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The Destruction of Old Shanghai Continues….Canton Road/Guangdong Lu

Posted: March 4th, 2020 | No Comments »

Old Town expert Katya Knyazeva notes that Chinese blogs have begun to alert the public to the impending demolition of the historic neighborhoods on Canton (Guangdong) Road. Click here:

For more details see Katya’s excellent blog – here

As she rightly points out this is a very important street that once housed all manner of tea houses and curio shops. It is still very vibrant and walkable – though not for much longer sadly it would seem.



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