Xujiahui

I saw them too at Xujiahui intersection, which was ringed by six department stores.

When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

"Xujiahui used to be a place with [a] strong Catholic background, but only nine are left of several hundred old Catholic buildings."

Getting Jesuitical in Shanghai 2010

He spearheaded a program to preserve the downtown Xujiahui area's history since 2003 with the repair of Xu Guangqi's tomb and opening of an adjacent memorial hall.

Getting Jesuitical in Shanghai 2010

I saw them too at Xujiahui intersection, which was ringed by six department stores.

When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

Xujiahui intersection, for example, is ringed by six department stores.

China: The next superconsumer? 2010

Inside the museum, exhibitions outline the general and Jesuit history of Xujiahui and the rest of Xuhui District before focusing on Tushanwan.

Getting Jesuitical in Shanghai 2010

Xujiahui literally means "Xu family gathering," and Paul Xu Guangqi (1562-1633) was a friend of Matteo Ricci, an early Catholic convert and a Ming official who first introduced Western science to China.

Getting Jesuitical in Shanghai 2010

"We decided in 2008 to do Tushanwan," explains Mr. Song, a plan that followed a 2007 academic forum, "and gathered a group of people who are familiar with the history of Xujiahui, religion, painting and crafts."

Getting Jesuitical in Shanghai 2010

I saw them too at Xujiahui intersection, which was ringed by six department stores.

When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

Some hours later, was meeting in Xujiahui my dear Christine and another cute french lady Laure in a cheap but nice Thai restaurant.

What a wonderful journey! 2007