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The release of Sinostan, a new book about China's growing influence in Central Asia, will mark the end of a sprawling journey that has taken its autho
Sinostan, a new book from Raffaello Pantucci and Alexandros Petersen, explores China's reluctant influence in Central Asia and what it means moving forward.
Back in April I appealed for help in identifying a rather interesting building that had been perplexing me on the old Range Road (now Wujin Road). Range Road marked the northern border of the International Settlement in Hongkou (Hongkew) where it met Chinese Shanghai in the form of Paoshan (now Boashan). The structure – below – seemed to me neither residential, commercial or quite (despite feint overtones) religious while not being typical of any Shanghai Municipal Council architectural styles. Just to jog your memory here it is:
Anyway, the very smartypants (and excellent photographer) Sue Anne Tay appears to have solved the mystery. She managed to acertain (in fine Sherlock Holmes style…or is that Nancy Drew?) that the building covers several numbers including numbers 193 but also 181 and 171 Wujin Road. Still, she has worked out that this is indeed the former Seventh-Day Adventist Church (沪北会堂), which feels right – religious feeling but not a classical style churc