Tales of Old Shanghai: the Glorious Past of China's Greatest City 9789881762115, 9789888107490, 9888107496
Cover; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgments; An Old Shanghai Chronology; Introduction; To Make Money; All about Shanghai; H
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English Pages 311 pages Year 2012
Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Acknowledgments
An Old Shanghai Chronology
Introduction
To Make Money
All about Shanghai
High Lights, Low Lights, Tael Lights
Sir Victor Sassoon
Sportsmen
The Spartans
City-by-the-sea
Taiping Rebellion
The Disposal of Shanghai's Waste Products
A City of Gardens
Pidgin English
Pidgin Joke
Public Garden
Origin of the Municipal Seal
Spoilt Children
Shanghai Country Walks
Cynicism Sweetened Air
Taipans
The Shanghai Steam Laundry
Two Shanghai Courts
Between China and England
East of the Poo
The Jews in Old Shanghai
The Fly Menace in Shanghai. A Long and Profitable InningsShanghai Symphony
Cleanliness in the Streets
Shanghai Waif
Toleration of Eccentricities
Stealing Time
Sidewalk Business
Flower Show
Racing Dogs Killed by Chinese Shell
The French Concession
The Most Agreeable Place
Business Dealings
Shanghai Money
A Day at the Shanghai Races
A Boom in Sandbags
A Watch Dropped in the Desert
Japan's Occupation of Shanghai
The Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building
Shanghai's New Civic Centre
The Great World Amusement Centre
Original Owners and Occupants of Buildings along the Bund
Neutral Grounds
Justice and Harmony. Safety AlwaysThe Shanghai Look
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