上海風物

　　Shanghai was the fief of Huang Xie （？-238 B.C.）， LordChunshen of the state of Chu. It proves that Shanghai has a very long history.Shanghai is a both old and young city.Shanghai is old because after the formation of the land in West Shanghai about 6，000years ago， the present-day Songze Village in Qingpu District was inhabited by the ancestorsof Shanghai people， who grew paddy rice and made pottery wares on the land.

　　Ge Wencheng，a native of Shanghai，.s a sen.orpeography teacher of a middle school　He oncearticipated in compiling the latest.’GeographicalCurriculum Standards for Middle Sch000s”of China.Jnd the new geographical teaching materials forompulsory education，and the teaching materials forqe geographical curriculum for senior high schoolspublished by the People.s Education Press He wasonce appointed as a member of the expert team byhe People’s Education Press Ge Wencheng is fondof literature He has written and published someoveJs and books.such as A Secrete Cafe（anedium-length　novel），Earth Village SOS，andCommon Knowledge of Precautions　AgainstEadhquake and尺elief of Disaster He took part in theMompiling of Encyclopedia Dictionary of Ancient andMlodern PIace Names published by he Shanghai exicogrophical Publishing House Ge Wencheng hasbeen keen on the study of the urban culture andscience popularization He once participated in writinghe Shanghai Loca／Records， and has publoshed；everal dozen theses on education，geographicaleducation，science popularization and culture.