Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

Snapshots of Shanghai's heyday as the Vegas of Asia.

BY KATIE CELLA | AUGUST 13, 2012

Nanking Road, pictured above, was the heart of Shanghai's shopping district, housing the city's four modern department stores. The main drag through Shanghai's international settlement was lined with cabarets.

Virtual Cities Project/Institut d'Asie Orientale 

 

Katie Cella is an editorial researcher at Foreign Policy.