Yes, the British led the imperialist charge into China in the mid-1800s, and yes, they were at the forefront in economics, politics and horse-racing in old Shanghai. But the Americans were never far behind, and in the field of journalism, the Yankees more than held their own.
Or at least that is how J.B. Powell […]
Tags: 19th century shanghai · economic history · social history
The 1907 Garden Bridge (in Chinese, the Waibaidu Qiao) is one of those rarest of historic treasures in Shanghai: an original structure that is still being used for the same purpose for which it was built. Imagine our shock, then, when we read recently that the Garden Bridge was to “vanish.”
No need to panic. […]
Tags: 19th century shanghai · architecture · economic history · international settlement · shanghai today · the bund
This photo, recently discovered in a private collection, shows a billboard that was part of Shanghai-based ad-man Carl Crow’s extensive outdoor advertising network in eastern China in the 1930s. Writes Crow biographer and China business pundit Paul French, “Carl made good money erecting these specially designed stands and selling the space. Much better than […]
Tags: economic history