[Shanghai and the times before 1949 as described by Cao Juren, a famous journalist in the Republic of China]
This book gives a glimpse into all aspects of Shanghai during the Republic of China. In the early 1960s, Cao Juren wrote a column in Hong Kong's Circular Daily, using his own personal experience and detailed historical materials to introduce the historical evolution of Shanghai to overseas readers, with a special focus on writing about Shanghai in modern times. "Shanghai Spring and Autumn" is divided into fourteen volumes, including the port, suburbs, foreign gossip, characters, old stories in newspapers and periodicals, temples, famous gardens, maritime dramas, and amusement parks. Stories and anecdotes are all displayed in this "Wonderful Collection of Essays on Local History of Shanghai". The author moves between numerous historical materials and documents, and back and forth between history and reality. The reviewer rated it as "a very helpful piece of Shanghai historical material and at the same time a very interesting piece of writing."
