Corporation in business.
** Benelux Business Association established.
* 2002
** Chen Liangyu becomes Party Committee Secretary.
** Shanghai Ocean Aquarium and Super Brand Mall open.
** Shanghai Fashion Week begins.
** Shanghai Golden Eagles baseball team formed.
* 2003
** Han Zheng becomes mayor.
** Lupu Bridge opens.
** Tomorrow Square, Shanghai Dong Hai Plaza, Aurora Plaza, and Raffles Square built.
** Nanhui New City construction begins.
* 2004
** Shanghai Maglev Train begins operating.
** Shanghai Railway Museum and Shanghai International Circuit open.
** Chinese Grand Prix begins.
* 2005
** Shanghai Institute of Visual Art and Shanghai City Symphonic Orchestra established.
** Donghai Bridge, Shimao International Plaza, Grand Gateway Shanghai, Longemont Shanghai, Citigroup Tower, and Bank of Shanghai Headquarters built.
** Shanghai Oriental Art Center and Qi Zhong Stadium inaugurated.
* 2006
** Han Zheng becomes Party Committee Secretary.
** Shanghai pension scandal.
** Island6 Art Center opens.
** Chenghuang Miao (temple) restored.
** PLA Unit 61398 active (approximate date).
* 2007
** Xi Jinping becomes Party Committee Secretary, succeeded by Yu Zhengsheng.
** Oasis Skyway Garden Hotel built.
* 2008 - Shanghai World Financial Center, One Lujiazui, and Zhongrong Jasper Tower built.
* 2009
** Shanghai Pride begins.
** Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel and Bridge and Happy Valley (amusement park) open.
** Shanghai Masters tennis tournament held.

2010s

* 2010
** Expo 2010 Shanghai China (world expo) held.
** Shanghai Arena opens.
** Minpu Bridge and Shanghai Wheelock Square built.
** 15 November: Fire on Jiaozhou Road, Jing'an District.
** Population: 23,019,148.
* 2011
** Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway begins operating.
** Huamin King Tower built.
* 2012
** November: Han Zheng becomes Party Committee Secretary.
** December: Yang Xiong becomes mayor.
** Power Station of Art opens.
** Turkish Chamber of Commerce established.
* 2014
** 31 December: 2014 Shanghai stampede
*2016
**June 16: Shanghai Disneyland Park opened.
*2017
**26 April : Shanghai Tower officially opened its sightseeing deck to the public.
** 10 June: Protest against changes to housing regulations by the municipal authorities on Nanjing Road

See also

* History of Shanghai
* List of historic buildings in Shanghai
* List of administrative divisions of Shanghai
* List of township-level divisions of Shanghai
* List of Shanghai Metro stations
* List of universities and colleges in Shanghai
* Major National Historical and Cultural Sites (Shanghai)
* List of economic and technological development zones in Shanghai
* Urbanization in China

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