Interview: 'Above the Drowning Sea' Director René Balcer

We interviewed award-winning television director René Balcer to find out more about his newest doc, a chronicle of Jewish refugees in 1940s Shanghai.

by Yannick Faillard, 13 July 2018

PHOTOS: Shanghai Jiaotong University Then and Now

120 years of Jiaotong University history has been captured in these poignant 'then and now' photos.

by Angus Stewart, 16 March 2016

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

Hugues Martin on Old Shanghai Blog Shanghailander Turning 15

We want a seat at his dinner party...

by Ned Kelly, 24 February 2021

'Archaic Human' Fossils Discovered in China

The fossils may challenge the existing understanding of how Homo sapiens evolved in Asian over 100,000 years ago.

by Steven Hu, 03 March 2017

Throwback Thursday: Catching Shanghai's Rats

A look at Shanghai's rat killing season.

by That's Shanghai, 12 May 2016

Nazi Shanghai: Tai Li, ‘Himmler of China’ Who Copied the Gestapo

The Generalissimo’s chief spook who modeled his secret service department on the Gestapo.

by Matthew Neckelmann, 30 September 2020

PHOTOS: 12 Photos That Show How China Has Changed in 50 Years

In celebration the upcoming Golden Week we travel back in time and take a look at photos of China from the past compared to present day.

by That's PRD, 24 September 2019

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