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Shanghaiball is the most populous city in 
Chinaball and the largest city proper by population in the world with about 26 million people (2019). Zhejiangball and Jiangsuball are his friends actually back yard gardens. He has the tallest building in Chinaball and the second tallest building in the world, the Shanghai Tower.
History
Shanghaiball was founded from around the 5th–7th century as an irrelevant small fishing village on the Yangtze. Fast forward to early 1400s, Shanghai had to build to wall around himself to defend against Japanese pirate raid. Then an Italian Jesuit named Matteo Ricci came and brought Christianity. Then the British and other Europeans came and Shanghai can into relevance by favorable port location and economic potential. Then came World War II, when Shanghai got invaded by the Japanese. His brother Nanjingball unfortunately got, well... "屠杀-ed". After that, he made Shanghai into the Great Wayball, which later ceded to the Reformed Government. Then Mao Zedong and the Communists came and Shanghai's became irrelevant again. Then we have Deng Xiaoping and Shanghai can back into relevance. Then Dongfang Mingzhuta tallest building in China. Now is one of the world's most powerful cities.
Shangaiball biggest dream now is to become Chinaball's capital city (this is will happen in Twelfth of Never).
Franceball gave Shanghaiball its own special criterium cycling race in 2017 like she did for Saitamaball four years prior, featuring many of her beloved Tour de France's biggest stars.
Relationships
- Jiangsuball - Brother
- Zhejiangball - Brother
- New York Cityball - American counterpart
- Hong Kongball Good partner and skyscraper rival
- Inner Mongoliaball - Thank you...Thank you to take good care of our orphans, your heart is as lenient as Mongolian grassland, yuo good person.
- Beijingball - Rival in football and.......why I'm not capital ?
- Japanball - REMEMBEL 1937! NEVER FOLGET! But you seemed to become much nicer after WWII and helped me a lot. Gibed me every sort of aid. Also, many of my people are on your clay. My waste classification system is pretty much inspired from you...
- Tokyoball - My role model.
- USAball - AIYA! Why did you do this do me? Hopefully it doesn’t happen....
- Russiaball - WHAT!?! YOU TOO?
- Franceball - Thankings yuo for bike race!
- Indiaball - Shoots bollywood films in my clay. Good tourist. But my father hates him.
