From The Lanes Behind Yuyuan:A Walking Tour of Shanghai's Old Chinese City by Lisa Movius, Shanghai Editor: "To the casual eye, Shanghai is a city obsessed modernity, from the stark space of People's Square to Huaihai Lu, where all the old buildings have been razed to make way for department stores or covered in green glass and converted into boutiques. The sense of timeless and tranquility that can be found in China's older and more "Chinese" cities seems to be lacking in the midst of Shanghai's fast-paced bustle. Unless, of course, you know where to look.

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