There is something about old Shanghai.
A reader wrote to me for a picture from "In the Mood for Love" Sabrina & Brad posted.
Though the movie is shot in 1960s Hong Kong, the way it is shot (extravagant usage of rickshaws, ladies in qipao, and alleys [nong tang]) immediately draws an association with old Shanghai from the 1920s-1930s era.
Whenever I walked past these old alleys or come across those old Shanghai advertisement posters from that era, i couldn't resist taking a picture of it.
Apparently, I am not the only one. Heres someones that collected more than 500 originals .
Anyone into old Shanghai Jazz as well?
I thought it would be a good idea to share what camera gear I use. I use a Canon EOS500D with EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM zoom lens and EF 50mm f/1.8II. 
I have "Shanghai Jazz" (musical seduction from China's age of decadence) EMI. ISRC CN A29 04 526 00 Chinese vocals, produced by an Australian (!) and recorded in Shanghai.
Well worth getting hold of. Got mine from Dangdang.com.
Posted by: kiwiuncle | 07 January 2007 at 07:27 AM
Hey, i got this too! Its a good one.
I remembered reading somewhere that the producer was so intrigued by old Shanghai that he set out to produce the CD the way he envisioned it to be then.
Posted by: David | 07 January 2007 at 01:32 PM