Grassroots Neighborhoods of Shanghai

Shanghai may be a sprawling metropolis of 24 million people, but daily life is characterized by local neighborhoods: modern and traditional, rural and urban, bustling and quiet, changing and static. In this series, we explore on foot the distinctive grassroots of the city.

Lifestyle

Clinging to memories as homes and shops disappear from old street

Once bustling, now nearly deserted. Residents and shopkeepers on an old downtown street pay their last respects to a neighborhood dear to their hearts.

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The cut and thrust of old-fashioned city barber shop

One hairdresser, two barber chairs, a wash basin and a TV, that's all a down-at-the-heels, small barbershop in Xuhui District has.

2021-08-20 17:36 0

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Museum pays tribute to aviation heritage

Shanghai's first community museum is for and by the people who have lived and worked together to make Hongqiao Airport an important transport hub.

2021-07-19 15:39 0

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Evening classes for every artistic proclivity, from canvas to kitchen

Enthusiastic adults take night classes to learn new skills, from painting and playing musical instruments to belly-dancing and dim sum cookery.

2021-05-21 18:55 0

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Every photo tells a story, captures a special memory

For 80 years, a Shanghai photography studio has been preserving personal moments for posterity. Its reputation rests on old-fashioned quality, not frills.

2020-11-20 17:51 0

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Traditional weigh of shopping offers eco-friendly lesson

Local people call foods sold by weight as lingkao. For Shanghai residents wedded to the past, lingkao is still an indispensable part of their daily lives.

2020-10-23 19:00 0