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Published originally in the pages of Le Monde, this collection of linked short stories by Qiu Xiaolong has already been a major bestseller in France (Cite de la Poussiere Rouge) and Germany (Das Tor zur Roten Gasse), where it and the author was the subject of a major television documentary. The stories in Years of Red Dust trace the changes in modern China over fifty years—from the early days of the Communist revolution in 1949 to the modernization movement of the late nineties—all from the perspective of one small street in Shanghai, Red Dust Lane. From the early optimism at the end of the Chinese Civil War, through the brutality and upheaval of the Cultural Revolution, to the death of Mao, the pro-democracy movement and the riots in Tiananmen Square—history, on both an epic and personal scale, unfolds through the bulletins posted and the lives lived in this one lane, this one corner of Shanghai.

Years of Red Dust: Stories of Shanghai

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This is the view of the insane war-zone fireworks on Chinese New Years Eve 2012 from our balcony in Shanghai China. Jump to 2:35 for the fireworks exploding in our face. You’ve never seen fireworks until you’ve been in China for the CNY.
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Food chapters and eating listings dish up the best Shanghainese and international fare in this bestselling guide to this popular destination. Twenty-one city maps include Chinese script for easy identification.

Lonely Planet Shanghai: City Guide

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Shanghai

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Rich with details of everyday life, this multifaceted social and cultural history of China’s leading metropolis in the twentieth century offers a kaleidoscopic view of Shanghai as the major site of Chinese modernization. Engaging the entire span of Shanghai’s modern history from the Opium War to the eve of the Communist takeover in 1949, Wen-hsin Yeh traces the evolution of a dazzling urban culture that became alternately isolated from and intertwined with China’s tumultuous history. Looking in particular at Shanghai’s leading banks, publishing enterprises, and department stores, she sketches the rise of a new maritime and capitalist economic culture among the city’s middle class. Making extensive use of urban tales and visual representations, the book captures urbanite voices as it uncovers the sociocultural dynamics that shaped the people and their politics.

Shanghai Splendor: A Cultrual History, 1843-1949

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Big Tune
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Shanghai

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Shanghai

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Shanghai

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Shanghai Noon

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