The ’20s Gala: Farewell, 2020, Hello, 1920s!

By Tina Kanagaratnam | December 31st, 2020 | French Concession, Historic Events, Shanghai Art Deco | 0 Comment

It was a 1930s photo of a grand soirée in the ballroom of the Cercle Sportif Français that inspired the “Farewell 2020, Hello, 1920s” Gala. Hu Ping, the founder of the Shanghai Culture Society, showed us the photo, and the rest … is Gala history. Left: The inspiration. Right: The '20s Gala. Same ballroom, ...