上海26年的华丽转身

从这两张时隔26年的新老照片可以看出，上海在短时间内华丽变身为拥有2300万人口、高楼林立的大型都市的过程。这两张照片分别拍摄于近期和1987年，清楚地向我们展示出中国的超高速发展将上海变成一座未来派的大型都市，黄浦江东部的浦东也成为拥有全球最具代表性建筑的地区之一。第一张照片是1987年的浦东，那时上海人口只有1100万。从照片中可见，上海老外滩对面的黄浦东岸四处分散着死气沉沉的仓库和工厂。第二张照片是现今同一区域的景象：世界第二高塔、2073英尺（约为632米）高的上海中心大厦四周尽是摩天大厦，共同造就出上海这一“垂直城市”。

Shanghai's Dramatic Transformation in 26 Years

Shanghai＇s dramatic transformation into a skyscraper-packed megalopolis with a population of around 23 million has been captured in two photographs taken just 26 years apart. The images, taken last week and in 1987, highlight the breakneck pace of development that has turned Shanghai into a futuristic mega-city and made Pudong, the area to the east of its Huangpu river, one of the most recognisable skylines on earth. The first image shows Pudong in 1987 when Shanghai＇s population was iust 11 million： drab warehouses and factories dot the Huangpu＇s eastern bank across from the city＇s historic Bund.