Contemporary Art

All you knead is loaf, say Cabbage patch kids: Han Bing and Tatsumi Orimoto provide food for thought in shows celebrating creativity in China and Japan. South China Morning Post, 12 November 2006

Shanghai Gets Contemporary: The new Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art, which opened in People's Park on Sept. 24, seems intended to reach Shanghai's mainstream public. Art in America, November 2005

Private Museum Opens in Shanghai: The Zendai Museum of Modern Art marks several firsts for Shanghai. Art in America, September 2005

Art center opens in Shanghai: Bund 18 Creative Center, Shanghai's newest contemporary art space, opened May 1. Art in America, June-July 2005

Where There's Smoke: Xu Bing, one of China's most illustrious post-Tiananmen expatriate artists, recently mounted his first mainland solo, "Tobacco Project: Shanghai." Art in America, February 2005.
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The Shanghai Establishment: The City's Art Scene Doesn't Nurture Emerging Talent. (About the 2004 Shanghai Biennale.) Asian Wall Street Journal, 7-9 January 2005
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SPACE Anew: The Shanghai Gallery of Art exhibition sought to merge space as a thematic construct with a visual, experiential layout design. Art Asia Pacific, Winter 2005

Shanghai Spring: The launch of a new museum and a major commercial gallery on the Bund have enlivened Shanghai's diverse art scene, creating intense anticipation for this fall's Biennale. Art in America, June-July 2004 (Version with graphics here.)

Chinese Art in America: Mainland Avant-Garde Makes its Way to the West. Asian Wall Street Journal, October 3-5, 2003

Urban Deconstruction: The 2002 Shanghai Biennale moves towards the mainstream. Asian Wall Street Journal, January 17-19, 2003

The Shanghai Biennale: Putting Shanghai on the World Art Map. ChinaNow, November 9, 2000

Facing Shanghai's Modernity: Young Shanghai aritsts meditate on modernity, but manage only mediocrity. ChinaNow, March 6, 2000

Deke Erh Gets the Picture: A Conversation with the Leading Photographer of Old Shanghai's Architectural Heritage. ChinaNow, February 21, 2000

Pictures at Two Exhibitions: Two eclectic and mostly unpublicized exhibitions opened their doors to a very small public. ChinaNow, January 20, 2000

Not Artistically Challenged: Luo Zheng's art is more, much more, than a freak show. ChinaNow, December 4, 1999

New Shanghai, New Vision: Young Artists Flout Convention at the Shanghai Art Fair. ChinaNow, November 30, 1999.

Fashion

The World of Calvin Klein Visits China: Calvin Klein last week took its show on the road to China, already one of the company's most important markets and growing fast. Women's Wear Daily, 9 November 2006

Donatella Does Beijing: "Just coming and seeing everything was the best part, getting to see the cities and how they are so ancient but also very modern, so there is a contrast," remarked Donatella Versace regarding her inaugural trip to China this week. "People here are very curious, and want to see you, touch you. They don't trust something or someone until they've talked to you, but once you've established that personal contact, they are very warm." Women's Wear Daily, 23 October 2006

Dolce & Gabbana Pushes China Expansion: Dolce & Gabbana is the latest designer brand eager to ride the business boom in this city on the banks of the Huangpu. The Italian fashion house has opened its third store in mainland China, on the Bund here. Women's Wear Daily, 6 October 2006

Bulgari Continues Expanding in China: Bulgari opened its fourth store in China here earlier this month, focusing on its new format of twin stores that offer its core jewelry products on one side and its accessories on the other. Located in Plaza 66, the Shanghai store is an expansion of a shop opened in September 2003 and mirrors units opened in Japan in November and in Washington, D.C., in June. Women's Wear Daily, 29 September 2006

Valentino Unveils Women's for Mainland China: Having cleared the market of copyists, and attracted by rising income levels in China, Valentino is at last ready to roll out its women’s collections on the Mainland. Valentino executives visited here a few weeks ago to launch Valentino Women and take part in the opening of the “Italian Art & Italian Life” exhibition at the National Art Museum of China. Women's Wear Daily, 26 September 2006

Dolce & Gabbana's Long-Term China Plan: Dolce & Gabbana, the latest designer brand to discover the possibilities of China, is being patient about expansion there. "For our brands, China is more an opportunity than a threat," Domenico Dolce said. Women's Wear Daily, 17 July 2006

