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Writers & artists

Read the city through the people who made it a home for writing and art. Begin with Ba Jin’s former home, then explore the surrounding streets and their layers of memory.

A reading itinerary

  1. Wukang Road
  2. Anfu Road
  3. Wuyuan Road
  4. Ba Jin’s former home
01France / United States

Wukang Road

Route Ferguson · 福开森路

A French-concession street with an American’s name.

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02France

Anfu Road

Route Dupleix · 巨泼来斯路

A former French street name, and a living theatre district.

Public streetRead the story
03France

Wuyuan Road

Zhao Zhujiao Road · 赵主教路

Apartment experiments and artists’ homes behind the trees.

Public streetRead the story
04Writers & artists

Ba Jin’s former home

Ba Jin’s residence · 巴金寓所

A Chinese writer’s life within an international streetscape.

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