Return to the Bund

Author: Zhu Liqiang
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: The content of this book: On a chilly spring night in Shanghai in 1921, the giant neon signs at the entrance of the Shanghai Byteland Ballroom flickered endlessly. Beneath the neon sign, the tall, white-bled, and dark-faced Indian guards hired by the ballroom paced back and forth, occasionally shooing away the street vendors who flocked to the entrance to sell snacks to the guests entering and exiting the ballroom. Nearby on the main street, cars, trams, and rickshaws crisscrossed the road, bustling with activity. Three black cars drove up and stopped in front. At that moment, a man stepped out of the ballroom, hurriedly approached the second car, opened the door, and said in a respectful whisper, "Uncle Long, everything is arranged. They've all arrived and are waiting inside."