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As a tribute to Shanghai's ongoing 14th International Film Festival, we chase down the Shanghai locations that have inspired decades of movies
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Shanghai’s landmark tourist destination admits it’s just too crowded, and announces plans to double in size within the next decade
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There was no reality TV show, but half a century ago, Shanghai's comrade chefs were battling it out in the kitchen
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How British attempts to make first contact in Shanghai resulted in doors being kicked in and Biblical passages burned
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Of the 1,000-plus possible historic homes in Shanghai, the local powers that be decide only 199 merit protection
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The historic-looking buildings on Sinan Lu give a nod to the area’s glamorous past, but are a modern invention
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Today they're the glossy Sinan Mansions, but these old buildings once housed opera stars, government ministers, philosophers and spies
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Although the memory of the Cultural Revolution is fading, architectural scars left by the Red Guards are still visible in Shanghai's old city
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Although Christmas is often thought of as a foreign holiday in Shanghai, one unlikely local Jesuit left an indelible mark on the city