Preface 7
Part One Transfiguration:An Old but Fresh Alluvial Land 11
Sister Rivers:When Suzhou Creek Joins Huangpu River 13
A Port City Shadowed by Suzhou and Hangzhou 16
The Lord Amherst's First Visit to Shanghai 22
Part Two New Neighbors outside the City Wall 25
From War to Peace:the Coexistence of Two Worlds 26
The Municipal Council:Shanghai's Autonomic Institution 33
Chinese and Foreigners Living in Mixed Company 40
"Shanghai" Specialists 44
Part Three Portraits of the Municipality 51
The Bund:Beautiful Eyes of the Municipality 52
The Birth of Modern Parks 62
Shanghai Racecourse and Town Hall 70
Part Four Guardians of the City 79
The Power of Title Deed 80
The Mixed Court:A Western Judicial Organ 87
Shanghai Fire Department and Traffic Law 98
Protecting Public Health 108
Part Five Miraculous Gifts 117
Gas Light and Running Water 118
A New Brilliant Light Source 135
"Iron Dragon" and "Fire-Wheel Vehicle" 159
Part Six A Modem City 171
Overlapped Shadows of a Dualistic Space 172
Breaking Intercultural Barriers 174
Western Melody and Movie Palace 181
"Ivory Tower" and Printing Machine 189