Pudong marks 25 dramatic years

The Pudong New Area in Shanghai is marking its 25th anniversary - rising from rural farmland to become an engine for economic and social development in the city and the nation.

During this time, with the area's skyline changing rapidly, it has been transformed into an outward-looking and modern urban district with multiple functions.

According to Shen Xiaoming, secretary of the Party Committee in Pudong, "The area has followed the national strategy from the central government to focus on opening-up and innovative reform, which has seen it become a powerful engine for China in just over two decades."