Author Archives: Pushpitha Wijesinghe
Sun Yat Sen’s Residence-A tribute to the founder of Modern China
0Sun Yat-Sen, has gone down in history as the originator of the Republic of China. Whilst instigating and encouraging the democratic revolution in China, Sun Yat-Sen was a large contributor to the modern history of China. He together with his wife Madam Soong Ching-Ling lived in a modest European style two-storey home situated on the Xiangshan Road in Shanghai. This house was handed over from a Canadian Chinese who firmly believed in Sun Yat-Sen’s vision. …
Nanjing Road – The Heart of Shanghai Shopping
0Named one of the World’s Seven Great Roads during the 1930s, Nanjing Road of Shanghai today retains the dual honour of being the longest shopping avenue in the world as well as one of its busiest. Over a million shoppers daily frequent the street, which runs a length of 6 kilometres on a west-east axis across the city centre. Boasting a history of over 150 years, this historic street was the earliest retail district in …
