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Men carrying concubines in Shanghai brothel district (c. 1905)
Brothel servants are photographed carrying girls along Baoshan Jie (宝善街), the location of many second-tier (yao'er) brothels, which corresponds to today's stretch of Guangdong Road between Henan Road and Fujian Road.
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Stereoscopic images of turn-of-the-century China
Here is a lovely collection of stereoscopic images of China by James Ricalton taken in 1900-1902, generously put online in hi-res by the Museum of New Zealand. Ricalton's photos were accompanied by a book (online at archive.org) describing each image in detail. There are several views of Shanghai as well.
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The golden age of massage
The PROFESSIONAL classifieds in a 1930 issue of The China Press:
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Foreign lady opened new comfortable apartment for hand, electric massage and pino bath, from 11 to 9. 311 Route de la Tour. T.F. 1853
Miss Ganette arrived recently, gives general massage. 59 Avenue Road. Hours 8-12, 2-9. Telephone 36024. ( ( Read more... ) -
The earliest Russian pimp in Shanghai?
This is an excerpt from H. B. Morse's "Trade and Administration in China" illustrating the typical criminal cases in Shanghai's foreign courts. At the time, the Russian community consisted of about 350 people - and at least one of them managed to lure an Englishwoman into a brothel. Interestingly, he was given an easy two-week term in prison and ( Read more... )
