Eileen Chang
Eileen Chang (1920-1995) was born in Shanghai. She studied literature in Hong Kong but returned to Shanghai in 1941 during the Japanese occupation, where she published two works, Now a major motion picture from Oscar-winning director Ang Lee ... [... more]
Random House |
Shanghai
Shanghai, once a seaside fishing village, is located on the Huangpu River where it flows into the Yangtze River estuary. It has a multicultural population of around 20 million people. In the 1930s, the world's greatest houses of finance and ... [... more]
Getaway |
Shanghai
It's fast, it's daring and outrageously modern and it's none other than the bustling city of Shanghai. The 1990s saw interest in Shanghai regenerating and the city is now growing, with new underground stations, highways and the world's most ... [... more]
Getaway |
Shanghai City, China
Shanghai (pron: Shung high), which means the 'City on the Sea', is called 'Hu' (pron: Who) for short. It is one of the largest cities in China, covering a total area of 6,341 square kilometres with an urban area of 2,643 square kilometres. Its ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Ji-li Jiang
Ji-li Jiang was born in Shanghai, China, in 1954. She graduated from Shanghai Teachers' College and Shanghai University and was a science teacher before she came to the United States in 1984. After her graduation from the University of Hawaii, ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Angel Wagenstein
Elisabeth and Theodore Weissberg, famous musicians, Hilde, a young film extra, and Vladek, an Eastern European adventurer wanted by the police on political charges, flee Nazi Germany for Shanghai at the onset of World War II. A magnet for every ... [... more]
Random House |
James Schamus
Eileen Chang's thrilling short story "Lust, Caution"--a devastating tale of love, betrayal, and manipulation set in Shanghai during World War II--marks... The Story, the Screenplay, and the Making of the Film Eileen Chang, Wang Hui Ling and [... more]
Random House |
Deliana Simeonova
Elisabeth and Theodore Weissberg, famous musicians, Hilde, a young film extra, and Vladek, an Eastern European adventurer wanted by the police on political charges, flee Nazi Germany for Shanghai at the onset of World War II. A magnet for every ... [... more]
Random House |
Beijing
Getaway take you on a tour of the Beijing, the host city of the 2008 Olympics. More on video Temple of heaven Old Beijing on rickshaw Shopping in Houhai The Great Wall of China Shanghai Leshan Buddha Thursday, May 8, 2008 As the world knows, the ... [... more]
Getaway |
Shanghai
Move over Hong Kong - China's futuristic city is wowing everyone who comes here. The crowds, the shops, the skyline, you've got to see this place once. The 1990s saw interest in Shanghai regenerating, and the city is growing with new underground ... [... more]
Getaway |
Cochin Chickens
Cochins (pronounced 'coach-ins') are thought to have been developed in the Shanghai district of China more than 150 years ago. They were bred for their excellent laying and meat producing capabilities. Cochins were imported to England and America ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Cloud 9 Bar in China
Don headed to the top of the highest hotel in the world for a night-time view of Shanghai. The Grand Hyatt Hotel is located on 53rd to 87th floors of the Jin Mao Tower, in the heart of Pudong, Shanghai's financial and business district. With a ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
