Memories of Chinese New Year in Old Shanghai

By Tina Kanagaratnam | January 30th, 2022 | Chinese New Year, Concession Era, Conversations, Food, Mao Period, Old Town, People, Republican Period | 0 Comment

新年快乐！Xin Nian Kuai Le! As we welcome the Year of the Dragon in a world of WeChat hongbaos and electronic firecrackers, we wondered: what was Chinese New Year like in old Shanghai? So we went to the experts: the men and women who grew up here. Here are their memories of Shanghai Chinese New Years past, from the ...