Shanghai Old Times: An Unforgettable Lane Affection

Author: Guan Jiping
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: This is a collection of essays filled with nostalgia. Through over sixty stories from the lane, it recreates the unique life style of Shanghai people from the Cultural Revolution period to the early days of the reform and opening up. Some stories are humorous or amusing, while others leave one deeply moved. Yet, they also evoke a sense of longing and nostalgia for the simplicity of that era. The book includes over sixty lane stories, primarily depicting the unique life style of Shanghai people during the Cultural Revolution period and the early days of the reform and opening up. The author roughly divides these writings into four categories: "Childhood Fun," "Old Days' Feelings," "Awkward Life," and "Crazy Years." Though more than two or three decades have passed since those unforgettable times, looking back now, many events remain humorous or amusing, or deeply moving, yet they also inevitably evoke a sense of longing and nostalgia for the natural simplicity of that era. "Old Times · Old Lane," a story that is not as old as one might think. However, the "old" here is not too old. If someone born in the 1960s or 1970s will understand it; if they were born even earlier, they would have witnessed the "prosperous era" firsthand and would deeply resonate with it. This is a collection of essays filled with nostalgia. Through over sixty stories from the lane, it recreates the unique life style of Shanghai people from the Cultural Revolution period to the early days of the reform and opening up, with the author now roughly dividing these writings into four categories: "Childhood Fun," "Old Days' Feelings," "Awkward Life," and "Crazy Years." Though more than two or three decades have passed since those unforgettable times, looking back now, many events remain humorous or amusing, or deeply moving, yet they also inevitably evoke a sense of longing and nostalgia for the natural simplicity of that era.