Travel video of the week: Shanghai

This week we're spellbound by Shanghai

By National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Published 9 Apr 2019, 00:00 BST, Updated 12 Jul 2021, 16:03 BST

Shanghai Forever

Photograph by JT Singh

"'Urbanologist' and media artist JT Singh has captured the vibrance and massive scale of Shanghai's skyline, streets, and infrastructure through a series of experimental projects viewed by millions (This is Shanghai, Walk in Shanghai, etc); hence, contributing greatly to the city's growing global status. With this new film, he turns to the Shanghai of its residents, the lives that revolve not around the city's 4000 skyscrapers, but around the simpler ways of living, the local charm, and the familiar corner.

Amid the chaos of millions of people living and working with one another, the rich textures and smells, the voices and faces young and old, and the signs of tradition and change dwell behind each door and around each corner. With JT's riveting visual storytelling, viewers experience a series of impressions around historic shikkumen neighbourhoods, which foster a network of real-life experiences, memories, and encounters with locals, which are the tender heart keeping the city alive and charming to live in. Shanghai's iconic skyline is symbolic of its presence as a premier global city, but below the towers, the intimate, and human story that unfolds is what will always be part of the city's core DNA."

Watch more of JT Singh's videos on Vimeo

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