Picture of the day: Xintiandi before the glamour

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• Temporary silence

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  Almost all of Shanghai's Italians in 1911 are present in this picture Although the Italians were never as numerous as the British or the…

• "When the curfew was lifted" (1927)

  Not as immaculately composed as Sapajou's vignettes, but well executed nonetheless. Garage manager, rickshaw puller, Russian dancer and cafe…