Parts of Shanghai’s Lao Cheng, by its Mandarin name — the original port city established in the 1290s — are demolished every passing month, but large swaths of the old neighborhoods remain.

Shanghai Old City undergoes transformation Updated: 2014-09-16 07:07 (chinadaily.com.cn) Comments. People walk on a street in the Old City of Shanghai, Sept 14, 2014. [Photo/IC] ...

And they have arrived just in the nick of time; as in Beijing, where massive swaths of the old city were torn down in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games, municipal planners in Shanghai have ...

The city is losing parts of its architectural heritage. After living for decades in various parts of Asia, Canadian photographer Greg Girard moved to Shanghai, China, at the turn of the 21st century.

We couldn’t decide what impressed us most about Shanghai when my wife and I first visited in 2001. Was it the obvious energy of the city? Or was it the contrast between old and new? Our tour ...

The Old City of Shanghai has become a photo-taking magnet after an artist transformed one of its streets into a feline thoroughfare festooned with cat murals. Shanghai-born artist and cartoonist ...

SHANGHAI, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shanghai has launched a new video series titled "Renewing Shanghai," which documents the city's urban renewal projects. A Media Snippet accompanying ...

Shanghai Old City undergoes transformation Updated: 2014-09-16 07:07 (chinadaily.com.cn) Comments. A view of the Old City of Shanghai, Sept 14, 2014. [Photo/IC] ...