Hailing from the Burgundy region in France, Hugues Martin has lived in Shanghai since 2004. A partner at Expatrimo, a firm specialized in real estate investment in France, he is also the man behind Old Shanghai blog and newsletter, Shanghailander. With its 15th anniversary coming up, we caught up with him to find out more.
How did Shanghailander first come about?
Shanghailander was born out of my interest for the city and its past. It is focused on Old Shanghai, meaning the 1920s and 30s. I am particularly interested in the way foreign and Chinese culture intertwined to become the typical Shanghai style, or