上海在世界经济发展中曾经有过光荣的历史,是东亚地区发达的贸易中心和金融中心,有“东方明珠”之誉。自从中央作出开发开放浦东和把上海建成国际经济、金融、贸易中心的决策之后,又给人们带来了一种新的希望,“东方明珠”将更璀璨。21世纪的上海不仅是远东的大都市,也是世界性的国际大都市。回首看,上海之所以有“东方明珠”之誉,是得益于上海 Shanghai has had a glorious history in world economic development. It is a developed trade center and financial center in East Asia and has the reputation of “Oriental Pearl”. Since the Central Government made the decision of developing and opening up Pudong and building Shanghai into an international economic, financial and trade center, it has also given people a new hope that the “Pearl of the Orient” will be even more splendid. Shanghai in the 21st century is not only a metropolis in the Far East, but also a cosmopolitan city in the world. Looking back, Shanghai has the reputation of “Pearl of the Orient”, thanks to Shanghai