In 1864, Shanghai Gas Co., Ltd. was founded. In 1865, China's first gas company was founded in Shanghai. The photo shows the huge steel-structured gas tank built near the bank of Soochow Creek in the 1880s. -->






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The earliest 'gas light' in Shanghai appeared in 1865. Because its pipelines came out under the ground, so it was also called 'ground fire' by Shanghai people.








In 1881, Shanghai was equipped with telephone, and in 1882, the first telephone booth of Shanghai Mutual Telephone Co., Ltd. was built on the Bund.-->