Culture in Shanghai

The Shanghainese language, also known as the Shanghai dialect, or Hu language, is a variety of Wu Chinese spoken in the central districts of the city of Shanghai and its surrounding areas. It is classified as part of the Sino-Tibetan language family. Shanghainese, like the rest of the Wu language group, is mutually unintelligible with other varieties of Chinese, such as Mandarin.

road in Shanghai, China

building in Shanghai, China

university in Shanghai, China

urban planning

Chinese writer

music school

Shanghai's contemporary art district

Shanghaiing or crimping is the practice of kidnapping people to serve as sailors by coercive techniques such as trickery, intimidation, or violence. Those engaged in this form of kidnapping were known as crimps. The related term press gang refers specifically to impressment practices in the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.

road in Shanghai

orchestra

organization of writers formed in Shanghai, China

performing arts and cultural facilities in Shanghai

church in Shanghai

building in People's Republic of China

Shanghai newspaper

300px|thumb|Street entrance to a longtang (Xinxin Li) in Shanghai, just before demolition.

thumb|upright|A shikumen lane in Tianzi Fang, with houses now converted into shops, studios, cafes and bars.

variety of Chinese opera

Chinese company

church building in Huangpu District, Shanghai, China

Chinese company

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street in Shanghai, China

orchestra based in Shanghai, China

Haipai (, Shanghainese: hepha, ; literally "[Shang]hai style") refers to the avant-garde but unique "East Meets West" culture from Shanghai in the 20th and 21st centuries. It is a part of the culture of Shanghai.