Culture

Shanghai Umbrellas for the Plum Rains
by Tina Kanagaratnam
June 10, 2025
Shanghai Spring: Violet Cress, An Ancient Hero, and a Peace Sign
by Tina Kanagaratnam
March 17, 2025
Memories of Chinese New Year in Old Shanghai
by Tina Kanagaratnam
January 29, 2025
The Shanghai Garden in Winter: Wintersweet
by Tina Kanagaratnam
January 22, 2025
1950s Shanghai Fashion: Making New Clothes from Old
by Tina Kanagaratnam
August 2, 2023
Old Shanghai Beers
by Guest
July 2, 2023
Last Call: Keven Café, the French Concession’s Diner
by Tina Kanagaratnam
March 13, 2023
The Astoria Confectionary & Tea-Room
by Tina Kanagaratnam
February 6, 2023
Vintage Shanghai Comedy: “Da Li, Xiao Li & Lao Li 大李，小李和老李“
by Tina Kanagaratnam
February 11, 2022
Sweet Old Shanghai: Heritage Bakeries
by Tina Kanagaratnam
February 2, 2022
Shanghai’s Hidden Ming Temple
by Tina Kanagaratnam
December 9, 2019
The Ultimate Historic Shanghai Gift Guide 2019
by Tina Kanagaratnam
December 2, 2019
Old Shanghai Cinemas: Insights from a Logbook
by Guest
August 25, 2019
Cicadas: Shanghai’s Summer Song
by Tina Kanagaratnam
August 5, 2019
Old Shanghai Eggnog
by Tina Kanagaratnam
December 17, 2018
Top 10 Historic Shanghai Gifts: Our Annual Guide
by Tina Kanagaratnam
December 9, 2018
The Shanghai Beret Project
by Tina Kanagaratnam
March 27, 2018
A Short History of Gluttony In Shanghai
by Guest
March 12, 2018
The Historic Shanghai Gift Guide
by Tina Kanagaratnam
December 13, 2017
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Old Shanghai
by Amandari Kanagaratnam
August 6, 2014
Mr. Pan & the Culty Dairy
by Amandari Kanagaratnam
July 26, 2014