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. […]
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Bridge of Misunderstanding
February 15th, 2008 · 9 Comments
Tags: 19th century shanghai · architecture · economic history · international settlement · shanghai today · the bund
The Historic Shanghai Black List
February 7th, 2008 · 4 Comments
THE WORST-PRESERVED HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN SHANGHAI
Historic Shanghai hereby announces the establishment of “The Black List” of the worst-preserved historic buildings in Shanghai. Yes, the Black List is an effort to shame the voracious destroyers of this great city’s heritage, but it is also meant to educate the public about what proper historic renovation is […]
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Resurrecting an Old Shanghai Institution: the RAS
February 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
A band of intrepid Britishers has revived the Shanghai branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (RAS), 150 years after its establishment. The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded in London in 1823 “for the encouragement of science, literature and the arts in relation to Asia.” The early focus of the […]
Tags: 19th century shanghai · architecture · research · social history · the bund
The Year of Hudec
January 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
For those of you not yet initiated into the cult, Laszlo Hudec was one of the most talented architects of the 20th century – and 90% of his work was produced in Shanghai. A versatile virtuoso, Hudec designed in the Neo-classical, Georgian, Gothic, Byzantine, Art Deco and International styles. Just about everyone who […]
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