City
of sin and decadent
exoticism in the 1920s
and 30s, theatre of
vicious conflict during
Japan’s ‘China
Incident’, cradle
of Chinese Communism
and the Cultural Revolution,
flag bearer of modern
China’s market
reforms, inspiration
for lurid novels, films
and cocktails –
Shanghai is probably
the most evocative city
for an outsider in the
whole of China. Beijing
may be more mysterious
but Shanghai offers
a headier brew of half-digested
images and preconceptions.
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