Once Upon a Time in Shanghai Snapshots of Shanghai's heyday as the Vegas of Asia. By Ka... - 0 views
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Monique Abud on 17 Aug 12While the rest of the world faded into black and white during the Great Depression, Shanghai in the 1930s was a glittering metropolis of 3 million people studded with cabarets, nightclubs, and legendary bordellos. Known as the "Paris of the Orient," Shanghai developed a high-flying social scene for the city's elites and expatriates, and it became famous for hosting all manner of vices, not limited to gambling on horse and dog races or a thriving opium scene. Legend has it that Christian missionaries in the city would shake their heads and muse, "If God allowed Shanghai to endure, he owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology." Here's a look at China's sin city before it became the stainless-steel jungle of the 21st century. En ligne, site consulté le : 17/08/2012