http://shanghaiist.com/2008/01/10/photo_of_the_da_129.php All comments for Photo of the Day: Shanghai's longest street name? en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/01/10/photo_of_the_da_129.php#comment-1268065 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/01/10/photo_of_the_da_129.php#comment-1268065 Comments Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:07:34 +0800 <p>From a bit of Chinese dictionary work... Huangpu = our lovely river, tang is for the Tang dynasty (618-907), jia = home, family, company and wan = bay. Probably a venerable historical reference. Any Shanghainese historians read this blog?</p>