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A Shanghai bookseller gets kidnapped — and brings out the copyright police
In the early 20th century, Chessboard Street in Shanghai was the heart of the Chinese publishing industry. This is where our story begins: when Li Difan, a salesman for a small Shanghai bookseller, found himself in an opium den and approached by men claiming to represent a nearby province seeking textbooks…
Xiangyue sees the world through a different lens
In a world where so much has been invested into developing and proliferating digital media, it seems meaningful that Xiangyue sees the digital realm as the one where an image would stagnate.
‘Phantom Shanghai’ documents a city in the throes of change
Greg Girard documents, via photography, the street-by-street, lilong-by-lilong, shikumen-by-shikumen loss of Old Shanghai.
Shanghai through the eyes of one of Japan’s best writers
Japanese critics regarded Riichi Yokomitsu as the best of his generation. His novel “Shanghai,” published in 1928, depicts a melting pot where cultures mixed and ideas were exchanged — including, yes, between the Chinese and Japanese.
‘Midnight’: A gritty, unflinching portrait of pre-war Shanghai
Mao Dun’s classic about 1930s Shanghai depicts a city built on violence and corruption, with great wealth sitting alongside low wages, awful conditions, and exploitation. This is Shanghai as a powder keg about to explode.
Something old, something new: The 1990 re-opening of Shanghai’s stock exchange
A stock exchange in a communist country was unlikely, but its location was unlikelier still, in the ballroom of a grand hotel with its own rich past.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, November 29, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
Beijing strikes a softer tone as it clamps down on COVID lockdown protests
In a press briefing today, Chinese authorities blamed frustrations at its COVID-zero policy on poor local management. Meanwhile, police are moving to identify people who attended the protests.
Shanghai protests turn political | Live with Lizzi Lee
Freelance journalist Simon Leplâtre, who is based in Shanghai, talks about the brewing frustrations that erupted into anti-COVID-zero protests this past weekend.
The young woman’s suicide that shocked Shanghai
A century ago today, Xi Shangzhen, the first woman employee of a progressive Shanghai newspaper, committed suicide. The case transcended individual tragedy after details of her life were seized upon by the media to debate the social and economic upheaval of the times.
8 exciting new coffee shops in Shanghai, China’s java capital
Shanghai is a city that likes its coffee. From fashionable cafes to serious roasters, hundreds of new spots have sprung up this year, pushing the local coffee scene to a new level of vibrancy. Here are eight standouts.
China’s shipbuilding industry is booming, including aircraft carriers, LNG tankers, and container ships
China is building a lot of big ships. More precisely, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is building aircraft carriers, liquified natural gas (LNG) tankers, passenger liners, and container ships.
The first days of electric Shanghai
On July 26, 1882, the first electric light came on in Shanghai. The city would be China’s only electrified city for the next six years, helping it attract industry — and imperialist forces — through the turn of the century.
Job discrimination against recovered COVID patients leaves migrant workers homeless in Shanghai
An increasing number of migrant workers in Shanghai are falling through the cracks due to discriminatory labor practices against job seekers with a history of COVID-19. Their invisible hardship is the subject of a viral article that has sparked outrage on Chinese social media.
Remembering Shanghai Pride, China’s largest LGBTQ festival
This month would have marked the 14th Shanghai Pride event, an annual festival first held in 2009 — if not for the fact that it has been on indefinite hiatus for the last two years.
What would James Hilton say? — Editor’s Note for Friday, June 10, 2022
A note for Weekly newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
When in Shanghai…
Sveta Dorosheva’s homage to China’s largest metropolis
Documenting Shanghai’s lockdown, one NFT at a time
Taking inspiration from their experience with Shanghai’s lockdown, a group of creatives have formed “Stay Negative,” a community-driven collective that just released its first NFT art collection.
50 days in Shanghai lockdown
Cameron Wilson lives in Pudong District, Shanghai. He has been locked down in his residential compound for nearly two months. Here’s the diary of a man — and a city — slowly losing his mind.
The good old days
Illustrator Peng Kai celebrates Shanghai’s essence
