Shanghai’s Hidden Ming Temple

By Tina Kanagaratnam | December 9th, 2019 | Architecture, Buildings, Chinese Movies, Concession Era, Hong Miao, Imperial China, Nanjing Road, Post-49, Temples | 0 Comment

In a narrow lane off the Nanjing Road pedestrian street stands a small, shabby box of a building. It’s no match for the flash and buzz of the famous street, yet its powers are so mighty that it has remained part of Shanghai life since the Ming Dynasty. On the roof, a plain red sign with two bright yellow ...