Last year, Shanghai resident Katya Knyazeva stumbled upon Ever-spring Hall, a piece of historic Shanghai that had fallen by the wayside. Located just 100 meters east of the Temple of the City God on Wutong Lu, it was turned into a gymnasium at some point in time and then left to rot. A shame for architecture for which the saying was penned, "First, there is Ever-Spring Hall; second, there is Yu Garden." more ›

We were great fans of (now ex-)New York Times Shanghai bureau chief Howard W. French's 2006 photo exhibit in Berlin, which documented "Disappearing Shanghai," the alleys and homes being torn down for redevelopment back then. Now he's ready with a sequel. more ›