Modern Shanghai: Urban Society and Life

Author: Luo Suwen
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Modern Shanghai has shaped an image of an open and vibrant city. This book, with rich documentary materials and precious historical photographs, tells readers about the urban landscape and social and historical changes of old Shanghai in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. From basic living facilities such as tap water, electricity, gas, and public transportation to women's fashion and theatrical performances; from ordinary families in stone houses to the "successful people" known as "tax-paying Chinese," and to foreign residents in the concessions, in those vivid and charming historical details, modern Shanghai has already begun to fully display its legendary charm.