The Astor House Hotel, located on Huang Pu Road in Shanghai, was the first modern hotel in China. It has hosted celebrities from all over the world. It was the scene of the first phone call in Shanghai in 1901; the first dance prom in 1897; the first electric lamps in 1882; and the earliest Western circus performances in 1882.
Shanghai, the "City on the Sea," is the largest city of the People's Republic of China and the 8th largest in the world.
Shanghai is the most populous, and well developed city in China. It is also one of the world's busiest ports. |
