Shanghai Today
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One man's journey through momentous history
May 23, 2019
The recently released diaries of Minhang’s first Communist Party chief reveal an honest man caught up in a turbulent era of politics. Zhu
Age no barrier for keen student
April 26, 2019
Yuan Mengyuan, a 49-year-old dorm supervisor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, will have to quit her job because she has enrolled as
Officer adept at singing Kunqu Opera
March 22, 2019
Yu Sulu (1847-1930) was a Songjiang native whose ancestors served as military officers in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Born into a
Zhang's 40-year journey to revive a lost art
March 01, 2019
Even for many Chinese, rhino skin lacquer is a strange term. Unlike the name suggests, it’s a type of lacquer where the pattern is
Calculating curves puts Zhang ahead in modern design
February 01, 2019
Zhang Shuojiong doesn’t like to follow the rules. If it was not for the enlightenment of the imaginative projects of Iraqi-British
Master carpenter keeps old buildings alive
January 04, 2019
The excellent preservation of one of Shanghai’s largest groups of historical houses is credited principally to Ma Jiale, a master carpenter
Award-winning artist reveals other side of coin in design world
December 07, 2018
SMALL change in your pocket rarely gets a second thought, but for Zhu Xihua, coins are art. Zhu, 35, has been a coin designer for 12
With a heart, caring for the elderly
November 09, 2018
China, facing an aging population, needs to double the number of nursing homes beds by 2034 to 289 million, according to a latest Asian
Creating dulcet tones with skilled hands
October 12, 2018
THE erhu, a more than 1,000-year-old two-stringed musical instrument sometimes called the Chinese violin, charms listeners with its
Miniature worlds created by a deft master
September 07, 2018
Ma Boqin, 84, is a gardener who doesn’t need water. For almost a quarter-century, he has made a hobby of miniascapes, or dish gardens
