民国初年，上海已形成全国最大的商贸、金融城市。到了二三十年代，洋行、公司林立，洋商人口骤增；国内各省市的商号、店家来沪开业的也如雨后春笋。上海成为五方杂处、万商云集的大都会。为了适应经济发展的需要，饮食行业也随之繁荣起来，出现了各种外邦菜。广菜鸦片战争以 In the early Republic of China, Shanghai had formed the largest commercial and financial city in the country. By the 1920s and 1930s, the number of foreign firms, corporations and foreign businessmen surged sharply; and the businesses and stores in various provinces and cities in China opened their doors to Shanghai and mushroomed. Shanghai has become a miscellaneous five-party, 10,000 business gathered in the metropolis. In order to meet the needs of economic development, the catering industry also flourished, a variety of foreign food appeared. Cantonese opera opium war