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courtesy of Simon Fieldhouse Continuing the theme of 1930s Shanghai (it’s not going away), I’m excited to see new images of the refurbished Peace Hotel. Three years ago it closed for massive renovations. After much anticipation, it re-opened last month. Built in 1929 by Victor Sassoon, the north building was called the Cathay Hotel back then (image [...] click to enlarge Oh, for the decadent pre-Communist-era of Shanghai! Vice, glamor, high stakes, and violent outcomes. 1930s Shanghai has become a genre unto itself–novels, narratives, restaurants, films, couture. The latest film in this genre, simply titled Shanghai, is to come out sometime this month if the advertisements ring true. (It’s been in the works for [...] click to enlarge I’ve been polishing and proofreading my memoir and just finished a part in which I stayed in Shanghai 15 years ago. Although I don’t write about the Cathay Cinema, I haven’t forgotten it. The Cathay is an Art Deco beauty, built in 1932. (I recently read that Shanghai is home to more Art [...] Shanghai Conservatory of Music When I first went to China 22 years ago, I stayed at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music for several days. Many foreign travelers stayed in their international student hostel back then. A few weeks ago I found a link about Jewish Shanghai on an Asian Jewish Life tweet and [...] Shanghai Shadows by Lois Ruby Last week I revisited young adult fiction, a genre I hadn’t read in decades. I learned of Shanghai Shadows (Holiday House, 2006) by Lois Ruby last year when a friend was preparing for a trip to China with her 9 year old daughter. She asked friends on Facebook for names of [...] |
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