China Stamps - 1996-26 , Scott 2724-2729 Shanghai Pudong - Full sheet of 40 complete sets - MNH, F-VF - (9272H)

China Stamps - 1996-26 , Scott 2724-2729 Shanghai Pudong - Full sheet of 40 complete sets - MNH, F-VF : The exploration and opening of Pudong showed that Shanghai's economic development had entered a key historical transitional period. It also indicated that China's reform and opening up, rising form South China, now was galloping towards central China and the Yangtze River valley China in1990s has stepped up its pace to walk towards the world. Pudong witnessed a rapid development in its communications and transportation sectors since its opening and exploration. The backbone projects of the 10 infrastructure facilities, involving an investment of nearly RMB25 bilolion yuan, have been finished ahead of schedule. Also completed are two bridges crossing the Huangpu River, two around-city express ways, four 10,000-ton berths, and 500,000 programme-controlled telephones. Under construction is a new batch of key municipal works, including the Pudong Section of Metro No.2, Pudong International Airport and a modern telecommunications center. Occupying 15.47 square kilometers, the Lujiazui Financial and Trade Zone in Pudong, just separated form the downtown Shanghai Bund by a river, formed with Puxi (West Shanghai) a most dynamic central commercial area in Shanghai. Among the many development zones in China, the Lujiazui is the only development zone with the name of "financial & trade zone".