Andy702
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Mar-27-2005 02:49
Shanghai was never a British colony, though it was divided into concession areas and occupied by several people foreign to the region, including the British.
My guess is the name is a side effect of the fact that Shanghai was under foriegn rule for about 100 years; and if I remember right, the rulers were mostly European. I think the European rulers were mainly British and French, and that this rule (along with the fact that the city developed into an international financial center and a commercial port under foreign rule) is the main reason Shanghai was once called the Paris of the Orient.
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