Shanghai Femininity Decoded: The Paradox of Tradition and Modernity in China's Gateway City

Shanghai Femininity Decoded: The Paradox of Tradition and Modernity in China's Gateway CityINTRODUCTION: PORTRAIT OF A METROPOLISThe Shanghai woman has long been both celebrated and stereotyped - from the "Paris of the East" era cheongsam-clad soci