This touching nostalgic piece comparing Shanghai in 1852 and fifteen years later was published in 1867 in The London and China Telegraph:


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This obscure memoir traces a circus performer’s travels in Asia, including several visits to Shanghai in the 1860s:


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From the recent article History of Photography in China: New Discoveries and Research, by Terry Bennett:

"In the 29 September 1860 issue of the French periodical L’Illustration, a group of 11 engravings after photographs by Georges de Saint-Priest (1835-1898) were included. The accompanying article was short on detail. The aristocrat Saint-Priest ( Read more... )

"Over the porch of the new gate of the city, constructed by the French, a large stone tablet has been inserted, with the designation of "Porte Montauban." (NCH, 27 April 1861)


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The North-China Daily News reported in April 1869:

"A native photographer and a native tailor made up the last case. Both had grievances to be redressed. The photographer suspecting that all were not going right at home, made a pretense to go to his work on Sunday morning last, but returned shortly to his house, and found the tailor in the same ( Read more... )

This article was written in Russian for the Shanghai Architecture Series in Magazeta: https://magazeta.com/2019/05/arc-holy-trinity-church/
English version coming up soon.


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An article for Shanghai Culture Shock Tours: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/DbqENxhIxGnAirruKbT7cA


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