Shanghaiist: Shanghai Science Hall: This place is Fuxing awesome

Jakob Montrasio

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:46:01 +0800

We shot 6 days there... You'll see it in the movie John Rabe next year! :D

yu888

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:40:51 +0800

Yeah, fantastic building with a history to match. Photo of an example of the stained glass, one of them anyhow, can be found here: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2010/2179942806_19f3554cf8.jpg?v=0 Taken back in 2005 when I covered a lot of Shanghai on foot just to do my exploring. Loved finding this place though as it was tranquil and I guess the security guy was asleep back then as I walked around the whole complex. :)

Andy Best

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:15:43 +0800

I'm a fan of that building myself, even though it has been slaughtered with that long veranda thingy they stuck across the front, is that a current photo, is it still on there? I've always lived around the Xinhua Lu 'conservation' area where it's illegal to alter the outside appearance of old buildings. Aparantly though, crass concrete extensions painted to look old, high walls that obscure the buildings and neon lights and signs all over the exteriors don't count as altering the appearance of the area.