Shanghai Counterfeit Haven Closed: The infamous Xiangyang Fashion and Gifts Market here has finally closed. The market, which primarily dealt in counterfeit branded handbags, wallets, apparel, sunglasses and other accessories, ceased business at 9:30 p.m. on June 30. Women's Wear Daily, 17 July 2006

Global Warming: China: The beauty industry continues to boom in China, as lower-income areas become increasingly urbanized. Enter almost any department store in China, and the first thing you will see are the cosmetics counters. WWDBeautyBiz, 31 May 2006

Decoding China's Luxury Market: According to Tom Doctoroff, luxury apparel brands are approaching the China market all wrong. "Every luxury good festoons Huaihai Boulevard with white ice goddesses on their billboards," he observed. Women's Wear Daily, 16 May 2006

Lacoste Gaining Popularity As China Embraces Casual: Dressy-casual remains a novelty in China, where flaunting status, however meager, is de rigueur and even construction workers wear suit jackets on the job, complete with labels still on the sleeves. Women's Wear Daily, 3 May 2006

Sir Paul Smith Eyes China Expansion: "It will not be your typical fashion show," Sir Paul Smith promised before his show and party at the gallery 798 Space here. The designer's three-day visit earlier this month was his third time in Mainland China, although his first public trip. Women's Wear Daily, 24 April 2006

Chinese Mills Set Sights on Europe, North America: Exhibitors at the sixth annual Intertextile Beijing trade show said they saw increased global diversity among potential buyers coming through their booths and benefited from the overlap of several other industry-related shows around the city. Women's Wear Daily, 11 April 2006

Armani Returns to Shanghai: Giorgio Armani is becoming a Shanghai regular. After visiting the city two years ago to launch his flagship store at Three on the Bund, the designer returned last weekend for the Shanghai opening of "Giorgio Armani: Retrospective" at the Shanghai Art Museum.Women's Wear Daily, 5 April 2006

In Retail Development, Supply Isn't Always Meeting Demand: Brands from around the world are hungry to enter the world's most populous country and establish stores as the Chinese consumer economy continues to mature. Retail development, however, is fragmented and not always up to meeting the needs of Western brands or investors. Women's Wear Daily, 21 March 2006

Educating China's Bra Designers: Designs for bras sold in China remain solidly underwired by unyielding stiff designs and heavy padding, but graduates of the new ACE Style Institute of Intimate Apparel in Hong Kong are poised to transform the field. Women's Wear Daily, 27 February 2006

China Targets Counterfeit Market: The Shanghai government said early last month that the Xiangyang Market, Shanghai's busiest and most notorious distribution area for counterfeit goods, would be shut down in a move to combat piracy and improve the city's reputation. Women's Wear Daily, 1 February 2006

Vera Wang: Perfect Timing. Elle China, January 2006

Fast Cities: Suzhou, China: Situated a mere 40 minutes from Shanghai by train, in Jiangsu Province, Suzhou remains a town that time forgot, despite being one of the industrial hot spots of China's thriving Yangtze River Delta. Plus, what they're wearing in Suzhou. WWDFast, January 2006

China's Luxury Rush: Expanding Vuitton Shows Market's Growth: "I think, ultimately, the customers of luxury in China will be sophisticated customers," predicted Bernard Arnault, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton's chairman and chief executive officer, here last month to reopen the brand's China World flagship. Women's Wear Daily, 29 December 2005

Chloe Launches in China: "In terms of energy, in Shanghai you feel like you're in New York or Europe," remarked Ralph Toledano, chairman and chief executive officer of Chloe International SpA, in China last month for the official launch of the French brand. Women's Wear Daily, 29 December 2005

China Fashion Awards: A Sign of the Times: Like many Western cultural exports, gala award shows are proliferating in China. Less about recognizing achievement than putting celebrities on the red carpet and filling China's expanding television universe. The one specific to the fashion industry is the China Fashion Awards, which were Nov. 5 at the Pudong Shangri-La. Women's Wear Daily, 23 December 2005

Robinson Trains Eye on China For Paco Rabanne Expansion: Patrick Robinson, creative director of Paco Rabanne, is brimming with ideas for expansion in China. "I adore Shanghai," Robinson said during his first visit to the city this month. "I just feel like the young people here are going to truly change the world." Women's Wear Daily, 29 November 2005

