The fourth volume of "Travel Notes" - The Storm in the Magic City (Part 1)

"Travel Notes"

Magic City has been one of Shanghai's nicknames since the 1920s and 1930s. It is called "Magic City" because it has a "magic quality" that other cities in the world do not have. This "magic quality" makes Shanghai a unique city in the world. "compatible" city.

When talking about Shanghai, the images that come to most people's minds are of high-rise buildings and bustling lights. In fact, there are always some familiar "old Shanghai" flavors among these high-rise buildings: sycamore trees, small bungalows, old alleys...

"Travel Notes" - Magic City Fengyun (Part 1) will bring you to experience the old taste of Shanghai in the old days!

In the early morning, the sky was bright and a thin moon was still floating in the sky.

Like a piece of melted fruit candy. At this time, in the simple big cake stall,

The fluorescent lamp sheds a dazzling white light,

The red and blue flames in the stove jumped up happily, licking the edge of the iron pot.

The masters were very busy, and big beads of sweat flowed from their foreheads to their chins...

Four Diamond

The Four King Kongs - flatbread, fried dough sticks, glutinous rice, and soy milk.

📍Taoyuan Military Village, Healthy Night Market, Flatbreads and Fritters,

Awen night market soy milk fried dough sticks, flatbread fried dough sticks breakfast shop...

Flatbreads, available in both savory and sweet varieties . Sweet flatbread is very simple. Add a little flour to white sugar to make the filling. Wrap it up and roll it into an oval shape. Brush it with a layer of caramel syrup and sprinkle a few sesame seeds on it. Salted flatbread is more labor-intensive to make. Roll it into a long strip, brush with a layer of vegetable oil, sprinkle with salt and chopped green onion, roll it up, and roll it sideways into a round shape.

Fried dough sticks are the best partner for flatbread . But the fried dough sticks can also be eaten alone, or chopped into sections and dipped in sesame oil and served with rice, which is quite affordable.

Glutinous rice, glutinous rice and japonica rice are mixed in a certain proportion, soaked overnight and then steamed in water. Steamed glutinous rice is moderately soft and hard, has a strong fragrance and strong plasticity . The glutinous rice balls come in two flavors: salty and sweet. Customers can add fried dough sticks, pickled mustard, meat floss or sugar according to their personal preference.

There are also two types of soy milk, salty and sweet. The soy milk sold in roadside shops is hot to the taste. Old Shanghainese people love to drink soy milk that is hot in the mouth. It makes them sweat profusely on hot days. It is so satisfying. The salty sauce contains slices of fried dough sticks, minced mustard mustard, dried small shrimps, and chopped green onion—in the past, there was also seaweed. Add a small spoonful of fresh soy sauce mixed with a little vinegar. The chef picked up a spoonful of soy milk. Lift it high, pour it into the bowl, and finally add a few drops of spicy oil. It tastes not only delicious, but also pleasing to the eye.

Shikumen

📍Tianzifang: Lane 210, Taikang Road, Huangpu District

Shikumen Scenic Area is the residential area with the most Shanghai characteristics. The old lanes in Shanghai are generally Shikumen buildings. They originated during the Taiping Rebellion. The war at that time forced wealthy businessmen, landlords, officials and gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to move their families into the concessions to seek shelter. Foreign real estate developers took the opportunity to build a large number of residences.

In the 1920s and 1930s, enclosure was still the main feature of Shanghai residences, but they no longer focused on sculptures, but pursued simplicity. Multiple entrances were replaced by single entrances. Shikumen residences that combine Chinese and Western styles came into being. This kind of building absorbed a lot of the style of Jiangnan folk houses, using stone as the door frame and black lacquered solid thick wood as the door leaf . Therefore, this kind of building is named "Shikumen".

Today's Tianzifang is a fashionable and creative industry gathering area formed by the reconstruction of Shanghai's unique Shikumen building complex. It is the creative work base of many Shanghai artists, just like 798 in Beijing.

Wukang Building

📍Wukang Road historical and cultural street: the intersection of Wukang Road and Hunan Road, Xuhui District

Wukang Building, formerly known as I.S.S Normandy Apartments, also known as Dongmet Apartment, is located at No. 1842-1858 Huaihai Middle Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai. The building was built in 1924 and was funded by the International Savings Association. It was designed by Hudec, a famous architect living in Shanghai. It was the first verandah-style apartment building in Shanghai .

Wukang Road is a famous road that condenses the modern history of Shanghai. Many politicians, military strategists and entrepreneurs lived here, leaving more than 30 historical buildings and former residences of celebrities. Today's Wukang Road has been updated. Cafes, Internet celebrity shops and time-honored shops are located here, allowing the old shadow of history and modern prosperity to merge together.

Waibaidu

📍Waibaidu Bridge: Located in the Bund area, near Beijing East Road.

Waibaidu Bridge is a river crossing in Shanghai, China that connects Huangpu District and Hongkou District. It is located near the estuary of the Suzhou River where it merges into the Huangpu River. It is China's first all-steel riveted bridge and the only remaining remaining The equal-height truss structure bridge is also an outstanding historical protected building in Shanghai.

In 1856, the first generation Waibaidu Bridge was built and named "Wells Bridge". In 1876, the second generation Waibaidu Bridge was built and named "Park Bridge". In 1907, the Waibaidu Bridge was built and is still in use today.

Wang Mansion

📍Wang Mansion: No. 31, Lane 1136, Yuyuan Road

The former residence of Wang Jingwei has been reviewed online as one of the ten most beautiful old houses in Shanghai . Many people came here to see this building and praised it as the most beautiful building that people can see in Shanghai today.

There is a romantic story behind this Gothic castle . It was originally built by He Yingqin’s brother-in-law, Wang Boqun, Minister of Transportation of the National Government, to marry Bao Zhining, the belle of Daxia University. Later, Wang Jingwei took it as his own after surrendering to the enemy, and it became his palace in Shanghai, which was called "Wang Mansion".

Sinan Mansion

📍Sinan Mansion: No. 523, Fuxing Middle Road, Huangpu District

The history of Sinan Mansion began in 1920 In this year, the first batch of garden houses were built along Rue Lafayette (now Fuxing Middle Road) south of the French Garden (now Fuxing Park). In the following ten years, garden houses were built one after another in the areas south of Rue Lafayette, east of Route Massenet (now Sinan Road), and west of Avenue Dubail (now Chongqing South Road), attracting a large number of military and political leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals and famous artists to move in, making the area a popular destination. The residence and gathering place of the upper class at that time .

Lao Ke Le·Shanghai Cuisine

📍Laokele Shanghai Cuisine: 3rd Floor, Shanghai Cinema, No. 160 Xinhua Road (Panyu Intersection)

"Lao Kele" is a name used by Shanghainese people who have experience of the "aristocratic" life in old Shanghai, have unusual status and deep experience, and have a "style" lifestyle. "Kele" is the pidgin sound of class in English. The original meaning of class is rank and class. People in the old days had a strong sense of hierarchy, and only those with property and status could be included in the class. Another meaning of class is classical and classic in the old days. Nowadays, "Kehler" is also often used to describe classics and top-grade ones. and upscale.