This fascinating, little-known and newly relevant bit of history is getting greater attention these days. “Hello Gold Mountain,” a chamber music composition inspired by the topic was performed in ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Four years after it was first conceived, the oratorio Emigre made its debut this month in Shanghai, paying tribute to the Chinese financial hub's war-time role in protecting ...

The construction of the Embankment Building was a landmark event in 1930s Shanghai. Owned by the real estate mogul Victor Sassoon, it was the first high-rise condominium to be built alongside the ...

They sailed into Shanghai in July 1939 during the worst of the summer heat, finding a patchwork city of 4 million people throbbing with rickshaws, beggars, opium dens and malaria. For Gerd "Jerry" ...

Arriving by bullet train from Xi’an, we were greeted by the vibrant energy of Shanghai, epitomized by its transport hub, home of the super-fast Maglev which has set world speed records. There’s a ...

From the eastern banks of Shanghai’s Huangpu River, you can see a skyscraper that resembles a pineapple, a building that looks like a skewered olive and a massive office tower standing proudly on the ...