Shanghai in pictures: an inside look at a city where everything is possible

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11 years ago

The Xintiandi district "gives you a perspective on what [China] looks like today," says David Li. It's the first place he sends visitors when they come to town: first to the high-end boutiques and international ateliers arrayed about this reconstructed vision of historic Shanghai. Photograph: Lawrence Wang.

David Li has lived in Shanghai since 2003, when the Taiwan-born consultant and entrepreneur moved to the city to take advantage of a place in which he felt like “everything was possible.” A decade later, he’s still relishing all that the city has to offer, from vast cultural spaces to XinCheJian, the small community hackerspace he runs in the city’s French Concession. Here, he takes us on a tour of some of his favorite spots in the city, photographed by Lawrence Wang.

Read more about David Li and his life and work in Shanghai. This article was published as part of our “Questions Worth Asking” series. This week’s teaser: “What makes a city feel like home?”