Around Shanghai: SIFF, soundwalks, and the Shanghai Rowing Club

  • Curious about who else came out winners in the Shanghai International Film Festival? They have the results up on their website now. [SIFF]
  • The dudes who brought us the screening of Building 173 are now asking for Shanghainese people to participate in a “soundwalk project.” [biv0uac]
  • The city has banned "free tour packages" in order to protect tourists from forced shopping trips and substandard service. But what if you WANT forced shopping trips and substandard service? [Eastday]
  • Workers completed a new tunnel running beneath the Huangpu on Tuesday, which will hopefully ease traffic congestion in the city. [Xinhua]
  • Pleas from architectural experts have gone unheard and a real estate company will continue its plans to demolish the 106-year-old Shanghai Rowing Club to make way for new construction. [Shanghai Daily]
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