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Known primarily because of its incredible development, the city still has an old part, squeezed in between high rise buildings, where you can find life as it has been going on for centuries.
Turning back towards Renmin Lu, we crossed and entered what is the heart of the Old City - or the remains thereof. The hustle of modern Shanghai now rapidly fading behind us, we walked streets that probably had not changed much for a long time. Originally, this is where the walled city of Shanghai was founded in the 11th century, and it lies outside the International Settlement, and as such served as a ghetto for Chinese labourers. The old city walls have disappeared since long, but the circular roads surrounding the Old City more or less follow the trajectory of the city walls. It is inevitable not to wonder about the future of this area: it is hemmed in by modern neighbourhoods and it seems a matter of time before also these centuries old alleys will fall to the bulldozers one day.
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