Shanghai private map streets lanes love and fate intersecting tracks

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Features: Shanghai, known as the "Paris of the East," was once a dazzling and glamorous world with astylishandelegant lifestyle. Three decades of isolation from the outside world buried its former prosperity under layers of historical dust. The author, in the role of an explorer and nostalgist, wanders through the century-long history of Shanghai, recording historical relics scattered in the streets and alleys, reminiscing about the old days he had not experienced. When standing in the old houses where historical figures once lived, he reflects on their life stories, sighing over the endless changes of time. Through the new trends of contemporary Shanghai—cafes, bars, dance halls, beauty salons—he captures the life interests and subtle emotions of modern Shanghai residents.
This is a complete book structured by geographical displacement, intertwining memories, stories, the fates of individuals, emotional expressions, and urban development. It narrates Shanghai from a personal perspective, exploring the relationship between the individual, the city, history, and the world. The 34 articles are relatively independent yet interconnected and coherent. Each title is related to a location or a journey. The book is approximately 200,000 words in prose style, interspersed with some narrative techniques. Reading it gives one a sense of wandering through Shanghai in a dreamlike state.