Continuing on the topic of Shanghai population – this abstract mentions the data from the recent census. According to these numbers, by 1929 Shanghai had become the sixth largest city in the world, with its 2.7 million residents, of which foreigners made up 1.7%: Source: THE REAL ESTATE MARKET:…

In more than 20 years in Shanghai (and counting), I spent many years in the former French concession but one location in particular remains a clear favorite. This was on Route Kaufmann (today Anting lu / 安亭路), where I spent 10 years. Living at the back a small lane really felt like living in Old … Continue reading Route Kaufmann, Frenchtown

For those of us who think visually and geographically better than textually, here is a great map of the French Concession, created ten years ago by Juha Loukola and uploaded to flickr . The map is a handy reference to old and new street names: Click to see it in full size. Credit to Juha Loukola !