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Shanghai's vibrancy is now mostly restored, and it's the biggest city in the People's Republic.
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Not to be confused with "shanghaiing," which is a form of maritime kidnapping that was practiced in the 19th century before the advent of steam ships, or with ''[[Shanghai (
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== [[Comics]] ==
* Much of [[Tintin
* [[Corto Maltese]] goes through Shanghai on his way from [[Hong Kong]] in "Corto Maltese in Siberia".
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** The film's most famous line is spoken by Marlene Dietrich: "It took more than one man to change my name to Shanghai Lily."
* ''Fist of Fury'' (精武门) -- the film with [[Bruce Lee]], and its remake ''[[Fist of Legend]]'' (精武英雄) with Jet Li.
* ''[[Indiana Jones and
* ''Shanghai Surprise'', a forgettable Madonna vehicle.
* ''Center Stage'' (阮玲玉), a biopic of 1930s movie star Ruan Lingyu starring Maggie Cheung.
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* Contrary to what their titles imply, neither ''[[Shanghai Noon]]'' nor ''[[Shanghai Knights]]'' have anything to do with Shanghai (the scenes set in China take place in Beijing). They were chosen for the sake of the pun.
* Some of ''Lara Croft [[Tomb Raider]]: The Cradle Of Life''
* The end of ''[[Fearless (
* ''[[Kung Fu Hustle]]''
* ''[[Lust, Caution]]'' is a depiction of Shanghai under Japanese occupation.
* ''[[Empire of the Sun]]'' by [[Steven Spielberg]], another [[World War II]] period film. Produced in the mid-1980s, it earns the distinction of being the first American film to be shot in Shanghai since the 1940s, making good use of the city's relatively preserved sights prior to heavy development and commercialization since the 1990s.
* The second half of ''[[Mission Impossible]] 3'' takes place in Shanghai, though the film [[You Fail Geography Forever|got the geography of the city all wrong]] and the final scenes were shot in a nearby town.
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