During the Republic of China, many celebrities lived in rich areas.
I remember "Shanghai Beach" was related to it.
Story 1 joff re Avenue (now Huaihai Middle Road) was the source of fashion in Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s. This commercial street, about 4 kilometers long, is full of famous shops and famous products, many of which are old Russian shops or the best in the same industry in the French Concession. With a European-style commercial layout, they display high-end consumer goods that are almost synchronized with developed cities in Europe and America, especially western food, western food, suits and daily necessities.
In the past, joffre Avenue, now a bustling commercial street, changed its name, but the custom remained unchanged. That calm bearing and shining name left a lingering memory and reverie for Shanghainese.
Joffrey Street is the middle of the longest road in Shanghai. It can be divided into three sections: the first section is from the eastern end of the road to Ban Lü Road, the second section is from Ban Lü Road to Dumei Road, and the third section is from Dumei Road to Haige Road. The first section of the road, although there are one or two foreign casinos such as Casino de Paris on its cross road, can be said to be entirely China's. But in China, what is said only belongs to China people, not Chinese style, because there are many shops on both sides of it, such as western-style clothing stores, western-style food stores, western-style wood shops, etc., all of which need to add a western-style shop to the quality of the goods sold. In addition, it has a French patrol room, a French barracks and a fire conference. The third section can be said to be a residential area. Although there is a small market near John Calvin Ferguson Road, there are often two or three small shops selling daily necessities at regular intervals along the way.
The center of Joffrey Street is part of this center. The clothes, food and accommodation there are exquisite. From the beginning, there was an Apemen and a coffee room. The business of that coffee shop seems to be not good, but it still exists today. Like Metropole, business is not good, and it has long been closed. This seems to give people a guess.
Cafes suitable for sitting are Clermont and Xiao Zhi Coulee. Clemente's prospects are magnificent, and there are often maids of different nationalities who know how to serve.
If you want to chat between two people, you'd better go to Xiao Zhi Guli Store. It's quiet and there are few seats. However, although it says "upstairs private room", never go upstairs. Because there is no maid upstairs, she will follow you when you go up; The light had to be turned on temporarily. You can't help feeling disappointed. However, if you want to be isolated, that is naturally another way of saying it.
Dinner includes Renaissance Russian rice, Pearcey Czech rice and Kazbek Caucasian rice. Slightly folded into alpine road, as well as Italian rice and Spanish rice; There are Japanese sukiyaki, China's steamed buns, and jiaozi. In addition to several Apemen with or without meals, there is also a well-equipped David Hotel.
Joffre Avenue was originally considered to be Russian, but now this simplicity has long been destroyed. What is more threatening to Russian stores is the expansion of Japanese stores in this respect; Shanghai shopping union and contract department stores are attracting many customers from Russian stores.
Cathay Pacific is the cinema with the highest ticket price in Shanghai, and Paris is a historic one showing the second round of movies. Where do you want to go after watching a movie or having coffee at two o'clock? You can see the dark circles under your eyes.
You can stay in black eyes until dawn. You can drink whatever you want and listen to crazy music. If you want to dance, there is a Russian hostess waiting for you to invite them to accompany you, gypsy hostess. You can invite anyone you like at will. In that case, she will be yours all night, if you don't leave all night. If you are interested, you can take her home after dawn.
On the sidewalk, there are Russian wives and ladies who want you to go to her house. There is also a Russian gentleman wandering there. He seems to have no home, and now he is strolling from one end to the other, and from one end to the other. He is very elegant, reminding people that he may be a prince. It seems that he doesn't even have a familiar person, but he just wanders on the sidewalk alone forever. Story 2 The Legend of Dragon Column in Yan 'an Road, Shanghai
When going out in Shanghai, it seems that everyone has to go through the elevated road. The elevated bus has been passing through Yan 'an Road and Chengdu Road, the elevated traffic center of Shanghai. Everyone who passes by here will be attracted by the exquisite dragon patterns installed on the overhead main columns. In an instant, there will inevitably be a question: Why do the overhead main columns of Yan 'an Road and Chengdu Road have to show off their unique "columns", surrounded by Bai Gang, with dragon ornaments tattooed on their bodies? Whether you take a private car, a bus or a taxi, the driver will take the initiative to tell you a story about viaducts and dragons. For each driver, the version is different, the content is similar, full of mystery and magic.
In the mid-1990s, the construction of Shanghai Elevated Road was a prelude for Shanghai to regain its glory and become a world-class city. After the Inner Ring Road was completed and opened to traffic, the Chengdu Road Viaduct and Yan 'an Road Viaduct, which run through the urban area, were successively launched, forming a "Tian"-shaped pattern running through the east, west, north and south of Shanghai, completely changing the traffic congestion in the urban area and completing the "Shen"-shaped pattern of Shanghai Viaduct.
At the beginning of the project, the attention of leaders at all levels in Shanghai, the support of Shanghai citizens and the hard work of the engineering and technical team made the project progress rapidly. The street view along the way is the same every day, and I can't find the old street for half a month. Unexpectedly, the project reached the key interface between the East-West Elevated Road and the North-South Elevated Road, but the foundation pile as the main pillar of the elevated road could not be driven down.
The project is blocked, but it is blocked at the intersection of east, west, north and south, under the highest elevated main column in Shanghai! Looking through the geological data of Shanghai, Shanghai belongs to the alluvial plain of the Yangtze River Delta, and there is no complicated stratigraphic situation. Municipal Design Institute, Shanghai Urban Construction Design Institute, Shanghai Zhenghe Tunnel and other engineering companies involved in the project immediately mobilized technical forces to tackle key problems, but failed to pile up again and again. Who would have thought that it happened that the pile could not be driven on this key interface, and the main column could not be erected.
