Old Shanghai A–Z

Paul French is an analyst and writer who has worked in Shanghai for many years. His books include Carl Crow - A Tough Old China Hand and Through the Looking Glass: China's Foreign Journalists from Opium War to Mao.

Shanghai is one of the greatest cities in the world to walk, wander, and wonder. In this book, Paul French brings the streets of the old city to life. Simply put, there is nothing on the market to compete with this book. Readers can get an instant historical reference to wherever they find themselves in 'Old Shanghai'. -- Peter Hibbard, author of The Bund Shanghai