Shanghai resident Man Lichu couldn't believe ... Another challenge was to add modern functions to the century-old buildings, such as installing fire-proof and ­security facilities, without ...

The old buildings are filled with new people: Nine million of Shanghai’s 23 million residents migrated to the city. When I met with eight urban planners, sociologists and architects at the ...

Yet, historical buildings are the exception in Shanghai. One is the Jade Buddha ... The refurbished old town has a Disneyesque feel but its fancy facades and rooftops have a certain charm ...

the mostly two- and three-storey buildings of stone and wood are an anachronism at the heart of Shanghai's gleaming commercial district. Thousands of residents -- a mix of old Shanghai families ...

The Wukang Building is Shanghai’s version of New York’s Flatiron ... commuters on motorbikes ride past the old Post Office, a landmark on the north bank of Suzhou Creek; relaxing after work ...

Set in a futuristic building in the south of the city ... Wei Jing Ge restaurant is set in the old Shanghai Club, where the city really swung in the 1920s, and serves standards such as double ...

the mostly two- and three-storey buildings of stone and wood are an anachronism at the heart of Shanghai's gleaming commercial district. Thousands of residents -- a mix of old Shanghai families ...