The French Concession

Shanghai’s old houses are a true secret treasure, the most beautiful and intriguing once are well hidden.
Like the Garden Houses in 120 Tai’an Road’s Lane.
It’s not only the architecture of the buildings, but also the whole Lane environment, it’s peaceful, green, and unless you try really hard, you don’t see any large buildings around.

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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 [...]