The French Concession

I pass the Normandie Apartments or Wukang Mansion as it’s called now from my day to work everyday,
they redid the outside recently and now also gave the interior a facelift.
Being one of my favorite old french concession buildings, I just thought this requires a post.
And I took some pictures on my day home yesterday for y’all to  see.

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A fellow swiss of mine has just opened a new Bar on Hengshan Road and Gao’an Road.
Called Qualis.
The Bar just has that special something feeling, they did a great Job with the decor, and Qualis also has a lot of outdoor space.
Historic Fan’s blow cold air to you, and original french concession doors and lamps [...]

Oh, I’ve been longing for a new breakfast spot for sometime now.
Tried BiFengTang, S something Coffe on Xingguo Road, and well, Starbucks.
Bi Feng Tang, the Hongkong style Tea House on Changshu Road is fine, good stuff, oriental and not to pricey, but it opens at 10 am, which is way to late, the others, not [...]

The Shanghai Library is definitely one of my top spots in Shanghai if you’re here long term.
The Library has a huge selection of english books on it’s fourth floor, ranging from novels, to magazines to business books.
And it’s surprisingly cheap, only 35 Rmb for a year long membership card.
This one only lets you enter the [...]

Hey, we commited ourselves to mapping the french concession, every notable location and business.
If you have any place to add, please, feel free to tell us, either by commenting on the post below or mail. 

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László Hudec who was also known as Ladislav Hudec (his hungarian name is spelled Hugyecz) is probably “the” person who shaped Shanghai the way we know it today.
And along with Hardoon was another significant young man that made his fortune in the city.
The young architects life is a story of ambition, will, hardships and success that is truly [...]

The French Concession had 33 theatres making Shanghai one of the most cultured and international cities in the country even long before it’s rise as a modern metropolis.
The Cathay Theatre is one of the City’s most valued and easily recognised buildings from the past.
The Cinema was designed by the hungarian architect C. H. Gonda (who [...]

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 [...]

Welcome to the French Concession’s own Website/ Blog.
This site is for you if you’re interested in the cities colonial architecture, secrets, stories, bio’s, artifacts and others.
We also hope to introduce the french concession today, the people who live here (maybe you), the businesses, big and small, the restaurants, bars, shops, cafes and galleries that make [...]