Shanghai's tallest skyscraper until the 1980s, the art deco Park Hotel on
Nanjing Road, stood for a generation as a symbol of golden age modernity.
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French chic Shanghai-style (31/8 09:41)
The Cercle Sportif Francais had lawn tennis, swimming pool and one of the
loveliest ballrooms in the city. Tina Kanagaratnam rediscovers Shanghai's most
cosmopolitan club.
Dominate the Bund! (4/8 09:51)
The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank building was built to dominate the Bund¡ªand
more than 80 years after it first opened its doors, it still does. Tina
Kanagaratnam explores the extravagance and the fables of the¡°finest building
east of Suez¡±.
The school for China's daughters (20/6 09:55)
In the early 20th century, the McTyeire School educated the elite young
ladies of Shanghai. Tina Kanagaratnam steps into the hallowed halls of the
school that is today the No. 3 Girls¡¯Middle School.
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