Preface

Part One Transfiguration:An Old but Fresh Alluvial Land

Sister Rivers:When Suzhou Creek Joins Huangpu River

A Port City Shadowed by Suzhou and Hangzhou

The Lord Amherst's First Visit to Shanghai

Part Two New Neighbors outside the City Wall

From War to Peace:the Coexistence of Two Worlds

The Municipal Council:Shanghai's Autonomic Institution

Chinese and Foreigners Living in Mixed Company

"Shanghai" Specialists

Part Three Portraits of the Municipality

The Bund:Beautiful Eyes of the Municipality

The Birth of Modern Parks

Shanghai Racecourse and Town Hall

Part Four Guardians of the City

The Power of Title Deed

The Mixed Court:A Western Judicial Organ

Shanghai Fire Department and Traffic Law

Protecting Public Health

Part Five Miraculous Gifts

Gas Light and Running Water

A New Brilliant Light Source

"Iron Dragon" and "Fire-Wheel Vehicle"

Part Six A Modem City

Overlapped Shadows of a Dualistic Space

Breaking Intercultural Barriers

Western Melody and Movie Palace

"Ivory Tower" and Printing Machine