Journalists of Old Shanghai

We're pleased to offer an afternoon walking tour through the colorful past of Shanghai's foreign press corp, with expert guidance from Patrick Cranley, one of the founders of Historic Shanghai​ (and a board member of the FCC).

Learn about the people and publications that told China's story through a century of foreign presence in this city.Find out where the old-time FCC had its own bar, or why legendary journalist Emily Hahn (pic below) had a pet gibbon.

``Western journalists and newspaper publishers brought an entirely new perspective on public communication to China in the 19th century,'' says Patrick.

``Their novel channels -- for-profit broadsheet newspapers -- and radical approach to storytelling changed the way Chinese thought about public discourse. At the same time, they informed international audiences about the widely ignored topics of Chinese politics, economics and culture.''

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