In September, come with us and hunt down mysterious mansions in the plane tree district, consider the Japanese occupation in Shanghai, visit Chinese temples for mid-autumn, and read about a 1920s Shanghai murder. You’ll see the city like you’ve never seen her before.
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FFC: HIDDEN LANES
Secret Lanes and Mysterious Mansions
of the Plane Tree District
Sunday September 13, 10am
RMB 200 members, 300 nonmembers
A walk through our neighborhood—Tina’s running route, in fact—that takes you behind the plane trees and beyond the influencers to the tranquil neighborhoods and twisting lanes, mysterious villas, that surround the architectural landmarks, and surprising histories.
Quiet plane tree dappled streets, some of the prettiest in the city, lined with icons of Shanghai architecture and the fascinating tales they hold.
WW2: JAPANESE
OCCUPATION
Shanghai History Series:
The Japanese Occupation (1937-1945)
Saturday September 19, 10am
RMB 200 members, 300 nonmembers
Japan’s occupation of Shanghai defined an era and would leave its mark well into the future. In the next episode of our Shanghai History Series, we look at Japanese Shanghai beyond the military: how was the day-to-day Japanese occupation experienced by Shanghai residents? By the Japanese who had lived here for decades? Along the way, we’ll find traces of the Japanese legacy of the occupation years in architecture and stories.
CHINESE TEMPLES
Chinese Temples at Mid-Autumn Festival
Sunday September 20, 9am
RMB 200 members, 300 nonmembers
Discover the charming temples in Shanghai’s Old Chinese City—the oldest part of Shanghai--on one of the most important traditional festivals on the Chinese calendar.
These gorgeous houses of worship have served Shanghai’s oldest communities for centuries, and on Mid-Autumn Festival, people light incense and give thanks for a bountiful harvest (mostly metaphorically, these days!). We’ll visit nunneries, Taoist and Buddhist temples, and light some incense ourselves. Along the way, we’ll see the historic, rapidly disappearing neighborhoods these temples serve, and see how the oldest part of Shanghai is being transformed for a new era.
SEPTEMBER
BOOK CLUB
Martin Lee
Book Club Rules:
Acquire the book legally.
Read the book.
Participate in the discussion!
September Book Club:
Death in Shanghai by MJ Lee
The author will join us on Zoom for the discussion
Sunday September 20, 4pm
RMB 100 members, 200 nonmembers
Shanghai, 1928. The body of a blonde is washed up on the Beach of Dead Babies, in the heart of the smog-filled city. Seemingly a suicide, a closer inspection reveals a darker motive: the corpse has been weighed down, it’s lower half mutilated…and the Chinese character for ‘justice’ carved into the chest.
The moment Inspector Danilov lays eyes on the dismembered body, he realises that he has an exceptional case on his hands. And when the first body is followed by another, and another, each displaying a new, bloody message, he has no option but face the truth. He is dealing with the worst kind of criminal; someone determined, twisted…and vengeful.
The Inspector Danilov series is one of our absolute favorites: for the characters, the plot, the history, and the authentic sense of place.
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