Inflow of Yang Entertainment: The Cultural Entertainment Industry of Modern Shanghai

Author: Gao Fujiin
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The creation of this book began at the turn of this century, and after more than a year of effort, it finally appeared in this form that combines text and images. The book emphasizes the cultural and entertainment aspects of old Shanghai, which is directly related to my recent teaching and research directions in the field of cultural market studies. The main contents include: Shanghai before and after the opening: the introduction of Western entertainment, exploring the origins of urban entertainment culture in old Shanghai, old Shanghai under the influence of Westerners: a diverse entertainment life, indoor entertainment: the era of men and women dancing and enjoying together, "Western entertainment," the joy of Westerners: from racecourses to Dajie, the vices of the entertainment industry: all aspects of the lives of "sellers of smiles," the atmosphere of acrobatics and the purpose of gambling: sports entertainment—from acrobatic halls to sports fields, public entertainment concepts and awareness: "public gardens" and clubs, Appendix: A brief comparative table of old and new street names in old Shanghai and Shanghai under Japanese rule, A brief chronology of old Shanghai's entertainment culture.