With the kind help of sy-随意, I've been identifying the locations of Jack Birns' photographs in the old town. The intersection of Dajing Road and Luxiangyuan Road was a vibrant marketplace since at least 1927 - until the eviction of the community and near-total destruction of historic housing between 2008 and 2014 ( Read more... )

In Russian only, for now:

https://magazeta.com/2019/01/arc-kaimingli


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