The 114-kilometer Huangpu River is known as the "Mother River of Shanghai". The west side of the Yangtze River has long been famous. Deep in history, people once called it the "Ten Miles Foreign Market". The east bank of the river has long been synonymous with desolation and back

The Paper Trainee Reporter Gong Hanyu Reporter Zheng Hao

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The 114-kilometer Huangpu River is known as the "Mother River of Shanghai". The west side of the Yangtze River has long been famous. Deep in history, people once called it the "Ten Miles Foreign Market". The east bank of the river has long been synonymous with desolation and backwardness.

Today, a new city has been built in this once desolate land, and the world calls it the "Pearl of the Orient". The historic change began with a trump card played by this country under a special historical background.

From "difficulty crossing the river" to having 43 cross-river traffic lines

In the early morning of December 10, 1987, fog locked the Pujiang River, and all ships sailing on the Huangpu River were suspended. When the voyage resumed, the barbed wire gate at the front of the pontoon opened and people rushed towards the ferry like a tide.

At that time, as one of the most developed cities in China, Shanghai did not have a cross-river bridge in the urban area. Li Jianhua, the former captain of the Shanghai Ferry Co., Ltd., said: "Especially when there is an emergency or something unexpected happens, when you think about coming to Puxi, you will be really anxious and you won't be able to cross." Because crossing the river is inconvenient, Li Jianhua said, "I would rather go to Puxi." There is a bed instead of a suite in Pudong ".

"It's difficult to cross the river, it's difficult to cross the river" became the mantra of the people at that time.

On September 28, 2019, the Kunyang Road Cross-River Bridge entered the main girder installation stage. This is the 13th cross-river bridge built by Shanghai on the Huangpu River in the past thirty years. Bridges, tunnels, subways, and an average cross-river route are less than 3 kilometers away. Pudong and Puxi, which could only rely on ferries 30 years ago, are now densely knitted together by 43 cross-river transportation lines.

On April 18, 1990, the Party Central Committee and the State Council officially announced to the world that Pudong, Shanghai, would be developed and opened up. "Old developers" were transferred from various departments of the Shanghai Municipal Government and were the first batch to devote themselves to various tasks in Pudong development.

On May 3, 1990, two signs were erected in front of an inconspicuous two-story building: Pudong Development Office of Shanghai Municipal People's Government and Pudong Development Planning Research and Design Institute. On the day of listing, Shanghai citizens came uninvited, and twenty to thirty thousand people gathered in front of the gate.

The house number of the Development Office is "141", which means that the development of Pudong must be one step at a time and two at a time. This two-story building is very simple, but in 1990, this small unit occupied half a page of the New York Times.

Pudong has undergone tremendous changes in the past 30 years and is at the forefront of the trend

Today, people overlook the prosperous Lujiazui skyscraper group from the air, and personally feel the booming economic vitality of a country. Pudong, from the beginning, was not simply a city's own breakout and cross-river expansion. This is an opening-up move to open the country and integrate more deeply into the world economy.

In 1990, the country's first financial and trade zone was approved to be established in Lujiazui, Pudong.

In 1991, the Nanpu Bridge was completed and opened to traffic.

In 1992, the State Council approved the establishment of Shanghai Pudong New Area .

In 1995, Shanghai Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower was officially opened.

In 1996, some foreign banks took the lead in piloting RMB business in Pudong, Shanghai.

In 1999, Pudong International Airport was completed and put into operation.

In 2002, the world's first commercial maglev train was born in Pudong, Shanghai.

In 2005, Pudong New Area became the country's first comprehensive supporting reform pilot area.

In 2008, China's tallest building " Shanghai Center " started construction in Pudong.

In 2010, the 41st World Expo was held in Shanghai, and nearly three-quarters of the planned park was located in Pudong.

In 2013, the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially established.

In 2016, Shanghai Disneyland opened to welcome guests.

In 2017, China's first domestically produced large aircraft, the C919, successfully made its maiden flight at Pudong International Airport.

In 2018, the GDP of Shanghai Pudong New Area exceeded 1 trillion yuan for the first time.

In 2019, the Science and Technology Innovation Board officially opened on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

In 2019, the Lingang New Area of ​​the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially unveiled.

The meandering Huangpu River rushes eastward day and night. The surging river has rolled away for thirty years, savoring the achievements and hopes in the hot land on both sides of the strait. Today, this country, this nation, still has not stopped its pace. Spring tides are rising one after another, standing bravely at the forefront, seizing the day and night, and living up to the time.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the development and opening of Pudong, the six-episode 4K documentary "Pudong" produced by China Central Radio and Television will be broadcast on CCTV-1 from November 10th to 15th at 22:30; November 11th to 16th It will be replayed on CCTV-4 at 9:00 and CCTV-9 at 20:00. CCTV News New Media, CCTV and other platforms were launched simultaneously.

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