Shanghai’s Cathedral School for Girls: A Ballerina, A Sci-Fi Author, and Mao

By Tina Kanagaratnam | August 16th, 2022 | Cathedral School for Boys, Cathedral School for Girls, JG Ballard, Mao portraits on historic buildings, Shanghai Schools, Shanghai writers | 0 Comment

Well, well. They’re refurbishing the Cathedral School for Girls on Avenue Haig/Huashan Lu, and look who’s popped up over the entrance! The posh Cathedral School for Girls (sister school to the Cathedral School for Boys) was established around 1918 on Yates Road/Shimen Yi Lu and moved to the Avenue Haig premises ...