The French Concession

 
One of the first stories of old Shanghai that we explored was Silas Hardoon Shanghai’s prominent Real Estate Tycoon of the early 20th Century.
The Sassoons as Hardoon are both Iraqi Jews that made their way to Bombay (Mumbai) and later found fortunes in China.
The Sassoons were probably the wealthiest family in India during their time [...]

In The French Concession’s first blog post we want to introduce Silas Aaron Hardoon, an impressive personality that had significant influence in Shanghai’s architecture at the time.
Most people know Silas Hardoon as the Real Estate Tycoon, whose home the Hardoon Garden (now Shanghai’s International Exhibition Center) is as imposing now as it has been in [...]