Dreams of a Lover’s Return at the Long Pavilion

In the sixteenth year of the Republic, Shanghai, the sleepless city of the East, bustled with prosperity amid the tides of the times. Along the Huangpu River, whistles sounded one after another. Western-style mansions stood in rows, neon lights flickered, and the city dazzled with extravagant indulgence, all while concealing the turmoil and dangers of an old order giving way to a new one.