70 Years: Shanghai Now And Then

Shanghai Cyberspace Administration has joined hands with Shanghai Archive Bureau to roll out a series of new media reports to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Shanghai, which falls on May 27.
Shanghai Cyberspace Administration has joined hands with Shanghai Archive Bureau to roll out a series of new media reports to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Shanghai, which falls on May 27.
70 years on, come party with the Party - Shanghai Metro News
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70 years on, come party with the Party

Flash mobs and music -- the Party gets hip.
Jing'an celebrates city's liberation - Shanghai Metro News
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Jing'an celebrates city's liberation

Tales of wartime revolutionaries and the sacrifices they made are told on stage at the Shanghai Centre Theater in Jing'an District.
Exhibition on the liberation of Shanghai opens - Shanghai Metro News
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Exhibition on the liberation of Shanghai opens

For the first time, museums in Nanjing and Hangzhou shared some of their relics from the period with Shanghai.
Tributes to the revolutionaries - Shanghai Metro News
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Tributes to the revolutionaries

Hundreds gather at Fushouyuan Cemetery in Qingpu District on the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Shanghai. 
PRC history celebrated through movies - Shanghai Metro News
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PRC history celebrated through movies

A film festival celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the liberation of Shanghai.
Remembering a chapter of city's history - Shanghai Metro News
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Remembering a chapter of city's history

More than 600 artists, writers and students gather at the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall in heavy rain on Sunday to recreate scenes from Shanghai's liberation 70 years ago. 
Shanghai's General Post Office: A battle to end all battles - Art & Culture in China
Art & Culture

Shanghai's General Post Office: A battle to end all battles

Shanghai's General Post Office Building is one of the city's iconic buildings, but many are unaware of the fierce battle that took place there that led to Shanghai's liberation.
The halls come alive with the sound of music - Shanghai Metro News
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The halls come alive with the sound of music

Child flash mob delights public with patriotic songs.
National anthem sung back where it began - Shanghai Metro News
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National anthem sung back where it began

 "March of the Volunteers" is played and sung again at the Huangpu Theater on Friday, 84 years to the day that it was first heard.
First battle a turning point for Shanghai - Shanghai Metro News
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First battle a turning point for Shanghai

With the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of Shanghai fast approaching, I thought it was high time to check out some of the struggles Shanghai endured not even a century ago.
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