Shanghai Fashion Week: A Step Toward the Future : Opening with Paco Rabanne and closing with Karl Lagerfeld made something of a splash, but the third annual Shanghai Fashion Week was less about the designers and press that flocked to the tents in downtown Fuxing Park than the flutter of fashion events occurring simultaneously in the city. Women's Wear Daily, 29 November 2005

Shanghai Mode Lingerie Taps Growing Market: The premiere edition of Shanghai Mode Lingerie, an exhibition of lingerie brands and materials organized by France's Eurovet, received positive reviews for brands seeking to crack the tough but growing Chinese market. Women's Wear Daily, 28 November 2005

Shiatzy Chen Arrives on Bund: The historic Bund waterfront has continued its drive to become Asia's premier luxury fashion and lifestyle destination with the opening of Bund 9 containing the flagship of luxury Taiwanese label Shiatzy Chen. Women's Wear Daily, 22 November 2005

Schwarzenegger Brings Calif. Fashion to Beijing: There was a mix of California and China at a fashion show Thursday night here as part of the Made in California Expo being spearheaded by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Women's Wear Daily, 18 November 2005

Ferragamo Marks Decade in China Market: Even by China standards, Salvatore Ferragamo SpA is on a roll on the mainland. Women's Wear Daily, 14 November 2005

Tommy Looks to Boost Asian Presence: The designer visited Shanghai last month for a fashion show and party at Shanghai Film Studios, marking Hilfiger's first time in Shanghai, which he described as "cool. It's such a great mix of old and new." Women's Wear Daily, 3 October 2005

Intertextile Expands: Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics 2005 show will fill 600,000 square feet of exhibition space, up 20 percent from 2004. Women's Wear Daily, 27 September 2005

Westwood Hits Shanghai: Few designers have explored fashion's multiplicity of possibilities as the iconic yet iconoclastic Vivienne Westwood. Called both the "Mother of Punk" and the "Mother of Fashion," Westwood has been pushing the boundaries and challenging the presumptions of fashion for 35 years. Women's Wear Daily, 16 August 2005

Japan Still a Men's Wear Mecca: China seen expanding its reach within next few years as luxury goods gain ground. DNR, 20 June 2005

Luxury's Chinese Puzzle: Overcoming Challenges To Tap Growing Demand: Luxury brands may be eager to capitalize on China's expected boom in demand for upscale products; they just have to figure out how. Women's Wear Daily, 15 June 2005

Luxury Execs Eye Potential of China: "It's paradoxical to raise import barriers, to raise a Great Wall to keep out China," Prada chief executive Patrizio Bertelli said. "China should be seen as an opportunity, for the world and for Italy, not as a threat." Women's Wear Daily, 13 June 2005

Prada Shows 'Waist' in China: Can a skirt be installation art? Prada's traveling exhibition "Waist Down" posits that it can. Women's Wear Daily, 25 May 2005

It's Hot in Hangzhou: Western luxury brands are flocking to a prosperous city with a storied history. DNR, 25 April 2005

China Shop: When FN visited China, we discovered that Manolo and Nike are must-haves here, too, and some shoppers are willing to pay top dollar for the big names. For many, however, knockoffs still rule. Footwear News, 25 April 2005

Dolce & Gabbana Land in China: Dolce & Gabbana opened its first store in mainland China at Hangzhou's EuroStreet, a new luxury mall on the shores of the city's West Lake. Women's Wear Daily, 15 April 2005

U.S. Stores Trawl ShanghaiMart Fair: The three-day 2005 ShanghaiMart for Spring Women's Apparel Fair wrapped up last week with both excitement about the nonquota world and concern over its impact. Women's Wear Daily, 4 April 2005

In the Crosshairs: Marketers are finding they need to take a pointedly targetted approach to entering the Chinese apparel market. Women's Wear Daily, 22 March 2005

Zegna Continues China Push: Uphill challenge faced by new store in Shanghai's Bund district, which is historic but still "not mature". DNR, 14 February 2005

Shanghai's Bund 18 Luring Luxury Brands: Bund 18, which launched in November, is the latest retail destination both in Shanghai and along the city's historic waterfront, the Bund. Women's Wear Daily, 11 January 2005

Hugo Boss Marks a Decade in China: Success in Asia prompts brand to continue retail rollout, open office in Shanghai. DNR, 11 October 2004

