Foreigners settle in Shanghai
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Chinanews, Shanghai, Dec. 25 – When one walks on a street or sit down to have a cup of coffee in a small caféin Shanghai, one will often see foreign faces at every turn.

 

Today, foreigners do not come to Shanghai to seek adventures, as they did in the old days, or arrived in the city for a short visit, as some did when China just carried out the opening-up. Instead, many foreigners come to Shanghai to settle in the city. In Shanghai, one can easily find some foreigners who are attracted by the life in Shanghai and choose to stay in the city. Their stay has made Shanghai more like a metropolitan1 city.

 

Early in the 1990s, a group of Western-style buildings emerged at the Gubei New District in the southwestern part of the Hongqiao Development Zone in Shanghai. The Western-style buildings, marked by their great arches and the typical flavors of the unique European style, appealed to many foreigners and became their favorite choice when they came to live or work in Shanghai. Foreigners gathered in the zone, enjoying their quiet life there.

 

As the city further develops, more and more foreigners choose to live in the downtown area where most native Shanghainese reside. They live close to local residents and gradually become integrated into the local life – they learn to cook local dishes, they learn to speak the Shanghai dialect and they celebrate traditional Chinese holidays together with native people. Their lifestyle is becoming more and more similar to that of local residents.

 

In the past, foreigners that came to Shanghai were mostly representatives sent to work in the city by their foreign enterprises or institutions. Today, however, many foreigners that live in the city are students, business starters or ordinary people. They work in all walks of life.

 

Related information shows that by the end of 2006, there were more than 50,000 foreigners living and working in Shanghai. In the past, most foreigners tended to stay in the city for a short period; today, many of them choose to settle in the city for a long time. Another significant change is that in the past, an overwhelming majority of foreigners in Shanghai were engineers or technicians, while today, they work in every social spectrum2: from artistic3 to cultural and sports fields.

 



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1 metropolitan mCyxZ     
adj.大城市的,大都会的
参考例句:
  • Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
  • Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
2 spectrum Trhy6     
n.谱,光谱,频谱;范围,幅度,系列
参考例句:
  • This is a kind of atomic spectrum.这是一种原子光谱。
  • We have known much of the constitution of the solar spectrum.关于太阳光谱的构成,我们已了解不少。
3 artistic IeWyG     
adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的
参考例句:
  • The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
  • These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。
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