Sichuan Road extended all the way from the southern boundary of the International Settlement (now Yan’an Road) out into the countryside north of Hongkou District. While technically Chinese territory, North Sichuan Road was considered one of the “External Roads,” a kind of unofficial extention of the Foreign Settlements, where new Chinese arrivals in Shanghai mixed with Western missionaries and Japanese families looking for economic opportunity. In the 1920s and 30s, this area was home to many leftist writers and artists whose ideas the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek tried to brutally suppress. Today we can still find traces of these groups among the high-rises that are rapidly changing the face of Hongkou. Join us on this informative walk with Patrick Cranley of Historic Shanghai to uncover the secrets of North Sichuan Road.

DATE:

Sunday, November 22

TIME:

9:45 AM Registration, 10 AM to 12 PM

COST:

RMB 250

MEET:

Hongkou Soccer Stadium Metro Station

444 Jiangwan Rd. (E), near Sichuan Rd. (N)

(metro line 8 to Hongkou Football Stadium station, exit 1)

地铁8号线、四川北路站、一号出口

Please complete the online registration by November 15. The event costs must be paid in cash only. SEA coordinator is Valerie Wu, WeChat: valerie6930.

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to attend the event after receipt of confirmation, please notify us immediately by emailing events@seashanghai.org. If it's the day of the event, please ALSO notify the coordinator listed on the event by phone, text, or WeChat.

If you need to cancel after November 15, our SEA cancellation policy applies which states you might still have to pay for your registered event, depending on the vendor. SEA will contact you to collect the fee for the missed event.