rome wasn’t built in a day. neither was shanghai. once dubbed “the paris of the east,” the city has evolved into a fusion of multiculturalism. along the way, shanghai has accumulated a repository of stories about the people and events that have shaped its history. five areas of the city occupy pride of place in that journey: people’s square, jing’an temple, xujiahui, lujiazui and xintiandi. this series, a collaboration with shanghai local chronicles library, visits them all to follow in the footsteps of time.
rome wasn’t built in a day. neither was shanghai. once dubbed “the paris of the east,” the city has evolved into a fusion of multiculturalism. along the way, shanghai has accumulated a repository of stories about the people and events that have shaped its history. five areas of the city occupy pride of place in that journey: people’s square, jing’an temple, xujiahui, lujiazui and xintiandi. this series, a collaboration with shanghai local chronicles library, visits them all to follow in the footsteps of time.