On August 13, 1937, the Songhu War broke out, and Shanghai entered a special period (1937-1941) known as the "isolated island" in history. It was a period when the public concession, the French concession, the Japanese, and the Nanjing government coexisted. Shanghai enjoyed the unbalanced prosperity brought about by the war.
What was Shanghai like at that time? There was a cartoon [written by Chen Shaoxiang] in "Shanghai Life", which was first published in March 1937. Jewish refugees came to Shanghai and said: "It's strange that despite the war, the houses in Shanghai are still intact!" To borrow a word from Mr. Xu Dafeng, "You old and coquettish Shanghai, I don't know how many times you have sucked the blood of colonial people to create such a deformed and bright flower."
This story takes place in a special historical period like "Shanghai Island". It tells a simple love-related story between Liu Yanjie, a speculator, and Liu Chenxi, his brother who returned from England.
This article mainly refers to excellent historical and literary works such as "History of Life in the Anti-Japanese War" [Chen Cunren], "Shanghai Bad Land" [American] [Wei Feide]/translated by Rui Chuanming, Shanghai Life - Old Shanghai Journal Classics (1937-1941) [Wu Jianxi/Tian Yiping]. I would like to thank the seniors for leaving us precious historical materials. It is you who allow future generations to understand the past years of a city.
I sincerely apologize if the author made any inappropriate reference or reference.
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