Old Shanghai

The dress Cheongsam

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Hsia Moon, The Great Wall Crown Princess, 1950s Xia Meng (Chinese: 夏夢; a.k.a. Hsia Moon or Miranda Yang; born Yang Meng (楊濛) on 16 February 1932 in Shanghai, China) is a Hong Kong actress and film producer. She was the key figure of Hong Kong's Left Wing Mandarin movie scene.

One of the best shots of the Bund of Shanghai in late 1940s. It was an golden era for colonial economies.

老上海街景，在路口等红绿灯。 Shanghai 1936

shanghai lady

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Shanghai street 1948 街头小贩， #街头小贩 #上海 #1948年

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‘中国海关的建立始于1685年，当年清政府解除与西方诸国贸易的禁令，并在江苏、浙江和广东等省设关，江苏省的税关设于上海，称为江海关。 1686年，清政府在今奉贤区与金山区交界的漴阙（位于今南桥镇南12公里，距杭州湾1公里）沿海设立海关。当时因为主管部门误以为外商在漴阙互市，几个月后才发现地址选错了，于是于1687年将海关搬至上海小东门外东北丹凤楼以东近黄浦江边。海关位于黄浦江边，江里的船是等待验关的海船。当时该海关是江南最大的海关，它主管近海及内河航运的管理和征税，所以被称为“江海大关” 江海大关的房屋为中国传统建筑，门前还竖立了两面大字书写“江海大关”的旗帜。 1853年9月，上海小刀会起义，江海大关的房屋因存放200万两白银而遭攻击被毁；1855年在原址重建关署。但是在1861年，刚建的海关又被太平军毁掉，因此海关一度借救生局办公。…

Shanghai Street Scene. 上海街景。

Shanghai Billboard Date taken: January 1948

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Images taken by Taiwanese photographer Chang Tsai 張才(1916-1995) in Shanghai between 1942-46.