Old Town
Shanghai Region · China
Beside the Yu garden, visit the Old town bazaar also know as the "China Town" built with the traditional Qing-Dynasty architecture complex. Enjoy fun walking along the lucky ‘Nine Zigzag’ bridge and the unique vibes of the old Shanghai. Here you may also enjoy fun shopping around in the local bazaar markets for souvenirs as handicrafts, antiques, jade, pearls, silk, and other wares etc. If you wish, experience a tea ceremony (own expense) and sample some high quality local tea.
Contents
13 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Old Town
Welcome, eager minds, to an expedition through the foundational strata of California's complex history. I am your guide, a historian deeply fascinated by the intersecting narratives that shape our urban landscapes. …
Listen in the app2Concubine Lane: A Legacy of the Tin Tycoons
3The Art of the Streets: Mural's Art Lane
4Market Lane and the Umbrella Canopy
5The Birch Memorial Clock Tower: Colonial Conflict
6The Ipoh Heritage Trail: Architectural Syncretism
7The Culinary Heritage: White Coffee and Chicken Rice
8Church of the Immaculate Conception
Continuing our route, we arrive at the imposing facade of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. As an analytical historian utilizing a primary source document, this location provides a superb opportunity to examine how written…
Listen in the app9The Whaley House and the Mechanics of Myth
Directly across the street stands what is arguably the most internationally recognized structure in this entire historic district: the Whaley House. Built in 1857, its dark, rigid brick facade immediately sets it apart from the…
Listen in the app10El Campo Santo Cemetery
Leaving the brooding presence of the Whaley House, a short walk southward brings us to a site that forces a profound confrontation with the relentless, often disrespectful march of urban development: the El Campo Santo Cemetery.…
Listen in the app11The Adobe Chapel and the Machado Legacy
We now approach the final cluster of historical structures on our analytical tour, navigating past the vanished site of the notorious Cobblestone Jail—a corrupt architectural disaster that fell apart in the first rain, which the…
Listen in the app12Final Reflections
As we conclude our extensive walking tour and step back from the historic adobes into the bustling reality of the modern streetscape, it is imperative to pause and analytically reflect on the journey we have undertaken. We set…
Listen in the app13Closing
What is Old Town?
Old Town is a place in Shanghai Region · China with 13 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Shanghai Region · China |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 13 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 31.0367, 121.1912 |
| Last updated |
