Senior Party and government leaders have offered valued advice for the publication of this work, and guidance for its editorial work was provided by certain central government departments as well as by some local government authorities. Many materials and photographs were supplied by the Municipal Party Committee and municipal government of Shanghai and some of the latter’s agencies. The People’s Publishing House and the Shanghai People’s Publishing House greatly assisted in the publication of this edition. The contributions of all the above are gratefully acknowledged.
Li Bingjun, Lian Yong, Zhang Changyi, Xie Bingham, Lin Zhaomu, Gao Xiaozhen, Lu Jing, and Hou Chun participated in the editorial work; Zhang Linjian, Huang Jiale, and Zheng Xinyi made specific editing and compilation suggestions; Ma Dongsheng and Li Lijun assisted in the compilation of materials.