Vendor Reaction Mixed at China Shoe Fair: China International Footwear Fair shifts focus to leather, machinery. Footwear News, 13 September 2004

What to Watch: Calvin Klein Courts Next Generation: The Calvin Klein Underwear franchise continues to evolve and reinvent itself in the U.S. and abroad. Women's Wear Daily, 12 July 2004

Armani's China Tour: New Shanghai Flagship Ignites Expansion Drive. Women's Wear Daily, 21 April 2004

Alternative Music

New wave: Or, down for the count: September’s 1234 Beach Rock Music Festival illustrated that it’s hard to float a rock festival in this town. But that doesn’t stop people from trying. that's Shanghai, November 2006

Jay-Z's China Concerts May Go Ahead : Despite press reports, rapper Jay-Z's Shanghai concert is "not necessarily canceled," according to the event's promoter, Emma Entertainment. Billboard, 13 October 2006

The Day the Music Died: Fei Qiang looks back on local music history: Not many people know that the recently demolished Canidrome was also once a performance venue called Cultural Square (????) and was the site of Shanghai’s first rock concert. that's Shanghai, October 2006

Almost Famous: Blue Garden’s silver screen debut: “We don’t know if this will make us famous. Okay, it probably won’t,” admits Lu Lan (??), singer of Blue Garden (????). Formed in 2001, the band members recently appeared in the film 601st Phone Call (?601??) directed by Zhang Guoli (???). that's Shanghai, September 2006
(More details at Point Music's website.)

Musical rampage: “This will be the first international compilation of Shanghainese rock,” observes Muramatsu Shigeru (???), the mastermind behind Compozilla's Shanghai Rock: Volume 1 – featuring eighteen songs from nine Shanghai bands. that's Shanghai, August 2006

Shape Shifters: The evolving sounds of Shanghai band Sonnet ????. that's Shanghai, July 2006
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Sounds of Silence: Local music development continues to be held back by archaic bureaucracy, over-regulation and strict censorship. Only the black market allows the choice consumers demand. Economist Intelligence Unit, July 7, 2003

Rock and Roll Dreams: China's independent record labels are trying hard to spread rock and roll in a country addicted to pop music. But their efforts are often underminded by inexperience, poor distribution and piracy. Far Eastern Economic Review, Issue cover-dated May 22, 2003

How Shanghai got its first indie rock label: The debuts of Fanyin Music and the Honey's On the Street. (Version ran here.) South China Morning Post, February 5, 2003

Shanghai's Heavy Thread: Lashing the city's underground band scene together. City Weekend, April 11, 2002

Selling Their Souls for Rock'N'Roll: Another revolution takes hold in Shanghai. Asian Wall Street Journal, September 28, 2001

Cat King's Blues: Shanghai singer Zhang Yaoguang proves that old pop stars don't die - they just keep fish. City Weekend, April 23, 2001

New Music Venues Rock Shanghai's World : 1133 and U-Like offer new outlets for rock talent. ChinaNow, August 15, 2000

Luo Dayou in Concert : Taiwan Singer-Songwriter an Inspiration to Mainland Musicians. ChinaNow, August 30, 2000

"Tongue" and "Wooden Horse" in Shanghai: Beijing Bands give Bad Head a Good Name. ChinaNow, December 12, 2000

Music to the Masses: Welcome to the New Sound of Shanghai. ChinaNow, April 18, 2000

Flower Power turns to Sour Glower after a Mere Hour: ChinaNow's big rock'n'roll party nearly ruined by an unsupportive Rojam management. ChinaNow, March 6, 2000

Why Beijing doesn't Rock: A rebuttal to Kaiser Kuo's Rock Talk column. ChinaNow, 2000

In a Gadda da Shanghai: Crystal Butterfly takes wing. ChinaNow, October 4, 1999

Millennium Angst: A review of Red Star Rock 2000. ChinaNow, October 4, 1999

MTV Bandcall: A Crystal Butterfly Emerges, Shanghai-ed, December 1998

Going Native: A Night at the Tribesman, Shanghai-ed, December 1998

Iron Orchid: Album review. Shanghai-ed, November 1998

Business & Technology

Sitting pretty: Hangzhou is building on its long-standing reputation as a tourist destination while developing thriving industries in retailing and manufacturing. EIU Business China, 9 May 2005

