By Alexandra Stevenson Reporting from Shanghai For Shanghai’s lonely and retired, love is elusive. Divorced or widowed residents gather in a dating corner in People’s Park every weekend looking for a ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai’s Lonely and Retired Are Looking for Love
By Alexandra Stevenson Reporting from Shanghai For Shanghai’s lonely and retired, love is elusive. Divorced or widowed residents gather in a dating corner in People’s Park every weekend looking for a ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai woos foreign tourists with concerts, operas, symphonies featuring global artists
Shanghai targets 20,000 extra overseas visitors with high-profile arts festival, aiming to boost the city's economy and international standing Shanghai has set a target of attracting an additional ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai’s shut-down liberal bookstore poised for new lease on life in Washington
Jifeng Bookstore hosted some 800 seminars in the five years before it closed, a tradition that will continue at the US store, owner Yu Miao says on WeChat. ( read original story ...)
Fall from wealth: From millionaire to man surviving by collecting trash on Shanghai streets
Once a thriving businessman who earned 400,000 yuan (US$55,000) in just 25 days and owned two houses in Shanghai, Chen, now in his 70s, is surviving by collecting trash on the streets of the city. ( read original story ...)
Why Tsui Hark’s Shanghai Blues, shown at Cannes 2024, is one of his best films 40 years on
Lively, with slapstick humour and full of romcom tropes, Shanghai Blues remains one of Tsui Hark’s favourite films; 40 years after its release, it was screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. ( read original story ...)
Tsui Hark’s Shanghai Blues, shown at Cannes 20224, is one of his best works 40 years on
Lively, slapstick and packed with romcom tropes, Tsui Hark’s Shanghai Blues remains one of the director’s favourite films – and 40 years after its release, was screened at this year’s Cannes Film ... ( read original story ...)