Shang-hai

Shang-hai, in the province of Kiang-nan, is situated on the western bank of the river Wu-sung, about 9 miles from its outlet into the great Yang-tse Kiang. It is connected, by an elaborate system of inland navigation, with all the principal cities of the province, among which is Su-chau-fu, the most important manufacturing town of the empire. It must necessarily, therefore, serve as the entrepôt of a considerable export and import trade. Its population is rated at 300,000. Shang-hai is in latitude 31° 12’ N., and about 800 miles from Hong Kong.

1844, “The Voyages and Services of the Nemesis”, in The English Review; or, Quarterly Journal of Ecclesiastical and General Literature, volume I, London: Francis & John Rivington, →OCLC, page 210

His father, Tchoung-Heou, was living at Pekin when he was born ; and he was six years old when the former settled at Shang-hai.

1889, Jules Verne, translated by Virginia Champlin, The Adventures of a Chinaman in China, Lee and Shepard, →OCLC, page 16

He waved towards a giant of a man who stood grinning at the edge of the pirate band. "He spent many years breaking in new girls for the most celebrated whorehouse in Shang-hai. They still call for his services when he is available. Ah! But he is a master at his chosen craft. . . ."

1981, E. V. Thompson, The Dream Traders, Macmillian, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 229