An investor looks through stock information at a trading hall in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, March 2, 2016. Chinese shares prolonged Tuesday's rally and surged past the 2,800-point mark on Wednesday, led by real estate stocks. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 4.26 percent to close at 2,849.68 points while the smaller Shenzhen index soared 4.77 percent to 9,766.37 points. snapress@snakorea.com