A stroll along Shanghai’s Suzhou Creek was, for much of the 20th century, best undertaken with a handkerchief clamped firmly over the nose. “The idea,” says Michael Grove of Sasaki, “is that Suzhou Creek will be a place for visitors to stroll, as well as a corridor for commuters walking or cycling to and from the railway station.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Suzhou Creek from Broadway Mansions in 1935. There are no skyscrapers towering over Suzhou Creek. As a model, he points to the M50 art district, a warren of contemporary galleries in a disused textile mill further up the Creek. Which means that visitors still have time to stroll Suzhou Creek from the 1911 Garden Bridge to the 1924 Post Office, enjoy a cheerfully dilapidated part of the megacity that has, against all odds, retained the essence of old Shanghai.

Source: The Guardian November 26, 2016 10:00 UTC