Model enthusiasts say goodbye to Wenmiao Road and their favourite stores

Sun Minjie Zhou Shengjie
Wenmiao Road is due to be renovated, and many people have come to say goodbye to its shop owners. Some have shared their childhood memories, as well as their hopes for the future.
Sun Minjie Zhou Shengjie

Shot by Sun Minjie and Zhou Shengjie. Edited by Sun Minjie. Subtitles by Wang Xinzhou.

Wenmiao Road, a five-hundred-meter-long stretch around the Shanghai Confucian Temple, has many names such as "culture palace street," "antique street," "old book market," and "Shanghai's Akihabara." With a large variety of stores, this street has been a popular place for model enthusiasts for many years. Wenmiao Road is due to be renovated, and many people have come to say goodbye to its shop owners. Some have shared their childhood memories, as well as their hopes for the future.


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