One of the world’s largest seaports and a major industrial center of China, Shanghai is an outstanding east-central city. Originally a small fishing and textiles town who did not gain its identity until the 1842 Treaty of Nanking, Shanghai has grown into the most populous and prosperous city that excludes an atmosphere of self-confidence and vitality. Its modern and ever-expanding skylines include the emblematic Oriental Pearl Tower, the soaring modern art-deco Jin Mao Tower and the 101-floor World Financial Centre featuring the Park Hyatt hotel, the tallest hotel in the world. It is also hailed as a shopping paradise for retail lovers, with areas like Nanjing Road, Huaihai Road and Yuyuan Bazaar that offers high end brands to cheap local products.