A Billion Plus: The everyday consumer is a tough nut to crack, for domestic as well as international brands, because there really is no such creature. (In English and Chinese.) More Hangzhou, May 2005

Brought to you by business: China's burgeoning arts scene offers sponsorship opportunities for businesses of all sizes and tastes. Economist Intelligence Unit, 28 February 2005

View from China: It's no big deal: Chinese home textile producers view the lifting of quotas with only measured optimism, even indifference. Home Furnishing News, 3 January 2005

Imitation Nation: Is piracy-crazed China a nightmare vision of the future, or just a developing country going through some severe growing pains? Salon July 8, 2002

To be young, Chinese, and Weiku: China's dot-com boom went bust, but it gave birth to a way-cool generation of Web users who are creating their own cultural revolution. Salon May 30, 2001

Theater

Shanghai Express: Taking the pulse of Shanghai's dance scene. (Jump to p. 11) Dance Gazette, January-February 2006

Rewriting Old Shanghai: Tragic Tales of Beautiful Young Girls Titillate Again in Wang Anyi's Chang Hen Ge. Asian Wall Street Journal, May 16-18, 2003

Breaking the taboo: Dying Kiss challenges views on AIDS. (Version ran here.) South China Morning Post, February 5, 2003

Setting Precedents: SDAC dabbles in English-language theater with Dario Fo's 'An Ordinary Day'. City Weekend, July 16, 2001

Fur and Fury Fly in WWW.COM: China's digital generation spends much of their time in hot pursuit of on-line friends. The consequences of this on-line mating game is played out on the stage in this unique play. City Weekend, May 07, 2001

Last Winter: A Mini-Drama with a Big Impact. ChinaNow, January 15, 2000

Theater Arts Making a Dramatic Comeback: Head of Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center outlines ambitious plans. ChinaNow January 11, 2000

Books

Why the World Loves Harry: Millions of children worldwide are eagerly awaiting the publication next week of the fifth Harry Potter book. But how did the adventures of an English boy gain such universal appeal? We asked 10 young fans from all corners of the globe. The Guardian, June 13, 2003

Rewriting Old Shanghai: Tragic Tales of Beautiful Young Girls Titillate Again in Wang Anyi's Chang Hen Ge. Asian Wall Street Journal, May 16-18, 2003

Generation Whatever: China's Little Emperors Come of Cultural Age. Asian Wall Street Journal October 4-6, 2002

When We Were Orphans, by Kazuo Ishiguro: a review. ChinaNow, February 2001

A conversation with Pamela Yatsko: author of New Shanghai. ChinaNow, December 2000

New Shanghai: The Rocky Rebirth of China's Legendary City, by Pamela Yatsko: a review. ChinaNow, December 2000

Shanghai 1842-1949: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City, by Stella Dong: a review. ChinaNow, 2000

Lisa Movius' Amazon.com Reviews

Film

Old Shanghai Made New: "Shanghai Rumba," the new movie by director Peng Xiaolian, departs from the typical cinematic depiction of go-go Old Shanghai. While many films revisit "Paris of the East, Whore of the Orient" clichés about the city -- think bankers, gangsters and courtesans -- Ms. Peng hones in on the city's thriving but struggling artistic scene, spinning a love story amid social chaos. It's a typically inventive story line from the independent director, who is as unusual as her films. The Asian Wall Street Journal, 23-25 June, 2006
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The Wild West: Asian and Hollywood audiences may love Taiwanese director Ang Lee, but mainland Chinese media, government and film importers don't know what to do with him. Asian Wall Street Journal, 27-29 January 2006

The State of Chinese Cinema: Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai's appointment as head of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival jury solidifies his stature as the only ethnic Chinese to be an internationally acclaimed auteur. Asian Wall Street Journal, 13-15 January 2006

Celluloid Purgatory: Shanghai's Independent Cinema Inches Forward. Asian Wall Street Journal, November 8-10, 2002

Meiwan Meiliao ("Sorry, Baby"): A review of the Ge You vehicle. ChinaNow, February 29, 2000

Society

Orient Excess: Deng Xiaoping once said "To Get Rich is Glorious". Lisa Movius finds out what this means to China's nouveau riche. Hong Kong Tatler, October 2004

Cultural Devolution : Capitalism in China has given women more freedom. But it has also created new barriers to feminism. The New Republic, March 1, 2004
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Women's Business: Looking Through a Glass Ceiling, Darkly While it is generally accepted that women are able to perform just as well as men in business, many subtle perceptions about "women's business" in China persist. AmChat, February 2004

