Information about Hongkou Fire House

http://officemei.exblog.jp/9533288/

and nice wide angle lens picture

see what Ma has to say (about architecture, shanghai, and preservation)

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-rodriguez4-2008aug04,0,526825.column

I feel that his ideas are conflicting to themselves.

Re: Parks in Hongkou District

While looking at a map of the district, I discovered two large-ish parks to the north of our boundary along the creek. The one to the east seems to be called the Guomao Garden, and the one to the west is a branch of the Hongkou Park system.

Creative zones in Shanghai

About creative zones and their challenges during economic downturn:

http://www.china.org.cn/travel/events_festivals/2009-02/23/content_17319619_2.htm

1933

1933 was named as one of the hottest places in Asia. September 2008 article:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/north-asia/asias-hottest-new-spaces/2008/09/30/1222651036761.html?page=fullpage

virtual shanghai

i just stumbled across this fantastic repository of images documenting old shanghai. a vast number of buildings are represented here, and quickly thumbing through them i've already come accross a few landmarks from our conservation area. (i think i found that modern police station from helen's group).

if you get a chance, scroll through these thumbnails to see if you recognize any of the buildings from your area - maybe some of these images could be of use for our final report? 

rise and fall of Pingyao

may be of interest to the whole class, but in particular Melissa.
(a nice Tongji University reference, too).

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/world/asia/18pingyao.html?ref=world