Old Shanghai and the Clash of Revolution

Written in a literary, narrative style, the book gives readers a picture of Chinese society and the country as it evolved beyond recognition in one lifetime. A few details suffice to give the flavor of life under Japanese rule in Shanghai prior to World War II. With Japan's surrender in 1945, Chiang Kai-shek ruled over China. In that period private business flourished and some people prospered. But when Chiang Kai-shek was defeated by the Communist Party and fled to Taiwan in 1949, property owne