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S. Huangpi Rd. & Hefei Rd., Shanghai
I have taken many photos of the neighborhoods in this area (www.flickr.com/photos/runenliu/albums/72177720309821973/). It used to be a historic district. However, it was demolished in 2021 and is now a construction site.
The background of the photo of these three girls is the facade of three European-style model buildings along the street that are still under construction. The buildings occupy only one street corner, with the construction site behind them, and the buildings themselves are empty.
Many people use photography as a means to distort reality. It seems that these three girls might be from some small towns, and they are very fond of this European-style street corner building—after all, just like the other pretentious upscale areas in this city that have already been built, they can use these fake buildings to capture fake beauty.
746 Changle Rd., Shanghai
The one in the cap is the street grocer, whom I have photographed many times.
Hengshan Rd., Shanghai
The winter cold doesn't stop the old men from meeting on the streets for the Chinese chess.
188 Anyuan Rd., Shanghai
This joss stick and candle store is located next to one of the most famous Buddhist monasteries in Shanghai. It not only sells joss sticks and candles, but also offers services such as fortune telling, divination, feng shui, and naming children.
But I doubt anyone would be in the mood to pass between the two women at the gateway and leave his/her fate to the darkened store room behind them.
N. Xiangyang Rd., Shanghai
The old man is having his supper on an extra seat in front of a small eatery that is about to disappear due to demolition.
206 Jinxian Rd., Shanghai
Ever since the lady brought out her bowl of noodles, her black Labrador has been so excited that he thought he was being given a meal. The big, stocky dog poked his nose over the bowl several times and was stopped by his mistress, ‘That man is taking your picture, be nice!’
151 Anfu Rd., Shanghai
Though this is a physical shop with a frontage along the street, it conducts most of its business online, just like most shops in China. It is therefore important to display photographs of its merchandise online.
BTW: Here is the heart area of the 27 November 2022 protest.
286 S. Xiangyang Rd., Shanghai
The signs read:
Shanghai's old boutique coffee
Freshly roasted coffee beans
Freshly made Italian style ice cream
Fuzhou Rd., near M. Shandong Rd., Shanghai
The mural he passed was originally one of the storefronts along the street, along which all the buildings have been requisitioned.
Ten out of ten to the driver who was really enjoying the thrash. Coming off Kindsgrove Junction, the grid could be heard thumping away. At that time, this scene was in darkness. The shear volume gave the impression it was nearly upon us, but we had more time than we expected and the scene cleared just as 56078 came into view, working the 6K39 15.24 Bradwell Sidings to Crewe Basford Hall, via Stoke Sideway Loop. This is Church Lawton on the approach to Alsager. 6/1/2025
69 Yongkang Rd., Shanghai
Established in 2016, this shop has designed its frontage in an old-fashioned style, even a bit Hong Kong style, with a signboard calling itself " Gu Qing Ji Mountain Goods Company of Li You Cai Food Factory", and in English, Gu Qing Ji Nam Pak Goods, since 1925: flic.kr/p/2pMFD8T
356 Yongjia Rd., Shanghai
She is the owner of the three terriers, however the teddy on the right is not hers.
610 M. Huaihai Rd., Shanghai
A man sits on the rear of his disability mobility vehicle by the roadside on Huaihai Road, one of the main commercial streets in central Shanghai. According to local regulations, such vehicles are restricted to use by people with lower-limb disabilities and are not permitted for passenger transport. In practice, however, the informal use of disability mobility vehicles for passenger transport is a commonly observed phenomenon in Shanghai (flic.kr/p/2pCJUsJ). The man in the photograph does not appear to have a lower-limb disability and seems to be waiting for passengers.
M. Xizang Rd. & Guangdong Rd., Shanghai
The master, who claims to have discovered the secret to winning at stock trading, sets up a stall on one of the main streets in the centre of Shanghai. Printed on the lid of his laptop computer is the phrase ‘support level tactics, simple, easy to learn, effective’, and on one corner of the small table is a stack of printed teaching materials. His laptop always shows the curve of the market and various data, and he declared to the people around: the market will rise two to three years, the SSE stock index will certainly rise to 6000 points (now about 3000 points). The onlookers are very curious, and many of them ask him for advice and materials - all this is nominally free of charge, because he does not ask for tuition fees, but the ‘pupils’ usually give the master some money, more or less, because they believe that otherwise they might incur serious losses.
17 Qingdao Rd., Shanghai
They just came out of a junk dealer's shop, which I've photographed in Febuary: flic.kr/p/2qNrTGh
49 Huqiu Rd., Shanghai
This is a patch of buildings to be demolished in the heart of Shanghai. All the residents and merchants have been moved out. The original shops along the street have been replaced with walls made of concrete blocks. The local government has hired a group of painters to paint murals on the concrete walls where the shops have been removed. This painter is depicting a view of Shanghai near the buildings to be demolished. The idea of sealing off real but old buildings and replacing them with beautiful landscapes murals to show the beauty of the city is one that has been practised in many parts of Shanghai.
By the way, civil servants working for the district where these buildings are located have not been paid their full salaries for several months now. Yet projects like this still go on.
292 S. Shanxi Rd., Shanghai
This is a of migrant working-class family. The parents are assisting their child in assembling a LEGO set. The grandmother stands nearby, observing.
27 bis 1 M. Wulumuqi Rd., Shanghai
The protests that erupted in this neighborhood two years ago saved us from the stupidity and insanity of Zero-Covid.
392 S. Xiangyang Rd., Shanghai
These people were some thrift dealers who had just acquired a batch of old goods scattered on the pavement in front of their shop, picking out valuable items from them. These items originally belonged to a calligrapher and painter named Wang Gongzhu (1923-2007), the son of Wang Geyi (1897-1988), a very famous modern Chinese calligrapher. Therefore, it is likely that his relics contain some valuable works or books.
While rummaging through them, these thrift dealers called out from time to time, ‘This must have been written by Wang Geyi!’ Or: ‘This has to be kept!’ Some of their accomplices urged, ‘It's getting dark, it's going to be hard to see, hurry up everyone!’
85 Yongkang Rd., Shanghai
Two school girls check their homework papers outside the window of a café-restaurant.