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Opium Smuggling & Femme Fatales: A New Paul French Podcast

January 1939: Seto Gin is busted smuggling several dozen tins of opium from Hong Kong to San Francisco.

by Ned Kelly, 15 March 2022

The Story Behind the Leaping Horses on Nanjing Xi Lu

"Horses are auspicious and brave, symbolizing the spirit of moving forward, which totally matches with Chinese ideals."

by Ned Kelly, 28 February 2022

The Story Behind the Oriental Light Sculpture by the Science & Tech Museum

A fully functioning sundial, the needle running through the center of the object was aligned by astronomers from the Shanghai Observatory.

by Ned Kelly, 26 February 2022

The Story Behind the Flower Tree Sculpture on Hongqiao Lu

The 16-meter-high bouquet has been a divisive public artwork ever since it appeared in 2006.

by Ned Kelly, 26 February 2022

On This Day: Japanese Take Shanghai International Settlement

An inside look at the Japanese takeover of Shanghai's International Settlement, which began on December 8, 1941.

by Mark Felton, 08 December 2021

PHOTOS: Japanese Occupation of Shanghai, Then and Now

The Japanese takeover of Shanghai's International Settlement began on December 8, 1941​. Here are some photos of the captured areas then and now.

by That's Shanghai, 08 December 2021

Sex, Lies & Saucy Postcards: Wallis Simpson in China

Rumor has it she picked up tricks in the brothels of the East.

by Ned Kelly, 11 September 2021

The Canidrome of Frenchtown: When Shanghai Went to the Dogs

Greyhounds, monkey jockeys, football riots, dance floor brawls, political rallies, mass executions and denunciations.

by Ned Kelly, 22 June 2021

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