Seated on the banks of the Huangpu River - a tributary of the Yangtzze River, Shanghai remains a metropolis and largest city in China since its colonial days in the late 19th and early 20th century. It used to be called the ‘Paris of the East’ and its phenomenal growth since liberalization in foreign and trade policies makes the prospect of achieving its target of becoming a world class regional centre for banking and finance more eminent. |