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Continuously being developed as more and more people discover the warmth of the area, there is always a room for a new shop willing to celebrate art and design in Xintiandi.

Xintiandi

Philip Ace Falcon - falcon1 [260]

Betwixt narrow alleys and traditional Shikumen houses restored from the past is a shopping, dining, and entertainment joint that has been labeled, "new heaven on earth." This is Xintiandi.

Destinations: Shanghai | China
Topics: Culture | Travel | 20th Century History | Architecture
Tony Leung and and Wei Tang in Lust, Caution

Film Review: Lust, Caution

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,902]

Ang Lee steps into the world of film noir with his World War II romantic thriller starring Wei Tang and Tony Leung as secret lovers on opposite sides of the Chinese-Japanese conflict.

Destinations: Shanghai | China | Hong Kong
Topics: People | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | War & Conflict
Opium Den display in the Shanghai City Museum

Opium

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

Opium had a devastating impact on China just over a hundred years ago. One man tried to stop it but he wasn't successful.

Destinations: Shanghai | China | Macau
Topics: Culture | Economy | People | Adventure | 20th Century History | Traditions | War & Conflict

Two Nights in Shanghai

Nolan Webb - nwebb [673]

Three anxious knocks bring me to the door of the shared hostel room. Behind it is the perplexed-looking face of a young man in an oversized black jersey and Yankees cap, out-of-breath and speaking...

Destinations: Shanghai | China
Topics: Travel | 20th Century History | Nature
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