As early as in the Tang and Song dynasties, Shanghai functioned as a foreign trade port in East China and had mercantile ties with Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.
As early as in the Tang and Song dynasties, Shanghai functioned as a foreign trade port in East China and had mercantile ties with Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.
早在唐宋时期上海便是中国东部的一座外贸商镇，与日本、朝鲜和东南亚各国之间有着商贸关系。