The project was temporarily suspended, and the workers who fought in the front line of the project were reluctant to eat and fidgeted. Somehow, there is a saying circulating quietly in private: Could it be the problem of Feng Shui and Long Mai? Do you want to invite a Feng Shui master or a Taoist mage to have a look? As soon as this statement appeared, it was immediately rebounded by engineering and technical experts, which was simply a mockery of technical experts! Today, with the unprecedented development of science, the power of human conquest of nature can last for nine days. An engineering difficulty is not feudal superstition. So we re-empowered and invited technical elites from all walks of life to gather on this interface to chew hard bones. The leader personally sat in the town, and everyone was United, and Taishan was moved! The pile of the main column must be knocked down to ensure that the whole construction period will not be delayed.
Technical elites gathered together, and ingenious tricks and tricks were overplayed. After each shows his magical powers, the pile that can't be hit still can't be hit! Barely scored, but far from the design standards and engineering requirements. This problem has been serious, and the elite soldiers and strong generals have fought one after another, but the crux of the problem has not been found. If the main column of this interface cannot be poured, the north-south viaduct and the east-west viaduct will not be connected, and the whole project will not be completed on schedule. As a result, the previous saying of praying to God and worshiping Buddha was quietly circulated on the construction site.
Throughout the modern history of Shanghai, from the high-rise buildings that brought Shanghai modern civilization to the four major companies "Yong 'an", "Shixian", "Xinxin" and "Daxin" on Nanjing Road, all feng shui legends and stories were left at the beginning of construction, and all dynasties in China followed the laws of natural survival and adapted to local conditions. You may delay, but time will not. It's better to have a move than not to have one. In addition, if we try from the aspect of metaphysics, it won't do much harm. Finally, the mind of the competent leader has loosened. After some unannounced visits, I invited a monk, Dade, from a Longhua Temple in Shanghai. What is more credible is the tenth abbot of the Jade Buddha Temple, the true Zen master! The reason should not be difficult to understand)
The monks of Longhua Temple came to the intersection of the East-West Elevated Road and the North-South Elevated Road to have a close look, then closed their eyes and folded their hands for a long time. They asked if there was any way. The monk pondered for a long time and then said that he had found the crux of the problem. There are solutions, but if you want to make a difference, please make room for piling. When the monk finished, he sighed deeply and said that he had let the cat out of the bag. I'm afraid his future days are numbered. I am willing to repay my kindness for the benefit of Shanghai believers and contribute to the construction of Shanghai where I have lived for a long time.
The monk silently chose an auspicious day, and everyone got everything ready according to his instructions. The mage burns incense and prays, and acts one by one. After a certain period of time, he is told to pile up, and then he never comes back. Although the engineers and technicians are confused, they can't help but concentrate and follow the instructions. Who knows that after this, the pile was successfully knocked down, impartial, completely in line with the design standards, and the north-south and east-west elevated joints were seamless. The monk returned to the temple and died within a few days.
The arrangement of the monk's practice was only conveyed to several leaders and project leaders, and he repeatedly told them to keep it secret. So outsiders have no way of knowing the details. The only trace that can be seen is that the huge circular column poured on the ground pile at the interface is surrounded by Bai Gang and decorated with dragon patterns as a prayer to the gods who helped the pile succeed.
This story has been circulating in Shanghai for a long time. A technical director of the project once rumored in the newspaper that there was no such thing, and the dragon decoration was purely for the beauty of the city. However, no one understood what the engineering technical director said. If it is purely for the sake of beautifying the city, there are no fewer than hundreds of columns on the viaduct in Shanghai, all of which reveal the true colors of cement concrete without exception. Only the next pillar at the junction of the North-South Elevated Road and the East-West Elevated Road is decorated with dragon patterns, which are gold characters on a silver background.
Finally, the dragon does exist, but it is not an animal in our understanding, but a creature belonging to another space. It's hard for ordinary people to see. Except for a few specific cases, this is also the virtue of some Buddhists and Taoists, and some children can do it, because the spirituality of previous lives is still there. ...
Don't use modern scientific concepts to understand the world, but you know, our scientific level is really low ... Story 3 I only know the elevated dragon column on Yan 'an Road:
On the elevated pillar at the junction of Yan 'an Road and Chongqing Road in Shanghai, there are several dragons wrapped in iron sheets. This is the only elevated pillar in Shanghai. Everything else is naked.
It is said that piling was carried out there at the beginning of the construction, but it couldn't go on, so an old abbot of the Jade Buddha Temple was invited. After reading it, the old abbot said that this place is the leading treasure of Shanghai and can't be played. The only way is to find a good time to ask the old abbot to make a ceremony, tilt the tap, and wrap red cloth around the pile driver to draw a dragon, so as to fight on. So the construction party did as the old abbot said, and really went on. The pile was knocked down, and the old abbot said that the finished pillar must be wrapped with dragons, so as to keep it, otherwise the pillar would fall down. So there was the only baolong column on the Shanghai viaduct. It is said that the old abbot is dying, because the secret can't be revealed, and whoever reveals the secret naturally can't live. Story 400 years in Shanghai, there are no myths and legends in Shanghai.
But I saw a man from the Qing Dynasty in Zhujiajiao. He dreamed of going to Shanghai one hundred years later and describing the World Expo. And the subway or something.
There was also an anti-Japanese period in the Chenghuang Temple. Good people hid in it, the plane blew up, and only the Chenghuang Temple was intact. I have worked so hard to type so many words, you must read them.