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对于中国的过去和现在，如果进行掠影式的了解并不难，但要全方位深入了解中国，就不是一朝一夕的事情了。在这方面，“全景中国”系列丛书希望能给读者，尤其是外国读者提供帮助。这套系列丛书的突出特点，是以省、市、区为单元，编辑出版若干册，每册独立成书，从不同的角度，文图并茂，介绍各地*具特色的看点。读者通过这些看点了解当地真实鲜活的日常生活、多彩的社会面貌、发展中的经济状况，以及相关的信息资讯等。
As a city, Shanghai is only some 700 years old its history as a wellknown international metropolis is even shorter-a little over a century.During that time Shanghai has experienced many vicissitudes,its rise and prosperity becoing the stuff of legend.Being near the sea and reflecting this in its name,sice the beginning of China's modern history,Shanghai has become the most vebrant and most internationalized place in China's modernization process.It Is the epitome of modern,fast-changing China. Today,Shanghai attracts more and more attention from all over the world The Legend continues.