Roll over, Confucius : As the sexual floodgates open in China, the biggest taboo left is talking about sex. Salon.com, December 2, 2003

Mrs. Li is Watching Me: In China, SARS isn't just threatening public health -- it's bringing back the Orwellian neighborhood committees of the Cultural Revolution. Salon.com, June 19, 2003

Travel

Jakarta, Indonesia: The teeming, sprawling metropolis of Jakarta is known as the Big Durian. Like its pungent regional fruit, the city is an acquired taste, an initially daunting but gradually addictive juxtaposition of slums and skyscrapers, congested freeways and cozy neighborhoods, international aspirations and local Javanese charm. WWD Fast, 18 April 2006

Hangzhou: The lush, tranquil, ancient city of Hangzhou feels a lifetime apart from the hectic internationalism of Shanghai. Plus, What they're wearing in Hangzhou. WWDFast, March 2005

Past and Present Tense: Karaoke parlors may have replaced cocktail parties, and baijiu drinking replaced tennis matches, but the allure of Moganshan remains. City Weekend, May 7, 2001

Castles in the Clouds: Ghost hunting on Moganshan. ChinaNow, November 28, 2000

The Neighbors down in Ningbo: A Visit to Shanghai's Laid-back Sister City. ChinaNow, May 2000

Xikou: The Small Town Origins of the Generalissimo. ChinaNow, May 12, 2000

Songjiang's Old Street Preserves an Endangered Ancient World: Or, How I Stopped Complaining and Learned to Love the Tourism Industry. ChinaNow, January 2000

Around Shanghai

Trying to Relive the Past: Restoring Shanghai's Old Jewish Neighborhood Won't Be Easy Asian Wall Street Journal, 18-20 March 2005
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Suddenly Shanghai: With dozens of new high-rise office buildings, malls, hotels and apartment buildings, Shanghai's skyline is constantly changing. It reflects the city itself, hell-bent on transforming itself for the World Expo in 2010. Plus, Hangzhou's Waterfront: The city has begun to bloom with an array of international cuisine and shopping. Scoop, March 2005

Shanghai Shopping Secrets: Often the most interesting acquisitions are ridiculously cheap, but require some serious urban safari-ing to discover. Hong Kong Tatler, August 2004

Steeple Chase: Shanghai's Spectacular Churches. Silkroad, December 2002

Shanghai Surprise: Take a tour through the city's art and architecture. Millenia - The Art of Living, August 2001

'Haipai' Revisited: The Wu Changshuo memorial hall illustrates the roots of the Shanghai aesthetic. City Weekend, August 27, 2001

Old Shanghai Furniture: Put a piece of history in your home. City Weekend, August 27, 2001

Dioramas and Dollhouses: The Shanghai History Museum recreates the city's past, in plastic. City Weekend, June 18, 2001

The Gospel according to Paul : There is a common misconception that Shanghai's history only started with its Roaring Twenties. Actually, our lil' ol' city has a long and rich - if patchy - history stretching back century upon century. City Weekend, June 4, 2001.

History Condemned: Despite being on municipal preservation lists, I.M. Pei's family home falls before plans for a new park. ChinaNow, May 2001

Life before Skyscrapers: Pudong's History Museum. ChinaNow, April 2001

The Lanes Behind Yuyuan: A Walking Tour of Shanghai's Old Chinese City. ChinaNow, November 2, 2000

A Piece of the Past: A collectors guide to Old Shanghai furniture. ChinaNow, October 2000

Local Housing Bargains in Shanghai: A guide to finding great, reasonably priced local rentals. ChinaNow, August 16, 2000

National Treasures: Recovered Yuanmingyuan Relics on Display in Shanghai. ChinaNow, July 11, 2000

Shanghai's Longhua Park: Buddhas Now Bless the Killing Fields where Revolutionary Martyrs are Honored. ChinaNow, April 13, 2000

Shanghai's Mammoth MegaMall: Enter the Grand Gateway. ChinaNow, March 31, 2000

Christmas Crisis in Shanghai: Where to stock up on holiday supplies. ChinaNow, December 11, 1999

A visit to the vet: Taking care of fluffy in Shanghai. ChinaNow, September 25, 1999