Shanghai Umbrellas for the Plum Rains

There are some things in life you can absolutely count on. Death, taxes … and the plum rains. And after a few plum rain seasons, it becomes clear that there’s just no avoiding it. Absolutely no getting around it. So you might as well embrace it—and the best way we know how is with an Old Shanghai themed umbrella or two. We’ve rounded up some of our favorites, so you, too, can look forward to the rainy season.

Let it rain!

Pro tip: umbrellas are also useful as parasols when the plum rains end, and the Great Heat descends!

THE MAP-BRELLAS

The Urban Archeo 1935 Shanghai Map

Make your time in the rain productive by studying the streets and buildings of 1935 Shanghai, based on an original map and featured on the inside of Urban Archeo’s gorgeous, sturdy map-brella.