Home owner, house father
I had never met a resident in the longtang (弄堂) who owned all three floors of his shikumen (石库门). The structure is traditionally narrow – the door opened into…
living room
The remaining days
He laughed when I asked how long he and his wife were living in this house. “She’s not my wife. She’s my mother-in-law.” It was only after a…
大展鸿图: Achieving excellence
The room was neat with its distinctly light turquoise-colored walls and dark wooden furniture. It took a while to decipher the characters on the poster but it means…