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5 historic Shanghai buildings we lost in 2009 - Shanghaiist

Some of Old Shanghai beats the dust:

Paul French: 5 historic Shanghai buildings we lost in 2009 - Shanghaiist.

2009 saw a flurry of activity across the city from construction projects moving ahead apace to a general ‘tarting up’ of housing and streets prior to the EXPO. Never was so much cream paint slapped on so many walls at such speed. From Hongqiao to the Bund, the nether regions of Yangpu and the heartlands of Hongkou, the men in yellow hats have been feverishly employed. Inevitably, as Shanghai’s grand planners fall before the altar of the supposedly new, some old and valued friends were reduced to rubble this year and will be seen no more:

Holiday dates for 2010

Useful holiday dates: ht to Shanghaiist

On China time: Holiday dates for 2010 - Shanghaiist.

Shanghai Fantasia: Chinese acrobatic troupe

A must!

Shanghai Fantasia: Chinese acrobatic troupe - Shanghaiist.

Brilliant, and the photos are as well!

Through the Looking Glass: China's Foreign Journalist from Opium Wars to Mao

Books: Through the Looking Glass: China's Foreign Journalist from Opium Wars to Mao - Shanghaiist: News, Music, Nightlife, Restaurants, Events and More in Shanghai, China.

Shanghai-based journalist Paul French's latest book is one that ought to excite all you ol' Shanghai history buffs (and press nostalgists as well) - an examination of the convulsive history of the China press corps between the 1820s and leading up to the revolution of 1949.

Amongst those heady hundred odd years, editors engaged in sword weilding duels, reporters drank and philandered and entered into sordid affairs, and some even brawled... over issues like how to properly report on Mao's revolution.  ... ( continued here)

"Communists entry to Shanghai" | Urbanatomy Shanghai

Today in history: "Communists in Shanghai" | Urbanatomy Shanghai.

The good ol' days: Shanghai Race Club 75th Anniversary

This weekend sees the 75th anniversary of the Shanghai Race Club building. An icon of old Shanghai.

The good ol' days: Shanghai Race Club 75th Anniversary - Shanghaiist: News, Music, Nightlife, Restaurants, Events and More in Shanghai, China.

3D cartoony maps of Shanghai

Awesome!

3D cartoony maps of Shanghai - Shanghaiist: News, Music, Nightlife, Restaurants, Events and More in Shanghai, China.

Two Nanking Massacre films opening in China

Two Nanking Massacre films opening in China - Shanghaiist: News, Music, Nightlife, Restaurants, Events and More in Shanghai, China.

The Schindler of China: Feng Shan Ho

A fascinating man:

The Schindler of China: Feng Shan Ho - Shanghaiist: News, Music, Nightlife, Restaurants, Events and More in Shanghai, China.

You may have never heard of Dr. Feng Shan Ho. He came from a poor family in Hunan, served in the middling position of Chinese consul to Austria in the 1930s, and died relatively unknown over 10 years ago.

But many Jewish families that survived the horrors of World War II still remember him. While secretary at the Chinese consulate in Vienna, he helped thousands get out of Austria, through Shanghai and into safe harbor. .... (more)

Shanghai bus stops IN ENGLISH!

Help on the buses in Shanghai

Shanghai bus stops IN ENGLISH! - Shanghaiist: News, Music, Nightlife, Restaurants, Events and More in Shanghai, China.