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Selected stories on architecture, local history, watches, jewellery and Shanghai life.

A Century of Art Deco, Read in Shanghai — story cover

A Century of Art Deco, Read in Shanghai

Paris named it, New York raised it into the sky — and Shanghai wore it on the street. A short guide to the Art Deco you will walk past on the Bund, from bank facades to jadeite brooches.

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