Shanghai's Pudong New Area in the 1990s (photo gallery)

Overlooking the Huangpu River and Pudong in Shanghai, December 1989.At this time, the Oriental Pearl Radio and TV Tower had just started building in Pudong.(Visual China)

In 1990, Waigaoqiao in The Pudong district of Shanghai was still a farmland. In June 1990, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone was established. It is the first free trade zone in China. (Visual China)

On June 15, 1990, Zhu Rongji, then mayor of Shanghai, led a Shanghai economic delegation to visit Hong Kong."We have full confidence in pudong's development and further revitalization. Regardless of dreams or ideals, they will eventually come true." he said at the "Shanghai Economic Development in the 1990s - Shanghai And Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Outlook Seminar" held in Hong Kong on June 12, 1990.(Getty)

On December 19, 1991, The Shanghai Stock Exchange opened in pudong New Area. Zhu rongji attended the opening ceremony.(Visual China)

In February 1992, when Deng Xiaoping inspected the Shanghai Yangpu Bridge construction site, he watched the bridge design model on site.(Visual China)

In February 1992, Huang Ju, then mayor of Shanghai, reported to Deng Xiaoping on the construction of the Pudong Development Area.(Visual China)

On October 12, 1992, in front of the interim agency for stock trading at the Shanghai Stock Exchange Cultural Square, nearly 10,000 people participated in stock trading activities.(Xinhua)

In 1993, Shanghai Pudong Financial District was under construction.(Visual China)

In 1993, Shanghai viaduct.(Visual China)

In June 1993, downtown Shanghai, a bustling commercial district.(Visual China)

In 1993, Shanghai Donghua University formally established the School of Fashion.(Visual China)

In June 1993, at a McDonald's restaurant in Shanghai, several elementary school students happily ate Big Mac burgers and drank Coke.(Visual China)

In June 1993, a family of three played on the Bund in Shanghai. Opposite the Huangpu River is the Oriental Pearl TV Tower under construction. It was the tallest building at the time and there were few tall buildings around.(Visual China)

In June 1993, a bustling night scene in downtown Shanghai.(Visual China)

In 1993, the old man was practicing Tai Chi on the street. The background was a billboard of Lux soap, and the star spokesmen were Sibelle Hu, Rosamund Kwan and Nina Li.(Visual China)

In 1993, a female owner of a leisure club in Shanghai. (Visual China)

In 1993, under the envious eyes of cyclists, an extended luxury car drove through the narrow streets.(Visual China)

In December 1993, the model Linda Evangelista, wearing a white Armani dress, danced with an elderly Chinese man in a Shanghai square.(Getty)

In 1994, Oriental Pearl First settled down in Pudong.(Visual China)

In 1994, in the lobby of the Shanghai Securities Business Department of China Everbright International Trust and Investment Corporation, stockholders watched the changes in the stock market with all their attention.(Visual China)

On May 17, 1995, Jiang Zemin, the then President of China, inspected Shanghai Pudong New Area accompanied by Huang Ju, then Secretary of the Shanghai Party secretary.(Xinhua)

In 1995, Shanghai Pudong International Airport broke ground.(Visual China)

In 1995, the Pudong Special Economic Zone on the Huangpu River.(Getty)

In October 1995, employees in a textile factory in Shanghai Pudong Industrial Zone were working.(Getty)

In 1996, people left their houses in central Shanghai and moved to the suburbs of Pudong across the Huangpu River.(Getty)

On October 12, 1997, the opening ceremony of the 8th National Games was held in Shanghai.(Xinhua)

In October 1998, a disco dancers performed at a club in Shanghai.(Getty)

In 1999, from the observation deck of Jin Mao Tower, you could see Pudong District, the Huangpu River and the far north of Shanghai. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower stands on the right.(Getty)