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Romance in the Rain, romance in the Mansion#ExlploreShanghaiHave you ever watched a widely known TV series Romance in the Rain(情深深雨蒙蒙)? The mansion of Lu family was filmed here. Scripted by Taiwan's famous writer Qiongyao(琼瑶), this serials has made this three-story Renaissance-style building quite instagramable, attracti...
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Qibao Old StreetQibao Old Street is one of the most famous snack streets in Shanghai.The street is in Qibao Ancient Town that dates back to the Northern Song Dynasty (AD960-1127). The town features exquisite stone bridges, zigzagging rivers and traditional residences with black tiles and white walls.The snack stree...
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Jing'an Temple, a good place to escape from the hustle#ExploreShanghaiLocated at West Nanjing Road, Jing'an Temple is one of the most well-known sites in Shanghai. It has a history of over 780 years and is firstly built in the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280). And the biggest pure jade portrait of Sakyamuni in Mainland China is placed in its Mahavir...
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An ancient Chinese crown shaped building ? What is it ?Amidst the historical buildings at the Bund is the Fosun Foundation, a modern golden structure with facades decorated with “tassels.” Viewed from afar, it looks like an ancient Chinese crown or a Western harp. Every day, when the “tassels” revolve around classical music, the entire building begi...
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Longhua Temple, the oldest and largest Buddhist temple in ShanghaiLonghua Temple is the oldest and largest Buddhist temple in Shanghai. Extant historical records trace the temple back to 242, when Sun Quan, the ruler of the Wu (State) during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), built it for his mother. =The magnificent building complex consists of several halls an...
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The Press, how a newspaper office turned into a café#ExploreShanghaiAs the only existing newspaper office on Hankou Road, it was built in 1918 and eventually became the headquarters of Shun Pao (《申报》).The Shenbao (申報 Shen Bao; Shun Pao) was a Chinese newspaper founded 1872 in the International Settlement of Shanghai as a joint venture o...
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