Changes in Shanghai Many years ago, Shanghai was a small village.Not many people lived here, many of them were fishermen and farmers. Later, people from other places came to Shanghai and it became a town. Today Shanghai is a big city.There are a lot of tall buildings. Many people live here, some of them are from other countries. The Shanghai History Museum tells the story of Shanghai. In the museum,you can see old houses,old boats and many other old things.There are also a lot of photos of old Shanghai.